Last year, the Miami jury held that the industry had conspired to hide the dangers of its products, setting the stage for a likely punitive damage award.
Begin won reëlection that year, by increasing subsidies for staples and slashing tariffs on imported consumer products, setting off a spending spree among his poorer and less educated base.
A food service distributor, the Performance Food Group, cut its second-quarter profit forecast yesterday, citing higher expenses related to new products, setting off a 19percentt decline in its share price.
Delegates from more than 130 nations today adopted the first global treaty regulating trade in genetically modified products, setting up an international framework for the increasingly heated and divisive debate about foods made with biotechnology.
Many of the same tactics are now being used by financial institutions to peddle debit cards: using university logos to market products, setting up tables at orientation, even giving free sweatshirts for students who sign up.
So trowels flew after the British government — heeding environmental concerns — announced plans to gradually eliminate peat from all gardening products, setting off an intense battle over how to prioritize two of this country's defining passions: indulging the yard and protecting the planet.
