FDA Consumer Magazine -- January/February 1995
Table of Contents

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HACCP: Patrolling for Food Hazards
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point is a new safety system that helps manufacturers prevent food hazards. About half the members of a major national food processing organization now use the system. FDA is considering whether to make it mandatory.

OTC Options: Pain, Pain Go Away
Consumers may welcome the growing array of pain relievers available without prescription, but this profusion can cause confusion. Knowing the differences--and similarities--among these products is crucial to making wise choices.

Lasers in Dentistry
Dental lasers hold out the promise of less pain, less noise, and less fear in dental procedures. FDA has cleared for marketing certain lasers for use in soft tissue procedures, but others--such as those used to drill teeth--are still under study.

The New Food Label: Better Information for Special Diets
People on special diets--such as those with kidney disease, food sensitivities, and bowel disease--are among the many who are benefiting from information given in the new food label.

An Inside Look at FDA On-Site
Each year, FDA must inspect nearly 15,000 U.S. establishments and more than 800 foreign facilities that test, make, pack, and label drugs. What actually goes on during these inspections?

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