Whole Foods, Wild Oats to challenge FTC lawsuit
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U.S. antitrust authorities said on Tuesday they would file suit to block Whole Foods Market Inc.'s  proposed acquisition of rival Wild Oats Markets Inc.  on grounds that the deal would hobble competition in the market for natural and organic groceries.
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Mylan Pharmaceuticals vowed Monday to refile what it says will be a stronger federal complaint against the US Food and Drug Administration over a ruling that has forced the company to compete with so-called &quot;authorized generics.
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Several major tobacco companies are set to go to a U.S. appellate court on Tuesday to argue about whether a $200 billion lawsuit against them by "light" cigarette smokers should proceed as a class action.
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Friends of the Earth says it will start a legal challenge over the sale of GM-contaminated rice in UK stores.
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Leading food manufacturers stand accused of using tactics to push foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children.
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The legality of online postings made using a pseudonym by Whole Foods chief John P. Mackey is being questioned.
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Coca-Cola Co. was sued Friday as part of an effort to force soft drink makers to eliminate ingredients in their products that can form cancer-causing benzene.
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The European Union on Wednesday challenged Washington's assertion that it had won a World Trade Organization (WTO) case in which the bloc was accused of discriminating against famous foods and wines from elsewhere.
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Whole Foods Market Inc. , the largest US natural-foods grocer, said its board and federal regulators are investigating postings made on financial message boards by chairman and chief executive John Mackey.
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An unusual battle is being waged against Whole Foods in Burbank, Calif., not over its business practices, but the threat it poses to the communityâs horse owners.
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The purchase of Wild Oats Markets by Whole Foods Market would lead to increased prices, the Federal Trade Commission has said.
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The Federal Trade Committee has filed a complaint in federal court asking that two Internet advertising and software firms be shut down. The FTC made the filing last Thursday and will hold a press conference on the matter tomorrow.
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A U.S. law firm plans to file a lawsuit seeking class-action status against Sanofi-Aventis  on behalf of shareholders, alleging the pharmaceuticals group hid the side-effects of its anti-obesity drug Acomplia, French daily Les Echos reported.
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A proposed class action filed on Wednesday in California accuses The Dannon Co Inc of mounting a massive false advertising campaign to convince consumers to pay more for yogurt containing "probiotic" bacteria because of the products' health benefits.
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Wild Oats Markets Inc. (NasdaqNM: OATS), a Boulder-based chain of health food grocery stores, announced Oct. 25 that it expects a net loss of 20 cents to 22 cents for its third quarter ended Sept.
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John Mackey, the chief executive of Whole Foods, criticized Wild Oats Markets in anonymous messages on the Internet in the years before his company agreed to take over the smaller rival, Mackey revealed yesterday. The critical comments were posted on online financial chat boards hosted by Yahoo...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it would hold a hearing to consider a consumer group's petition that the agency tighten regulations and labeling for salt in food.