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Does Carbon Labeling Overwhelm Grocery Shoppers? Tesco Says No

Tesco, a popular British supermarket chain, earlier this month started printing milk pint labels with information about the product's carbon footprint. It seems uncontroversial enough--Tesco already puts carbon labels on orange ...READ»

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Safeway Supermarkets Putting a Spotlight on Local Foods

Movies like "Food Inc." and "Fresh" have put the pressure on grocery stores and other mass-market food vendors to defend their products. Safeway, a major U.S. supermarket chain, isn't increasing the amount of ...READ»

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Tesco Lets Shoppers Ditch Excess Product Packaging at Grocery Stores

Excess food packaging is a pain--what's the point, exactly, of having a plastic wrap inside a plastic tray inside a paper-based container? Tesco, a British grocery store chain, is letting customers ditch packaging right in the ...READ»

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