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Food Bill Aims to Improve Safety - FDA
Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show that one in six people in the United States suffers from food-borne illness each
Plan to ban toys with fast-food kid's meals
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
New York City plans to introduce a bill to ban toy giveaways in fast-food restaurant meals for children, Reuters reports.
Late last year San ...
Food Safety Modernization Act: Putting the Focus on Prevention
By Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs
Even before the President signs the Food Safety Modernization Act, the passage of this legislation set ...
Nutrition facts label does not help curb obesity epidemic
Mandatory fast food menu labeling does not help change consumers' dietary habits, according to a new study scheduled to be published in the February issue ...
Meat products will carry nutrition information on labels - USDA
The USDA announced on Dec 29, 2010 that the agency will require that nutritional information such as calories, total fat and saturated fat be labeled ...
Both House and Senate Vote YES on Food Safety Bill
December 21, 2010
Moments ago, the House of Representatives passed the Food Safety bill—which the Senate, in one of the most underhanded legislative maneuvers we’ve ever ...
U.S. Policies to Blame for Beef Export Restrictions (PR)
For Immediate Release
Contact: R-CALF USA Communications Coordinator Shae Dodson-Chambers
December 23, 2010 ...
Medicare Advantage Plans to Experience Weeding Out Process
Approximately 966,000 of those currently enrolled in Medicare Advantage plans will need to look to other insurers to provide their coverage next year. That’s because ...
Obama's Healthcare Law Deemed Constitutional by Federal Judge
United States Eastern District of Michigan Judge George Steel ruled yesterday that Congress had the authority to enact the healthcare law requiring Americans to obtain ...
FDA and NOAA ramp up seafood inspection in the Gulf region
Multi-Government Agency Response to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...
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