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Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation

(Required by 39 U.S.C. 3685)

FDA Consumer, ISSN 0362-1332; owner and publisher: Food and Drug Administration (HFI-40), 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857; Editor: Raymond Formanek Jr.

Date of filing: October 2003, issued 6 times annually (bimonthly); annual subscription price $14.00 ($19.60 foreign).

Extent and Nature of Circulation: Average No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Months Actual No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date
A. Total number of copies (net press run) 16,544 16,544
B. Paid and/or requested circulation
1. Paid/requested outside-county mail subscriptions
2. Paid in-county subscriptions
3. Sales through dealers and carriers, street vendors, and counter sales (not mailed)
4. Other classes mailed through the USPS


13,300
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13,300
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C. Total paid and/or requested circulation (sum of B1, B2, B3 and B4) 13,300 13,300
D. Free distribution by mail (samples, complimentary, and other free) 852 852
E. Free distribution outside the mail (carriers or other means) 1,960 1,960
F. Total free distribution (sum of D and E) 2,812 2,812
G. Total distribution (sum of C and F) 16,112 16,112
H. Copies not distributed 432 432
I. Total (sum of G and H) 16,544 16,544
Percent paid and/or requested circulation (C / G x 100) 82.5% 82.5%

I certify that the statements made by me above are correct and complete.

Raymond Formanek Jr., Editor

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