Congress Eyes Big Food Bank
Congress weighs creating a national food bank stocked with about 1.5 billion dollars of grains at an annual storage cost near 215 million. The Nixon administration opposes the plan while Farm groups push for a strategic reserve of up to 300 million bushels of wheat and 25 million bushels of feed grains.
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Pep Pill Production Nosedive Ordered by Federal Agencies
The Justice Department ordered a 40 percent cut in pep pill production for next year, based on an HEW/NIMH report lost for months. Quotas total 5 870 kg am phetamine and 2 782 kg methamphetamine, about 70 percent below drug company requests. BNDD notes past diversion into illicit traffic and cites falling demand and voluntary medical association actions.
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Justice Department
John E. Ingersoll
Federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
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John N. Mitchell
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Recall of Le Roite Camembert and Brie Cheeses
The FDA says Anco Cheese Import recalled 4 and 8 ounce Le Roite camembert and brie after confirming harmful bacteria. About 143 people ill and three hospitalized reported moderate to severe gastroenteritis from the cheese shipped to roughly 100 wholesalers and then to various retailers.
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Food and Drug Administration
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Anco Cheese Import
Elmsford
N.Y
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