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Margaret Hamburg

An Overdue Ban On A Dangerous Sweetener

Samuel S. Epstein | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Aspartame, Cancer, Artificial Sweeteners, Aspartame Ban, Searle Aspartame, Gd Searle, Margaret Hamburg, Green News
Samuel S. Epstein

It is anticipated that Dr. Margaret Hamburg, the newly appointed FDA Commissioner and public health advocate, will promptly ban the continued use of aspartame.

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The Food & Drug Administration: Broken, Now Break It Up!

Andrew Kimbrell | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Bush Administration, Politics of Food, Melamine, Homeland Security, Food Crisis, President Obama, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Mercury, Food Safety, Food, Fda, Peanut Butter Recall, Margaret Hamburg, Politics News
Andrew Kimbrell

The FDA seems to have never heard of the precautionary principle and, in service to the interests of a few chemical companies like Monsanto, put the entire eating public at risk.

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Obama Announces FDA Chief Pick, Outlines Food Safety Measures

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 04.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Food Safety, Food and Drug Administration, Fda, Joshua Sharfstein, Barack Obama, Margaret Hamburg, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The nation's food safety system is a "hazard to public health" and overdue for an overhaul, President Barack Obama said Saturday as...

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