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Food & Water Watch urges the FTC to extend the waiting period of Albertsons-Safeway deal

( April 7, 2014, 14:52 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Food & Water Watch, a non-governmental organization and consumer rights group, urged the US Federal Trade Commission to extend the antitrust waiting period of Albertsons’ $9 billion purchase of rival grocer Safeway and issue a second request to solicit further information from the parties, according to a letter sent to the agency's Director of the Bureau of Competition, Deborah L. Feinstein, on Monday. Food & Water Watch called on the FTC to conduct a complete investigation of the proposed merger to assess the negative impact on competition in the grocery retailing industry for consumers, farmers and food manufacturers. See the attached document....

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