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Walmart.com leads in e-commerce traffic growth
Internet Retailer | 21 days 6 hours 50 minutes ago
Walmart.com leads in e-commerce traffic growth Walmart.com saw a 10% jump in traffic last month compared to a year earlier, Nielsen reports. Verizon Wireless, however, saw the biggest traffic growth increase for the month. Its traffic rose 14%. Once again, eBay and Amazon battled for the No. 1 slot in terms of traffic to retail sites for the month. In September, Amazon beat eBay with 51.51 million visitors. EBay posted 50.61 million unique visitors. Th...

Food industry labels halted after FDA warning
Reuters | 31 days 5 hours 7 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An industry-funded food labeling program was halted on Friday just days after U.S. officials warned they were investigating if nutrition claims on the front of packages were misleading.

Makers Of Kids Cereals Targeted For Pushing Unhealthy Foods - Heavy Doses - Portfolio.com
Portfolio.com | 28 days 12 hours 29 minutes ago
It may not come as a surprise that Kellogg's chocolate peanut butter-style Corn Pops has little nutritional value. But a new study says Kellogg, like many cereal makers, is aggressively marketing its unhealthiest products to kids.

Food industry labels halted after US FDA warning
Reuters | 31 days 5 hours 21 minutes ago
WASHINGTON, Oct 23 (Reuters) - An industry-funded food labeling program was halted on Friday just days after U.S. officials warned they were investigating if nutrition claims on the front of packages were misleading.

Unilever To Phase Out Smart Choices' Logo
Manufacturing.net | 27 days 13 hours 8 minutes ago
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. (AP) -- Unilever PLC said late Monday it has decided to phase out use of the Smart Choices logo on its food and beverage products now that the Food and Drug Administration plans to standardize criteria for food nutrition labels.

Food labeling plan on hold
Boston Globe, The | 30 days 22 hours 48 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Ore. - A food industry group is voluntarily halting promotion of its nutrition labeling program after federal regulators said such systems may mislead consumers, officials with the group said yesterday.

S.C. Urban League educating about health, exercise
Sun News (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), The | 37 days 8 hours 18 minutes ago
COLUMBIA, S.C. -- A group that aims to empower black residents in South Carolina is hoping a new program will help some Columbia residents adopt healthier habits.

Food labeling program halts over FDA concern
Los Angeles Times | 31 days 3 hours 58 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Ore. -- The Smart Choices nutrition labeling program, created voluntarily by nine large U.S.

Food industry suspends nutrition labeling program activity over regulatory concern
Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.) | 31 days 7 hours 29 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Ore. - The Smart Choices nutrition labeling program, created voluntarily by nine large U.S.

Industry Backs off Food Labels After FDA Criticism
ABC News | 30 days 22 hours 50 minutes ago
Food industry stops promoting "Smart Choices" after FDA says it will tackle misleading labels

Food Labeling Program Halts Over FDA Concern
FoxNews.com | 31 days 7 hours 11 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Ore. The Smart Choices nutrition labeling program, created voluntarily by nine large U.S. manufacturers, is halting after federal regulators said such systems could mislead consumers, officials with the labeling group said Friday.

Food makers group postpones labeling program
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Va.) | 30 days 22 hours 42 minutes ago
PORTLAND, Ore. -- A food industry group is voluntarily halting promotion of its nutrition-labeling program after federal regulators said such systems may be misleading consumers, officials with the group said yesterday.

UPDATE 3-Kellogg 3rd-quarter profit rises, tops Street view
Reuters | 25 days 13 hours 18 minutes ago
CHICAGO, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Kellogg Co (K.N) posted a quarterly profit that topped Wall Street forecasts and raised its full-year outlook, helped by lower commodity costs and curbs on expenses, sending its shares up 2 percent.

Food makers suspend promotion of Smart Choices labeling
Los Angeles Times | 30 days 19 hours 32 minutes ago
The program that includes nine major firms has been criticized for promoting foods such as Froot Loops and Cracker Jack as nutritional. The FDA says such labeling systems ay be misleading consumers.

Industry ridding 'Smart Choices' food labels
Arizona Republic (Phoenix), The | 31 days 3 hours 55 minutes ago
Industry ridding 'Smart Choices' food labels, PORTLAND, Ore. - A food industry group is voluntarily halting promotion of its nutrition labeling program after federal regulators said such systems may be misleading consumers, officials with the group said Friday.