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Consumers Union Identifies Top Food Issue Risks Consumers Face
The advance of technology in the food industry poses new health risks to consumers, a subject that is being discussed by scientists in Orlando Florida at the meeting of the Consumers Union© and the Consumer Federation of America© at their 2008 Joint Annual Conference...

GAO's VAT Study Warns of Compliance Risks
GAO has released Value-Added Taxes: Lessons Learned from Other Countries on Compliance Risks, Administrative Costs, Compliance Burden, and Transition (pdf). From the summary: The experiences of our five study countries show that all VAT designs have compliance risks that generate...

Consumer Union wants FDA to strengthen medical device warnings in ads
--> Consumer Union wants FDA to strengthen medical device warnings in ads Related Pages: Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) Pulmonary embolism (PE) A consumer advocacy group wants the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to warn consumers about infection risks and the limited lifetime of implanted medical devices in product ads...

FDA issues statement concerning oysters potentially contaminated with norovirus
--> FDA issues statement concerning oysters potentially contaminated with norovirus Related Pages: Prestige Oyster Company Raw oysters from Growing Area 3 Norovirus The U...

FDA Plans Lasik Eye Surgery Safety Review
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will take a closer look at health risks associated with Lasik laser-assisted vision correction procedures, an agency panel announced Friday...

Vytorin Study comes under dispute
There seems to be a dispute between two studies on risks involving Vytorin. In recent trials, data provided to the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday showed no increased risk of cancer...

Pet Food Recall and Deaths
Dogs and Cats Sickened by Tainted Menu Food Products

New Study Links Cell Phone Radiation to Increased Health Risks
Cell Phone Radiation Is Your Phone Toxic?

Pet Food Recall
Diamond Pet Food sets up $3.1 million class action fund for substandard dog food.

Food/Supplements
involving food poisoning, food product recalls, false advertising or labeling, vitamin, weight loss and diet supplement issues.

MRI Health Risks
alleging gadolinium based contrast agents pose health risks.

PETCO
Animal Food Distribution Unsanitary, Food Seized

Menu Food
$240,000 settlement reached in Hawaii class action contaminated pet food suit.