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- Food and Drug Administration
- "FDA's mission is to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way, and monitoring products for continued safety after they are in use." Includes news, products FDA regulates, laws FDA enforces, safety alerts, publications, consumer information, more. Keyword: FDA, food, drugs, safety, health.
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- Food and Nutrition Information Center
- Includes information on food safety, dietary supplements, food composition, dietary guidelines, a WIC works resource system, a child care nutrition resource system, and a healthy school meals resource system. Keyword: food, nutrition, health, diet.
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- Food and Nutrition Service
- "The mission of FNS is to provide children and needy families better access to food and a more healthful diet through its food assistance programs and comprehensive nutrition education efforts." Links to FNS programs. Keyword: food, nutrition, health, diet, FNS.
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- Food Publications
- From FirstGov for Consumers. Links to publications from U.S. government agencies pertaining to food, nutrition, safety, labeling, pesticides. Keyword: food, nutrition, health, diet, safety, labeling, pesticides.
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- Food Stamp Information
- "The Food Stamp Program provides benefits to low-income people that they can use to buy food to
improve their diets." Eligibility, application procedures, legislation and regulations, FAQ's. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Keyword: food, food stamps, food stamp program.
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- Recall Information Center
- From the Food Safety and Inspection Service. "Recalls are voluntary actions carried out by industry in cooperation with Federal and State agencies. Products are recalled when found to be contaminated, adulterated, or misbranded." Includes database of active recalls and archives, links to state agencies responsible for recalls, FAQ's. Keyword: food, safety, recalls.
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