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Food Rules: Labels Must Now Give Origin - ABC News
New regulations at U.S. supermarkets are giving consumers the knowledge they have been asking for—where the fresh food they buy originates. A sticker shows the country of origin of an avocado in San Rafael, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
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Study: Risky drug samples given to kids - Seattle Times
A new study suggests that free drug samples, an effective marketing tool for the drug industry, do little to help the poor and may put children's health at risk. The study, being published today in the journal Pediatrics, analyzed an in-depth survey
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

FDA Launches Food Defense Awareness Training Kit for Employees in the - WebWire
FIRST tool kit teaches how to reduce the risks of food contamination Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture launched its food defense
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Supreme Court to tackle cigarette, drug issues - MSNBC
In their new term beginning Monday, the justice of the U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to decide how much authority state courts should have in granting big damage awards against the makers of prescription drugs and cigarettes. They also face
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US clears drug for swelling disease - ONE News
US health regulators have approved Lev Pharmaceuticals Inc's experimental drug to treat a rare genetic disease that causes swelling of the hands, feet and other parts of the body. The drug, called Cinryze, aims to treat hereditary angioedema, a
Source: tvnz.co.nz

One agency to rule them all - New Straits Times
Definitely, says Associate Professor Dr Ayub Mohd Yatim, head of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia's Food Cleanliness and Safety Training Academy. "At present, we have many different agencies handling food issues -- Health Ministry, Agriculture and Agro
Source: www.nst.com.my