In China, the US opens food-inspection office - Los Angeles Times

Posted on November 20, 2008

CTV.caIn China, the US opens food-inspection officeLos Angeles Times, CA - Nov 19, 2008By John M. Glionna Reporting from Beijing — Amid recurring Chinese product-safety scares, the US Food and Drug Administration today opened an inspection …Video: FDA to Open Offices in China, India AssociatedPressUS Food Safety Officials Open Office in China Voice of AmericaUS opens food safety office in China CNNXinhua - Boston Globe (registration)all 1,349 news articles

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TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists Say - New York Times

Posted on November 20, 2008

Fresh NewsTV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity, Economists SayNew York Times, United States - 5 hours agoBy RONI CARYN RABIN Banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the US by 18 …Fast-food ad ban could cut child obesity: US study ReutersStudy: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity The Associated PressResearchers: Ban on Fast Food TV Advertising Would Reverse … MarketWatchLos Angeles Times - Consumer Affairsall 363 news articles

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U.S. food prices likely to keep rising (International Herald Tribune)

Posted on November 20, 2008

Although basic commodities are plunging, U.S. food prices rose in October and are expected to keep increasing.

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