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1998 Food & Nutrition FDA Press Releases & Fact Sheets

Current Announcements / 1997 Announcements / 1996 Announcements / 1995 Announcements

White House Statements
HHS & FDA Fact Sheets and Talk Papers
HHS & FDA Press Releases

1998 White House Statements:

August 25, 1998 Memorandum for the President's Council on Food Safety
August 25, 1998 Executive Order -- President's Council on Food Safety
July 4, 1998 The President Announces Food Safety Research Institute
July 4, 1998 The President Announces New Food Safety Rule Requiring Labeling for Fresh, Untreated Juices
July 4, 1998 The President Calls for Full Funding for Food Safety Initiative and Passage of Vital Food Safety Legislation
July 4, 1998 The President Announces Joint Institute for Food Safety Research and Labeling of Fresh Juices
July 2, 1998 Increasing Food Safety for America's Families
May 22, 1998 Vice President Gore Launches Computer Network To Fight Food-borne Illness
March 4, 1998 President Clinton Calls for Legislation Ensuring the Safety of All Imported Foods
March 4, 1998 White House Press Briefing by USDA, FDA and US Trade Representative on Imported Foods
March 4, 1998 Remarks by the President in Food Safety Announcement

White House Statement Archives: 1997

1998 FDA & HHS Fact Sheets and Talk Papers:

November 10, 1998 New Health Claim Proposed for Relationship of Soy Protein and Coronary Heart Disease
October 23, 1998 Fresh Citrus Juice Manufacturers Can Ask for Extra Time Before Warning Labels are Required
August 31,1998 Impurities Confirmed in Dietary Supplement 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan
August 31, 1998 Interim Advisory on Alfalfa Sprouts
May 22, 1998 FORC-G: Foodborne Outbreak Response Coordinating Group
May 20, 1998 A Plan That Establishes a Framework For Achieving Mutual Recognition of Good Manufacturing Practices Inspections
April 27, 1998 FDA's Response to the Report of the Commission on Dietary Supplement Labels
April 27, 1998 FDA's Dietary Supplement Proposal
April 1, 1998 FDA Approves New High-Intensity Sweetener Sucralose
March 25, 1998 "Healthy" May be Used to Describe Certain Processed Foods and Grain Products
February 17, 1998 FDA Allows Foods Containing Psyllium to Make Health Claim on Reducing Risk of Heart Disease
February 2, 1998 1999 Budget Proposal for FDA

Talk Paper Archives: 1997 / 1996 / 1995

1998 FDA & HHS Press Releases:

November 20, 1998 FDA and NCL Announce Correction on Their New Food and Drug Interaction Brochure
November 13, 1998 Smoked Shad Recalled Because of Possible Health Risk
October 27, 1998 Guide for the Safe Production of Fruits and Vegetables Now Available
October 23, 1998 Hormel Recalls Frozen Cheeseburgers Because of Possible Health Risk
September 8, 1998 Warning Labels Required on All Untreated Juices
August 6, 1998 FDA Co-sponsors Public Meeting on Food Safety Risk Assessment
July 4, 1998 President Clinton Announces New Measure to Increase Safety of Fresh Juices
July 1, 1998 Consumers Cautioned on Raw Oysters from Galveston Bay
June 23, 1998 Statement by Donna E. Shalala Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding the Nomination of Jane E. Henney, M.D. as Commissioner of Food and Drugs
May 22, 1998 National Computer Network in Place to Combat Foodborne Illness
May 18, 1998 USDA, FDA Expand Efforts to Ensure Egg Safety
May 14, 1998 FDA to Hold Meetings on Produce Safety
May 11, 1998 Statement From Dr. Michael Friedman, Lead Deputy Commissioner of the FDA, on GAO Food Safety Report & Backgrounder
April 28, 1998 FDA Announces Pilot Food Safety Program for Retail Settings
April 24, 1998 FDA Proposes Rules to Make Claims for Dietary Supplements More Informative, Reliable and Uniform
April 21, 1998 FDA Proposes New Rules to Increase Safety of Fruit and Vegetable Juices
April 10, 1998 HHS Publishes Guide on Safe Growing and Processing of Produce (Spanish)
April 1, 1998 Charles Sizer Appointed Director of National Center for Food Safety and Technology
March 10, 1998 FDA Warns Consumers Against Taking Dietary Supplement "Sleeping Buddha"
February 20, 1998 Basha International Taboule Salad Recalled because of Salmonella Contamination
January 16, 1998 Shank, Levitt Assume New FDA Management Positions
January 15, 1998 Dr. Robert L. Buchanan Appointed as a Senior Scientist for Presidential Food Safety Initiative
January 13, 1998 New Stamp Honors the First Comprehensive National Food and Drug and Law

Press Release Archives: 1997 / 1996 / 1995

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