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US chocolate price-fixing case on hold

15-Apr-2009

By Lindsey Partos

An alleged price-fixing case in the US against chocolate giants that include Hershey, Mars, Cadbury and Nestle will be put on hold after a federal judge allows the manufacturers to appeal his decision not to dismiss over 80 anti-trust suits.

UK food safety agency in fraud crackdown

15-Apr-2009

By Jane Byrne

A new food fraud division will support local authorities to take swift action to stop illegal activity as well as helping them uncover cases where the consumer has been misled, announced the UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA).