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RALEIGH, NC -- The following information was released by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services: WHO/WHAT:Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler will play host to about 400 food manufacturers [...]

Byline: Dan Cook Wal-Mart will soon be a cleaner, safer place to work, thanks to its friends at the U.S. Department of Labor. DOL's Occupational Safety and Health branch popped [...]

Byline: Charles Riley HONG KONG (CNNMoney) -- Wal-Mart has agreed to implement new safety measures designed to protect employees who work with chemicals and trash compactors as part of a [...]

Byline: Sandy Smith Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has entered into a corporate-wide settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor to improve safety and health conditions in all 2,857 Wal-Mart and [...]

By The Associated Press Byline: ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) -- A group of 17 U.S. retailers and clothing makers have agreed to a five-year safety pact aimed at improving [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Committee on Ways and Means, Democrats: U.S. Reps. Sander Levin (D-Mich.), the ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee, and [...]

By The Associated Press Byline: ANNE D'INNOCENZIO NEW YORK (AP) -- A group of 17 North American retailers and clothing makers has agreed to a five-year pact aimed at improving [...]

Protesters Say Only Binding Requirements Can Reverse Deathtrap Conditions at Bangladesh Factories, Lambast Reprise of Giant Retailers' Failed, Decades-Old 'Voluntary' Approach WASHINGTON, June 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Students Against [...]

By Carey L. Biron WASHINGTON, May 31, 2013 (IPS/GIN) - Top U.S. companies are now in negotiations to agree on new safety standards for their clothing-producing contractors in Bangladesh, a [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-May 31, 2013-: US Labor Department's OSHA cites Wal-Mart store in Great Falls, Mont., for repeat and serious safety and health hazards; proposes $50,000 in fines(C)1994-2013 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:30052013 [...]

May 31, 2013 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for two repeat violations of workplace safety [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of New York Rep. Grace Meng: U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY), who last month urged major American retailers to improve [...]

BILLINGS, Mont. -- The following information was released by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. [...]

WASHINGTON, DC -- The following information was released by the AFL-CIO: The AFL-CIO and ChangetoWin labor federations are deeply concerned about Walmart and Gap's plan to move forward with a [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Democrats: Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), the senior Democratic member of the House Education [...]

Byline: Emily Jane Fox NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- For the second time this year, Wal-Mart announced that it will tighten its monitoring of factories in Bangladesh. The company said it [...]

Byline: Emily Jane Fox NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Concerns over safety conditions in garment factories sourced by U.S. retailers were revived Wednesday when a factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing at [...]

Byline: Emily Jane Fox NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- More than 80 people were killed and hundreds injured when a factory building collapsed in Bangladesh Wednesday, reviving concern over working and [...]

Byline: Emily Jane Fox NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Concerns over safety conditions in garment factories sourced by U.S. retailers were revived Wednesday when a factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more [...]

Byline: Emily Jane Fox NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Concerns over safety conditions in garment factories sourced by U.S. retailers were revived Wednesday when a factory collapsed in Bangladesh, killing more [...]

Byline: Telegraph staff and agencies The group, which owns UK grocer Asda, alerted its global suppliers it will immediately drop them if they subcontract their work to factories that haven't [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-June 7, 2012-: US Labor Department's OSHA cites Cobleskill, NY, Wal-Mart Super Center for repeat and serious safety hazards; proposes $52,600 in fines(C)1994-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:07062012 ALBANY, N.Y. -- [...]

Jun 07, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for alleged repeat and serious violations of [...]

ALBANY, N.Y. -- The following information was released by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. [...]

Feb 08, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. for a total of 24 alleged repeat [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-February 8, 2012-: US Labor Department's OSHA proposes $365,500 in fines to Wal-Mart for repeat and serious safety and health hazards at Rochester, NY, store; Violations similar to those [...]

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The following information was released by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration: The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Wal-Mart Stores Inc. [...]

Byline: Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) -- Authorities in Minnesota were searching for a suspect Thursday who they said groped a child steps away from her family at a Walmart [...]

LOS ANGELES, Dec 16, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Retailer giant Wal-Mart is recalling about 2.2 million heaters due to fire and burn hazards, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission [...]

Crowd Control Direct is preparing for another busy holiday season, particularly for Black Friday crowds. After the tragic trampling accident at a Wal-Mart in Valley Stream, NY , it became [...]

JACKSONVILLE -- The following information was released by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection: The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Easy As One campaign coordinated with Hernando County Sheriff's [...]

CORNELIA, Ga. -- The following information was released by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation: Investigators with the Cornelia Police Department and agents with the GBI have discovered a second security [...]

May 15--The Lincoln County Safety Fair, presented by the Lincoln County Fire Protection District, will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at the Troy, Mo., Wal-Mart. The event [...]

New standards benefit customers BENTONVILLE, Ark., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) announced today that it will implement additional beef safety measures designed to further protect customers [...]

BEIJING, Nov 18, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's Ministry of Health said Wednesday that fruit sold in supermarkets in Beijing had been tested and found to meet national standards, [...]

BEIJING, Nov 18, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's Ministry of Health said Wednesday that fruit sold in supermarkets in Beijing had been tested and found to meet national standards, [...]

Sep. 12--MEADVILLE -- Pennsylvania State Police will hold a free check of child safety seats today at Walmart on Route 322 in Vernon Township. Troopers will be at the store [...]

NASHVILLE, TN -- The following information was released by the Tennessee Department of Safety: The Tennessee Highway Patrol Lawrenceburg District invites the public to attend a Child Restraint Device Safety [...]

Jul. 17--New Bern Fire-Rescue and Safe Kids Craven County will host a free child safety seat installation clinic Saturday. The clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at [...]

Jul. 4--Fireworks have become symbolic of July Fourth, but the sparkling beauty they provide while lighting up the night sky shouldn't blindside the safety element involved. 'On Fourth of July, [...]

Jun. 26--The Child Occupant Protection Program of the Colorado Springs Police Department will host a free child safety seat inspection clinic for parents and caregivers from 10 a.m. to 2 [...]

Jun. 16--Main Street Marion will present a business safety discussion session with Chuck Funderburke at 5:30 p.m. today. Funderburke is the loss prevention officer for all the Wal-Mart stores in [...]

Jun. 10--Main Street Marion will present a business safety discussion session with Chuck Funderburke at 5:30 p.m. on June 16. Funderburke is the loss prevention officer for all the Wal-Mart [...]

May 7--COAL TOWNSHIP -- Coal Township police will host the 15th Annual Bicycle Safety Derby from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 12, in Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium [...]