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- Abbott Recalls Some Similac Formulas
- Video: Preventing Foodborne Illness
- Start at the Store: 7 Ways to Prevent Food Poisoning
- FDA Improves Egg Safety
- Lowering Salt in Your Diet
- Warning on Nestle Toll House Cookie Dough (on FDA.gov)
- FDA Warns Not to Eat Two Brands of Pistachios (on FDA.gov)
- Warning on Raw Alfalfa Sprouts (on FDA.gov)
- FDA Webpage on Salmonella and Peanut Products (on FDA.gov)
- Search for Peanut Product Recalls (on FDA.gov)
- Is It Really FDA Approved?
- FDA 101: Product Recalls
- Are You Storing Your Food Safely?
- Irradiation: A Safer Measure for Safer Spinach & Lettuce
- Food Allergies: Reducing the Risks
- Problems Digesting Dairy Products
- Use Caution with Ayurvedic Products
- FDA 101: Dietary Supplements
- Beware of Extortion Scam by FDA Impersonators
- Avoiding Drug Interactions
- FDA 101: How to Use the FDA Consumer Complaint System
- For more information about food safety and other topics for your health, visit the FDA Consumer Health Information Center (www.fda.gov/consumer).
Food Safety Widget
The new Food Safety Alerts & Tips Widget is the first widget that compiles all food recall information from FDA and USDA in the same place.
A widget is an application that displays the featured content directly on your webpage.
To grab this widget, click "Add This" on the widget at right or get the widget HTML code from FDA.gov.
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