Food and Drinks

Battered US wine importers brace for higher tariffs

The U.S. Trade Representative's office, which imposed 25 percent tariffs on wine, cheeses, olives and other products from the European Union in October, is now considering raising levies to 100 percent, citing a lack of progress in negotiating a settlement and eliminating subsidies for Airbus SE.

FDA, USDA: COVID not transported on food packaging

The coronavirus cannot be contracted from food or food packaging, the federal government said Wednesday in an effort to alleviate concerns of what role food processors play in the potential transmission of the disease.