FTC Chairman Wants Action on Food Labeling
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The new chairman of the Federal Trade Commission wants the agency to play a more active role in the national campaign against obesity.-The Washington Post
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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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The head of the National Football League Players Association asks Congress on Tuesday for greater authority to approve disability claims.
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Europe&#39;s food and drink industry must  step up its fight against obesity over the next three years or  face new regulations, a spokesman for the European Union&#39;s  health chief said on Wednesday.
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Top U.S. meatpacker Tyson Foods  Inc. TSN.N on Monday said it has been notified that the staff  of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission intends to  recommend a civil action against the company, which Tyson said  may include a monetary penalty.
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According to US Trade Representative Susan Schwab, the US is now considering taking action with the WTO over existing and proposed European tariffs on LCDs, set top boxes, and MFDs.
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A European Commissioner and Italian minister led calls on Wednesday for the European Union to introduce obligatory &quot;Made in...&quot; labels for some products imported into the bloc.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is not prepared to take on tobacco regulation, although a Senate committee is pushing to give the agency that power, former commissioner Dr. Mark McClellan said on Tuesday.
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Biotech companies, medical device   makers and food manufacturers joined patient groups and three   former U.S. health secretaries on Monday in calling for   increased funding for the Food and Drug Administration.
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From fast-food chains to Congress, moves are afoot to reduce animal suffering and ensure food safety
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BRUSSELS, Aug. 26 -- The United States will have to wait until next year to see its fight with the European Union over biotech foods resolved, as the World Trade Organization agreed to an E.U. request to bring scientists into the debate, officials said Thursday.
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US companies such as FedEx Corp. and New York Life Insurance Co. are pleading with President George W. Bush to start discussions on a Pacific Rim free-trade bloc as he heads to this weekend&#39;s regional economic summit.
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WASHINGTON, June 22  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement today from GMA President and CEO Cal Dooley regarding Senate passage of H.R.
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Congress has asked the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look into spam reduction measures, including a &quot;Do Not Spam&quot; list idea passed with the CAN-SPAM Act.
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A Senate committee is scheduled to  take action next week on President George W. Bush's pick to  head the Food and Drug Administration, the panel's chairman  said on Wednesday.
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The U.S Food and Administration's plan to consolidate laboratories used for testing food and other products would make it even more difficult for the understaffed agency to protect Americans from unsafe food, lawmakers said on Tuesday.
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The European Union's health chief wants to introduce tougher food labeling rules to combat the growing problem of obesity across Europe, but is facing stiff political and industrial opposition.