U.S. officials are scrutinizing nutritional claims found on the front of consumer food packaging in an effort to crack down on the use of misleading information. What you see is not always what you get when it comes to “catch phrase” labeling and the actual nutritional value of many food products.
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Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) gave final approval to four vaccines developed to fight the H1N1 influenza virus. The four drugmakers granted approval are CSL Ltd, MedImmune LLC, Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics Ltd, and Sanofi Pasteur Inc. It is expected that the vaccines will be available for shipment within one month.
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