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1999 Food & Nutrition FDA Press Releases & Fact Sheets

Current Announcements / Archived Announcements from 1995 to Present

1999 White House Statements
1999 HHS & FDA Fact Sheets and Statements
1999 HHS & FDA Press Releases
1999 Congressional Testimony
1999 FDA Speeches


1999 White House Statements:

December 11, 1999 The President's Radio Address to the Nation on Egg Safety and Imports
July 3, 1999 The President Announces New Measures To Prevent Unsafe Food from Entering Our Borders
July 3, 1999 Memorandum for the Secretary of Health and Human Services and Secretary of the Treasury
July 3, 1999 The President's Radio Address to the Nation on Food Safety and Imports
March 15, 1999 The President's Council on Food Safety / National Academy of Sciences Report
January 4, 1999 Food Safety in FY 2000 Budget

White House Statement Archives: 1997 - present


1999 FDA & HHS Fact Sheets and Statements:


December 23, 1999 Nationwide Recall of Certain Royal Baltic Brand Smoked Fish Products Due to Potential Health Risk
November 11, 1999 FDA Warns Against Consuming Triax Metabolic Accelerator
October 20, 1999 FDA Approves New Health Claim for Soy Protein and Coronary Heart Disease
October 18, 1999 FDA Announces Food Safety Grants
June 23, 1999 All Milk and Milk-Containing Food Products From Belgium to be Detained at Ports of Entry
June 11, 1999 All Eggs and Egg-containing Products from Belgium, France and the Netherlands and Animal Feed from European Countries to be Detained at Ports of Entry
February 20, 1999 FDA Warns Consumers About Frozen Mamey
February 1, 1999 2000 Budget Proposal for FDA
January 21, 1999 FDA Warns about Products Containing Gamma Butyrolactone GBL and Asks Companies to Issue a Recall
January 5, 1999 Expedited Review Given to Food Additive Petitions that Provide Food Safety Solutions

Talk Paper Archives: 1995 - present


1999 FDA & HHS Press Releases:


November 23, 1999 Change In Location For FDA's Washington, DC, Biotech Foods Meeting
November 19, 1999 Sun Orchard Adds an Additional Production Code to its Unpasteurized Orange Juice Recalled Because of Possible Health Risk
November 16, 1999 FDA Issues Health Warning About Sun Orchard Fresh Squeezed Unpasteurized Orange Juice
November 15, 1999 Change In Location For FDA's Chicago Biotech Foods Meeting
November 12, 1999 FDA Proposes New Rules For Trans Fatty Acids In Nutrition Labeling, Nutrient Content Claims and Health Claims
October 25, 1999 FDA Issues Guidance to Enhance Safety of Sprouts
October 18, 1999 FDA Announces Public Meetings on Bioengineered Foods
October 8, 1999 FDA Warns about Infant Formula Fraudulently Labeled as Nutramigen in Southern California
October 4, 1999 Susan Alpert, Ph.D., M.D., Named CFSAN Director of Food Safety
October 1, 1999 FDA Issues Nationwide Public Health Advisory about Contaminated Pet Chews
September 28, 1999 FDA Study Finds Possible Link Between Down Syndrome and Lower Maternal Folic Acid Levels
September 9, 1999 Secretary Shalala Announces New Food Safety Information Service
July 10, 1999 FDA Issues Nationwide Health Warning About Sun Orchard Unpasteurized Orange Juice Brand Products
July 9, 1999 Consumers Advised of Risks Associated With Raw Sprouts
July 1, 1999 New Egg Safety Steps Announced, Safe Handling Labels and Refrigeration will be Required
March 23, 1999 Dietary Supplements Now Labeled with More Information
March 8, 1999 FDA Announces Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Certain Frozen Mamey Brands
March 3, 1999 FDA Announces the Appointment of Dennis Baker as Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs
February 23, 1999 FDA Announces the Availability of its 1999 Food Code
February 9, 1999 Dr. Robert L. Buchanan Named Senior Science Advisor at FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
January 21, 1999 Salted Uneviscerated Yellow Croaker Recalled Because of Possible Health Risk
January 8, 1999 New Director of FDA's Food Safety Initiative Named

Press Release Archives: 1995 - present

1999 Congressional Testimony

October 7, 1999 Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
August 4, 1999 Administration Statement on behalf of The President's Council on Food Safety
March 25, 1999 Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act: Statement by FDA Commissioner

Congressional Testimony Archives: 1996 - present


1999 FDA Speeches

July 13, 1999 Food Safety Policy, Science and Risk Assessment, FDA Commissioner
June 7, 1999 Presentation to the Association of Food and Drug Officials

Speech Archives: 1999 - present



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