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on Food Safety, Nutrition, and Cosmetics

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Keeping Holiday Food and Drink Safe
FDA's Regulatory Policy on Sending Gifts of Food and Drink from Other Countries

Foodborne Illness

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What is Foodborne Illness?
Food Safety for Moms-To-Be - Learn about foodborne illness and how to prevent certain foodborne risks during your pregnancy.

Food Preparation

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Safe Handling of Raw Produce and Fresh-Squeezed Fruit and Vegetable Juices November 2005

Food Away From Home

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Outdoor Eating Food Safety Tips

Food Storage

Food Labeling

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Make Your Calories Count November 2006
Use the Nutrition Facts Label for Healthy Weight Management
Nutrition Facts Label (available in PDF, 350Kb) November 2006
How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label November 2004
Trans Fat Now Listed with Saturated Fat and Cholesterol on the Nutrition Facts Label January 1, 2006
Calcium! Do you get it?
A Calcium Education Program for Girls Ages 11-14

Seafood

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Fresh and Frozen Seafood, Selecting and Serving it Safely (also in Spanish) August 2006
Vibrio vulnificus Health Education Kit (also in Spanish) March 2004
Includes "Carlos' Tragic and Mysterious Illness"
What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish (also in Spanish) March 2004
Advice for Women Who Might Become Pregnant, Women Who Are Pregnant, Nursing Mothers, Young Children

Dietary Supplements

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What Dietary Supplements Are You Taking? December 2004
Does Your Health Care Provider Know? It Matters, and Here's Why

Cosmetics

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Quiz Yourself! How Smart Are You About Cosmetics?

Produce & Fruit Juice

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Food Facts: Talking About Juice Safety - What You Need To Know (also in Spanish), June 2006
Produce Safety: Safe Handling of Raw Produce and Fresh-Squeezed Fruit and Vegetable Juices November 2005
www.FoodSafety.gov - Fruits, Vegetables, & Juices

Nutrition and Weight Loss

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Make Your Calories Count: Use the Nutrition Facts Label for Healthy Weight Management November 2006

Women's Health

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Food Safety for Moms-To-Be (also in Spanish)
What You Need to Know About Mercury in Fish and Shellfish (also in Spanish) March 2004
Advice for Women Who Might Become Pregnant, Women Who Are Pregnant, Nursing Mothers, Young Children
Infant Formula Questions & Answers

Seniors

Why are seniors at-risk for foodborne illness?
What should seniors avoid eating to prevent foodborne illness?
How can seniors prevent foodborne illness:

Miscellaneous

Additional Consumer Advice from Federal Agencies

Food and Drug Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
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Federal Trade Commission
- Bureau of Consumer Protection
- Diet, Health and Fitness
Food Safety and Inspection Service, USDA
- Food Safety Education Fact Sheets
General Services Administration
- Consumer Information Center
Other Government Food Safety Information
- www.FoodSafety.gov - Gateway to Government Consumer Advice on Food Safety

Q & A

FDA/Center for Food Safety & Applied Nutrition
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Consumer Advice and Publications on Food Safety, Nutrition, and Cosmetics

Foodborne Illness

Food Away From Home

Food Storage

Food Labeling

Seafood

Dietary Supplements

Cosmetics

Produce & Fruit Juice

Nutrition and Weight Loss

Women's Health

Seniors

Miscellaneous

Additional Consumer Advice from Federal Agencies

Consumer Advice and Publications
on Food Safety, Nutrition, and Cosmetics