Entries from LAist tagged with 'thefda'
January 17, 2008
It sounds like the plot of a Charlton Heston film from the 70's, but the possibility of meat from cloned livestock has become a reality. The FDA just released an extensive risk assessment whose aim is "determining whether cloning poses any health risks to the animals involved in the cloning process, and whether any hazards arise during the development of clones or their progeny that may pose food consumption risks" (you can check out......
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A plastics chemical called melamine - not rat poison - was found on wheat gluten in recently recalled pet food, according to the FDA's latest report. Now that rat poison has been eliminated as the cause of over 2,400 pet deaths, more foods must be tested for melamine. The FDA has promised the public they will announce the addition of any foods to the recall list if it is warranted. Concern is growing among pet......
Continue Reading "FDA Finds Plastic in Pet Food, Dry Food Recalled"February 17, 2007
#106 Electricity is not restored to elderly woman's Cutler Bay home for 15 YEARS - CBS4 #107 The FDA says that marijuana has no medical value, but then goes ahead and approves the "LaserComb" from a Miami company that claims to be able to restore hair to balding scalps - EarthTimes #108 Palm Harbor man found guilty of sexually touching an 8 year old girl on a Southwest flight - Local 6 #109 And......
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