Washington DC - March 11 - The Procter & Gamble Company announced that it is voluntarily recalling Pringles Restaurant Cravers Cheeseburger potato crisps and Pringles Family Faves Taco Night potato crisps as part of an industry ingredient recall to protect consumers from potential Salmonella exposure.

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Washington DC - March 9 - McCormick & Company, Incorporated is initiating a recall of products manufactured with HVP (hydrolyzed vegetable protein) supplied by Basic Food Flavors of Las Vegas, Nevada, because the ingredient has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.

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Washington DC - March 5 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to protect the public following the early identification of Salmonella Tennessee in one company’s supply of hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). This is a common ingredient used most frequently as a flavor enhancer in many processed foods.

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Washington DC - February 19 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration are working together to achieve the goals of enhancing the safety and quality of fresh produce in ways that take into account the wide diversity of farming operations.

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Washington DC - February 8 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued guidance on Bayesian statistical methods in the design and analysis of medical device clinical trials that could result in less costly and more efficient patient studies.

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Washington DC - January 19 - On the basis of results from recent studies using novel approaches to test for subtle effects, both the National Toxicology Program at the National Institutes of Health and FDA have some concern about the potential effects of BPA on the brain, behavior, and prostate gland in fetuses, infants, and young children.

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Washington DC - December 30 - Many major companies, including Coca-Cola, Kellogg, Kraft, General Mills, and Nestle’s, continue to confuse or defraud consumers about the health effects, ingredients, or “natural”-ness of their products.The Center for Science in the Public Interest(CSPI) documents some of the most egregious examples of false claims, ingredient obfuscations, and other labeling shenanigans.

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Washington DC - October 27 -  NOAA and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration unveiled an interagency agreement to strengthen seafood inspection and improve seafood safety and quality.

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Washington DC - October 16 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to use extreme care when purchasing any products over the Internet that claim to diagnose, prevent, treat or cure the H1N1 influenza virus.

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Washington DC - October 6 - USDA’s fresh produce chief will join FDA to develop new food safety rules, as part of a cooperative initiative between FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Washington DC - September 16 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The vaccines will be distributed nationally within the next four weeks.

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Washington DC - July 27 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for a another diagnostic test for the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus,  characterized as a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

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Washington DC - July 9 - FDA’s regulation of bottled water (including its implementation and enforcement), particularly when compared with EPA’s regulation of tap water, reveals key differences in the agencies’ statutory authorities.

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Washington DC - July 1 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it has found E. coli in a sample of prepackaged Nestlé Toll House refrigerated cookie dough currently under recall by the manufacturer and marketer, Nestlé USA.

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Washington DC - June 29 - Plainview Milk Products Cooperative, Plainview, Minn., is voluntarily recalling instant nonfat dried milk, whey protein, fruit stabilizers, and gums (thickening agents) that it has manufactured over the past two years, because they might be contaminated with Salmonella.

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