HHS & FDA Talk Papers/Fact Sheets
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1996 FDA & HHS Fact Sheets and Talk Papers:
November 18, 1996
USDA & FDA Solicit Suggestions on Transportation and Storage of Perishable Foods
November 18, 1996
FDA Statement on Aspartame
October 7, 1996
FDA Evaluation of Bioengineered Soybean & Corn Varieties
July 30, 1996
Nutrition Information on Restaurant Menus
July 23, 1996
FDA Warns Consumers NOT to use Crema de Belleza
(in Spanish)
May 10, 1996
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy & Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
March 22, 1996 FDA Investigates Possible Contamination
February 26, 1996 FDA Investigates Undeclared Sweetener in Apple Juice
January 11, 1996 FDA proposes health claims for OATMEAL & OAT BRAN
January 2, 1996 FDA publishes Dietary Supplement Rules
January 2, 1996 FDA Approves Renova to Assist in Reducing Skin Damanage
1996 FDA & HHS Press Releases:
December 31, 1996
Nutrition Facts Labels Getting it Right
October 31, 1996
E. Coli O157:H7 Outbreak Associated with Odwalla Brand Apple Juice Products
September 9, 1996
FDA Warns against consuming certain Italian
Mascarpone Cream Cheese because of potential serious Botulism risk
July 11, 1996
Historic Surgeon General's Report Offers New View of Moderate Physical Activity
April 10, 1996 FDA Statement on Street Drugs Containing Botanical Ephedrine
February 29, 1996
Folic Acid to fortify US Food Products to prevent Birth Defects
January 24, 1996 FDA Approves Fat Substitute: Olestra
January 2, 1996 Dietary Guidelines for Americans released
1996 Congressional Testimony
May 22, 1996 Testimony
before Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, US House of Representatives
May 10, 1996 Testimony before
Subcommittee on Human Resources and Intergovernment Relations, US House of Representatives