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New Advice: Some Women and Young Children Should Eat More Fish - FDA
FDA and EPA issued draft advice urging pregnant women, those who might become pregnant, breastfeeding mothers and young children to eat 8 to 12 ounces a week of fish lower in mercury. An FDA analysis found 21% of pregnant women surveyed had eaten no fish the previous month.
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FDA Issues Net Effects Study on Fish Consumption
FDA released its Net Effects Assessment estimating how a pregnant woman's consumption of commercial fish affects fetal neurodevelopment. The agency says it supports advice that pregnant and breastfeeding women eat 8 to 12 ounces of lower-mercury fish weekly.
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Avoid Buyer’s Remorse with this Helpful Checklist
A consumer checklist for major purchases: decide what you want and can afford, research the seller and product, gather several price quotes, verify licenses, check complaint records, get warranties and return policies in writing, and consider paying by credit card.
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Consumers Beware: Top 5 Summer Scams You Need to Know
Five seasonal traps to watch: gas additives promising better mileage, unlicensed door-to-door contractors, concert ticket surcharges and will-call rules, vacation rentals that may not exist, and airline baggage and bumping policies. Research sellers and pay by credit card.
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FDA Small Business Regulatory Education for Industry (REdI) Conference Spring 2014
The FDA's free Spring Regulatory Education for Industry conference runs June 16-17, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport, with CDER and CDRH staff covering drug and device regulation for small manufacturers, including FDA meetings and site inspections.
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Sometimes Drugs and the Liver Don't Mix
FDA reviewer John R. Senior explains that any drug may harm the liver, though rarely, and that predicting which patients will react is hard. Data suggest prescription and over-the-counter drugs and dietary supplements together cause more acute liver failure than all other causes combined.
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FDA Investigates Outbreak of Human Salmonella Typhimurium Infections Linked to Frozen Feeder Rodents Packaged by Reptile Industries Inc.
FDA warns that Arctic Mice frozen feeder rodents packaged by Reptile Industries and sold at PetSmart since January 11, 2014 may carry Salmonella. CDC counted 37 Salmonella Typhimurium illnesses across 18 states and five hospitalizations; the company declined to recall.
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Update of CVM's What's New - FDA is Vigilant About Keeping Your Pets Safe
FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine monitors adverse drug event reports for animals, receiving 86,444 in fiscal 2013, and runs a site where consumers can report pet food problems. Findings can trigger label revisions, Dear Doctor letters and client information sheets.
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USDA Food Safety Tips for Midwest and Great Plains Residents Affected by Severe Weather
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued food safety advice for Midwest and Great Plains residents facing severe storms, urging appliance thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer, at 40F or below and 0F or below, and pointing to its power outage guides.
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Five Tips for New Moms
FDA pediatrician Donna L. Snyder offers new parents advice on medicines: ask a health care provider before giving a baby any drug, check the dose, store medications out of a crawling child's reach, and follow storage instructions such as refrigerating certain antibiotics.
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USDA Food Safety Tips for Florida Panhandle and Coastal Alabama Residents Affected by Flooding
USDA's FSIS issued food safety advice after a storm dropped up to 20 inches of rain on Pensacola, Fla. in 24 hours and left as many as 30,000 residents without power, pointing to its guides and video on keeping refrigerated and frozen food safe during outages.
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USDA Food Safety Tips for States in the South and Midwest Affected by Severe Storms
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued guidance for Southern and Midwestern states hit by tornadoes. For power outages it advises appliance thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer, 40F or lower and 0F or lower, and freezing water in small containers before a storm.
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What Kind of Fish Is That?
FDA scientists are building a DNA barcode database of commercial fish species so inspectors can identify unknown fillets, sticks and sushi and catch species substitution. Mislabeling can inflate prices and sicken people, as when toxic puffer fish sold as monkfish in 2007.
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USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Snow Storms
With snow storms crossing the Upper Midwest and western Great Lakes, USDA's food safety service advised keeping the refrigerator at 40°F or below and the freezer at 0°F or below, freezing water in quart bags beforehand, and following its power-outage video and guide.
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FDA warns against using Uncle Ben’s Infused Rice
The FDA is warning food service companies and consumers not to use Uncle Ben's Infused Rice sold in 5- and 25-pound bags, and Mars Foodservices is recalling all lots. Thirty-four students and four teachers at three Katy, Texas schools had burning rashes, headaches and nausea for 30 to 90 minutes.
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Health Insurance Open Enrollment Ends March 31
Marketplace coverage requires applying before open season closes March 31; missing it means waiting for the next season, expected to open November 15, 2014, unless a qualifying life event applies. Medicaid and CHIP take enrollments year-round.
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USDA Food Safety Tips for Areas Affected by Severe Storms
USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service offers storm advice: keep appliance thermometers in the refrigerator and freezer at 40°F and 0°F or lower, freeze water in small bags to pack around food, freeze items you will not use soon, and line up dry ice and coolers in advance.
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