Consumer group urges USDA not to approve GMO rice
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A controversial genetically modified  rice strain found in commercial supplies last month should not  be approved by the U.S. Agriculture Department, which a  consumer group said on Thursday has failed to adequately  protect farmers and consumers.
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Two U.S. consumer groups on Monday  urged the United States to delay reopening its border to young  Canadian cattle due to concerns that Canada may find more cases  of mad cow disease.
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Gerber Products Co. recalled all packages of its organic rice and organic oatmeal cereals Friday because of potential clumping of the baby food, which can pose a choking hazard.
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Anti-abortion groups are urging President Bush to withdraw his nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration, angry that the agency may allow nonprescription sales of the morning-after pill.
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The Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group and its affiliates nationwide yesterday called on the federal government to ban the sale of yo-yo water balls
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U.S.-based babyfood company Gerber is recalling around half a million packs of organic rice and oatmeal cereal because of a risk babies might choke on the product, a spokesman said on Monday.
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As investigators track the source of tainted spinach, consumer groups seek more FDA authority over farms.
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Opponents of biotech  crops said on Wednesday they were filing a lawsuit to challenge  the USDA's deregulation of Monsanto Co's genetically engineered  sugar beet because of fears of "biological contamination" and  other harm to the environment.
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Ten years after genetically engineered crops were first planted commercially in the United States, Americans remain ill-informed about and uncomfortable with biotech food, according to the fifth annual survey on the topic, released today.
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Consumer groups held nationwide protests Thursday to draw attention to the burden placed on families by the rising cost of food  -  especially Italians' beloved staple, pasta
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Food and Drug Administration officials yesterday amplified their call for consumers and grocers to search their shelves for chili-related products made by Castleberry's Food, which have been found to pose a risk of deadly botulism.
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02/11/2004 The Atkins diet is facing a backlash, and now the weight-loss plan is in the crosshairs of aggrieved patients and a pro-vegetarian group raising questions about its safety - and bent on suing it out of existence.
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The cereal giant wants to limit its marketing of less-than-nutritious fare to children.
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European consumers may be at risk from   unauthorized genetically modified (GMO) rice grown in China   after a biotech strain was found in products sold in three EU   countries, two leading environment groups said on Tuesday.
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The biotechnology industry has failed to deliver on promises to revolutionize agriculture with plants genetically engineered to be healthier, drought resistant and tastier, a consumer interest group said Wednesday.
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Two consumer groups Wednesday asked a federal official to recuse herself from an antitrust review of Google Inc.'s $3.1 billion purchase of Doubleclick.
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WASHINGTON -- Gerber Products Co. recalled all packages of its organic rice and organic oatmeal cereals Friday because of potential clumping of the baby food, which can pose a choking hazard.