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Wrigley pulls caffeinated gum – for now

Wrigley pulls gum 'out of respect' for FDA, which is investigating candy, nuts, and other snack foods that have added caffeine in recent years. By pulling gum, called Alert, Wrigley gives FDA time to regulate the industry.
How did those dinosaurs get such long necks anyway?

A British study found that the 50-foot necks of sauropods, thought to be the largest land animals ever, were made mostly of air.
New FDA rules: safer food, $500 million cost

New FDA rules are biggest change in food safety in decades. Precautions against contamination range from farm workers washing hands to required safety plans from food manufacturers, under new FDA rules.
FDA shuts down peanut butter factory after salmonella recalls

The FDA has suspended production at Sunland, Inc. after batches of the manufacturer's peanut butter was linked to a widespread salmonella outbreak and led to an expansive recall of Sunland nut products. The shutdown marks the first time the FDA has used new shutdown powers granted by the Food Safety Modernization Act.
Arsenic in rice? Consumer Reports finds 'higher' levels.

Arsenic in rice is at higher levels than most foods in the US, according to a Consumer Reports study. Consumer groups are urging the FDA to set guidelines for the allowable levels of arsenic in rice. The FDA says there is no danger in eating rice, but urges people to diversify their diets.
Are arsenic levels in apple juice too high?

Arsenic levels allowed in apple juice may be too high, but even the consumer groups that are most concerned can't agree on the right levels.
In Washington, a new willingness to prosecute food safety cases?

The federal government is considering whether to bring criminal charges in a salmonella outbreak that has killed nine people.
Amid peanut scandal, Georgia moves to tighten its food-safety net

On Wednesday, the state legislature began work on measures to tighten food inspections, while in Washington, the CEO of Peanut Corp. refused to testify before Congress.
Bush OKs $48 billion for AIDS as famine looms

Critics decry slashing of agricultural aid as US tries to balance competing foreign relief priorities.