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BRUSSELS, Belgium - European countries began enforcing the world's strictest rules on labeling genetically modified foods Sunday, The Oregonian reports.

American and Canadian retailers preparing for Sunrise 2005 need to keep several important issues in mind.

As the wine department gears up for summer, new varietals, cutting-edge packaging, and creative campaigns are making white wine white hot.

The past year has seen supermarkets re-evaluate store formats and merchandising strategies to keep ahead of -- or, in some cases, keep up with -- the competition.

Bottled water continues to ride an unquenchable popularity wave, with no crest in sight.

NORTHFIELD, Ill. - Kraft Foods, Inc., based here, yesterday bought Littleton, Mass.-based Veryfine Products, Inc., a juice maker that has been owned by the same family since 1900, according to published reports. Terms of the purchase weren't disclosed.

WASHINGTON - Acrylamide, a cancer-causing substance that has been found in fried potatoes, is also found in such foods as olives, prune juice, and teething biscuits, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said. Still, scientists stress that the public health significance of acrylamide remains unknown.

BALTIMORE -- Giant and Safeway supermarkets in the Baltimore-Washington area, as well as the union representing 29,000 of their employees, are facing a Tuesday deadline for a new contract -- and the possibility of a strike that could affect hundreds of local supermarkets and prompt thousands of workers to join picket lines, the Baltimore Sun reports.