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News & InformationNews and InformationDecember 3, 2008 HK says more Chinese eggs taintedBy: BBC News -UK Hong Kong authorities have found the toxic chemical melamine in another Chinese brand of eggs, dampening hopes of any end to the tainting scandal. December 2, 2008 China melamine death toll risesBy: BBC News China has increased to six the estimated number of children who died from drinking dairy products contaminated with melamine. December 1, 2008 F.D.A. Details Its Food Safety Campaign  By: New York Times After years of being criticized for its response to food-sickness outbreaks and contaminated imports, the Food and Drug Administration is stepping up efforts to convince the public and skeptical lawmakers that it is making... November 30, 2008 Consumers need better oversight of food importsBy: San Francisco Chronicle Cookies. Candy. Instant coffee. Pretzels. Ice cream. Yogurt. Crackers and biscuits. Eggs and products containing powdered eggs. Cake. Powdered and condensed milk, and products containing them. Livestock and fish feed. Soy milk.... November 29, 2008 Food safety implications of nanotechnology on agenda of World Health Organization and FAOBy: NannoWerk The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have recognized a need for scientific advice on any food safety implications that may arise from the use of... November 29, 2008 FDA Sets Melamine Standard for Baby Formula By: ABC News Less than two months after federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula, they announced a standard that allows for higher levels than those found in... November 27, 2008 FDA Draws Fire Over Chemicals In Baby Formula By: Washington Post Public health groups, consumer advocates and members of Congress blasted the Food and Drug Administration yesterday for failing to act after discovering trace amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula sold in... November 26, 2008 Ailing FDA May Need a Major Overhaul, Officials and Groups SayBy: Washington Post The Obama administration will inherit a Food and Drug Administration widely seen as struggling to protect Americans from unsafe medication, contaminated food and a flood of questionable imports from China and other countries. November 22, 2008 TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists SayBy: New York Times Banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the U.S. by 18 percent and decrease the number of overweight teens by 14 percent, economists have estimated in... November 19, 2008 FDA opens new China officeBy: Associated Press The U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened an office Wednesday in China's capital — its first outside the United States — as part of a new global strategy to ensure the safety of trillions of dollars of imports. Product safety... |
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