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Health News // 1 decade ago

Feds urged to support reduced soda intake

The Obama administration should jettison rules that ban U.S. states from using federal money to discourage soda consumption, a health advocacy group says.

Health News // 1 decade ago

Group urges bogus food claim crack down

A U.S. non-profit group says it is urging the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on what it calls deceptive claims of boosting immunity on labels.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

Former welterweight champ arrested

Former welterweight champion Zab Judah was arrested on a Family Court warrant after a celebrity basketball game in New York.

Sports News // 1 decade ago

'Old-school fighter' dead at 79

George Washington, "an old-school fighter" who trained Riddick Bowe and Mark Breland, has died at the age of 79 in New York.

Business News // 1 decade ago

'Food police' says food labeling lax

Some grocery store product labels are misleading consumers into thinking they're healthier than they are, says a U.S. food safety group.

Science News // 2 decades ago

FDA changes restrictions on health claims

The Food and Drug Administration will begin requiring health claims on food products and dietary supplements be backed by scientific evidence, officials said Wednesday.

Science News // 2 decades ago

FDA, Congress to look at supplement safety

The Food and Drug Administration is planning to step up its regulation of the safety of dietary supplements and Congress appears poised to increase the agency's authority for overseeing the class of products.

Top News // 2 decades ago

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People want to eat better, but the food industry is just delivering a lot of hype, not the real thing
'Food police' says food labeling lax Oct 28, 2005

Today's action lowers the standard for health claims for foods to that which has been followed for dietary supplements
FDA changes restrictions on health claims Dec 18, 2002

This is the first systematic attempt to determine if dietary supplements are safe
FDA, Congress to look at supplement safety Jul 29, 2002

The fact that we were able to find so many labeling problems in the FDA's own cafeteria neatly illustrates why the agency needs to issue industry-wide rules, not just send warning letters to individual companies
Illegal labels claimed in FDA cafeteria Jul 07, 2010

The fact that we were able to find so many labeling problems in the FDA's own cafeteria neatly illustrates why the agency needs to issue industry-wide rules, not just send warning letters to individual companies
Watercooler Stories Jul 08, 2010