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PHOENIX -- Wal-Mart; Stop & Shop; Giant Food, LLC; and Giant Food Stores and Tops Markets were among the retailers to sign onto a new initiative from the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) that will give individuals displaced by natural disasters or other emergencies faster, safer access to vital prescription medications.

SMITHFIELD, Va. -- Following a warning yesterday from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that some commercial hogs may have consumed tainted pet food, Smithfield Foods said the swine feeding system for its hog production subsidiary, Murphy-Brown LLC, is free of melamine.