Tag: grocery
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FTC Asks Court to Order Whole Foods to Rename Former Wild Oats Stores
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), continuing to challenge the merger of Whole Foods Market, Inc. with Wild Oats Markets, Inc, has reportedly indicated in court filings that it will seek a court order requiring Whole Foods to rename the Wild Oats stores that were changed into Whole Foods stores and rebrand them as Wild Oats.…
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U.S. Supreme Court Denies Further Review of Salmon Class Action
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a petition seeking review of a California Supreme Court ruling that allowed plaintiffs to pursue putative class claims alleging that grocery stores failed to inform California consumers about the artificial coloring used in the farm-raised salmon they sold. Albertson’s Inc. v. Kanter, No. 07-1327 (U.S., certiorari denied January 12, 2009).…
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Plaintiffs Voluntarily Dismiss Whole Foods from Organic Milk Lawsuit
Plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation against Aurora Dairy Corp. over claims that its “organic” milk products do not meet federal certification requirements have reportedly filed an unopposed notice of voluntary dismissal requesting that the court dismiss Whole Foods Market Group, Inc. from the case without prejudice. In re: Aurora Dairy Corp. Organic Milk Mktg. & Sales Practices…
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Whole Foods Seeks to Stop Administrative Proceedings Before FTC
Whole Foods Market, Inc., concluding that it cannot get a fair hearing before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in proceedings over the competitive effect of its merger with Wild Oats Markets, Inc., has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to terminate the proceedings as fundamentally flawed under the Due Process Clause. Whole Foods Market, Inc.…
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Appeals Court Refuses to Reconsider Whole Foods Decision
According to a press report, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has refused the request of Whole Foods Market, Inc. that the court reconsider, en banc, a July 2008 decision by a three-judge appellate court panel reviving the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust challenge to the company’s merger with Wild Oats Markets, Inc. More information about…
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FTC Target of Merger Challenge Proclaims Proposed Rule Changes Unfair
Whole Foods Market, Inc., which is currently litigating the FTC’s challenge to its merger with Wild Oats Markets, has submitted comments on the commission’s proposed merger rule changes and is urging others to join its “Ad Hoc Committee for FTC Fair Play” to do so as well. Apparently, the FTC will allow comments for only…
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Health Canada to Ban Baby Bottles Manufactured with Bisphenol A
The Canadian government has reportedly declared that bisphenol A (or BPA) is a hazardous substance, and Health Canada will begin drafting regulations to prohibit the importation, sale and promotion of baby bottles made with the chemical. The agency’s scientists apparently contend that the primary exposure for newborns and infants is through the use of such…
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Administrative Law Judge Appointed in Whole Foods Antitrust Case
The FTC has appointed Acting Chief Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell to oversee the antitrust hearing in the commission’s case against the 2007 merger of Whole Foods Market, Inc. and Wild Oats Markets, Inc. The administrative hearing is scheduled to begin February 17, 2009. FTC Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch presided over the scheduling conference…