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Gov't Seeks to Limit Junk Food Ads to Kids

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration is planning to ask food companies and restaurants to cut back on advertising unhealthy foods to children. Under guidelines obtained by The Associated Press, companies would be urged only to market foods to children ages 2 through 17 if they are low in fats, sugars and sodium and...

No Nuclear Risk to North Pacific Fish, Officials Say

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - North Pacific fish are so unlikely to be contaminated by radioactive material from the crippled nuclear plant in Japan that there's no reason to test them, according to federal and state of Alaska health officials. Dangerous levels of radiation have been reported off the coast from the Fukushima...

Want to Avoid Contaminated Food? FDA Has a New Guide for You

Two or three times almost every week, the federal Food and Drug Administration warns that something in the vegetable bins, produce displays or coolers in our groceries may be so contaminated with dangerous pathogens that shoppers shouldn't buy it, nor eat it if they did. So how does the consumer keep up with what's being...

FDA Proposes Calorie Counts on Menus

WASHINGTON -- Like it or not, many restaurant diners will soon know more about what they are eating under menu labeling requirements proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration. The requirements will force chain restaurants with 20 or more locations, along with bakeries, grocery stores, convenience stores and...

Food Coloring Linked to ADHD [VIDEO]

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06/01/12 House passes weak FDA Reform Act Source: Consumers Union The House passed the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act today.
05/24/12 Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission... Source: PharmCast.com SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
05/22/12 Klobuchar, Paulsen provisions work their way into FDA... Source: MinnPost - Minneapolis MN A bill meant to provide funding for the Food and Drug Administration has become a major vehicle for medical technology industry supporters looking to reform the way the agency approves devices, an effort lead by two lawmakers from Minnesota.
05/21/12 Linda Kahan, Former FDA Executive, Dies at 64 Source: MX Former CDRH deputy director for regulations and policy Linda Kahan, who retired in 2007 after advocating for medical device user fees, died March 29 at her home in Silver Spring, the Washington Post reported in May. She was 64.
05/21/12 FSIS launches online label review program Source: Meat and Poultry Meat, poultry and egg processing companies can now submit product label applications electronically via the Label Submission Approval System (LSAS) launched May 21 by the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service.

Background on food and drug administration

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or USFDA) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, one of the United States federal executive departments.

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