Gov't Report: Agriculture Department lax in penalizing those who falsely market organicsThe Agriculture Department has failed to enforce penalties against some who falsely marketed foods as organic, according to an internal department investigation. A report by the agency's inspector general says the agency needs to step up enforcement ...

Unilever spent $40,000 lobbying government in 4Q on sugar policy, foreign tradeThe U.S. unit of Unilever, maker of Dove soap, Skippy peanut butter and Ben & Jerry's ice cream, spent $40,000 in the fourth quarter to lobby the government on sugar policy, and safe baby products ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four major food and beverage makers announced support on Thursday for legislation expanding U.S. control over snacks sold at schools and allowing the government to ban junk food from campuses. It would be the first crack down on school snacks in three decades but the compromise stops ...

Deaths of research monkeys prompt calls for government crackdownWorkers at a Nevada research lab were checking on a primate room when they came across a ghastly sight: Thirty dead monkeys were essentially cooked alive after someone left the heater on. Two others were near death and had to be euthanized ...