FDA's Food Fight Hidden in Plain Sight
In Baltimore the FDA runs a quiet but vast food safety operation as 900 scientists test ingredients, inspect plants, and sample for contaminants. Budget pressure and staffing cuts fuel critics who say protection is slipping while meat and poultry remain under other oversight.
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Baltimore
Food and Drug Administration
America
FDA
Consumer Protection Agency
Kenneth Shelin
Meat and Poultry
Agriculture Department
Procter & Gamble
Thomas Bliley
R-Va
House Commerce Committee
Jeff Nedelman
Grocery Manufacturers Association
Brazil
Meet You At: Local Weekly Meetings Schedule
The Friday column lists area meetings for the week starting Monday. Activities include New Bern Toastmasters at 7:15 a.m. at The Beme Restaurant, Republican Women at 6:30 p.m. at Friday's 1890 Seafood, Embroiderers Guild of America, VFW dance classes, yacht club gatherings, and multiple support groups across New Bern and nearby towns with contact numbers.
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CIVIC
New Bern
Beme
North Carolina
Tryon
The
Embroiderers’ Guild of America
VFW Post
New Bern Yacht Club
Sheraton Hotel and Marina
Ray Brown
Southern Gentlemen Chorus
America
Orringer
Craven Community College
St. Timothy's Lutheran Church
Havelock
Twin Rivers Quilters Guild
Tabernacle Baptist Church
Broad St
New Bern Christian Singles
Coastal Rehabilitation Center
Craven Regional Medical Center
Joanne McGinnis
Lupus Foundation of America
Morehead City
4Th Rem General Hospital
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Baltimore Laboratory
Michael Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Philadelphia
Lori Lawless
Michael Hennessy
Hennessy’s
Angeles
St. Paul's Parish Center
Country Club Road
Barbara Phillips
American Cancer Society
C Street
Cherry Point
Narcotics Anonymous
Bridgeton United Methodist Church
B Street
Craven County
Alcoholics Anonymous
306
Avenue D
Sisters
St. Andrew Lutheran Church
Neuse Blvd
Christian Church
Second Chance Group
Temple Baptist Church
Griffen Ave
Meadows St
Because Chance
Women's Winners
First Presbyterian Church
New St
Craven County Alcoholics Anonymous
Griffin Ave
Nogn
Avenue D. i
Phoenix House
Bill
Christ Episcopal Church
Step
Pollock St
Middle Street
St. Paul's Catholic Church
Twin Rivers
St. Andrews Lutheran Church
Cypress St
Farmers Market
Tryon Palace Drive
New
Latetie
Seone
PRIC
Alyce
Alfred Angelo
Loralie
J. Reynolds
Lizette
Misses Country Suburban
Joyce
Mrs. Bunny
Misses Petites & Fuller
Coat & Suits
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