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Flour Is a Raw Food and Other Safety Facts
	How Sweet It Is: All About Sweeteners
	Milk and Plant-Based Milk Alternatives: Know the Nutrient Difference
	Allergic to Sesame? Food Labels Now Must List Sesame as an Allergen
	Food Safety Tips for Healthy Holidays
	A Fresh Take on What "Healthy" Means on Food Packages
	Caution Consumers: Honey-based or Honey-flavored Syrup Products May Pose Health Risk
	Eating Too Much Salt? Ways to Cut Back ... Gradually
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	Nitrite “Poppers” Can Cause Severe Injury or Death
	Hurricane Season: Be Prepared
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	Halloween Safety Tips: Costumes, Candy, and Colored Contact Lenses
	Advisory Committees Give FDA Critical Advice and the Public a Voice
	Allergic to Milk? Some Dark Chocolate Labeled as Dairy-Free May Still Contain Milk
	FDA's Food and Cosmetics Information Center Answers Your Questions
	Beware of Fraudulent Coronavirus Tests, Vaccines and Treatments
	What You Should Know About Using Cannabis, Including CBD, When Pregnant or Breastfeeding
	What to Know About Products Containing Cannabis and CBD
	How Many Calories? Keep an Eye on the Menu
	For Women: The FDA Gives Tips to Prevent Heart Disease
	To Eat or Not to Eat: Decorative Products on Foods Can Be Unsafe
	Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?
	7 Tips for Cleaning Fruits, Vegetables
	'Gluten-Free' Means What It Says
	Adding Folic Acid to Corn Masa Flour May Prevent Birth Defects
	Healthy Breakfasts for Kids: It's All About Balance
	Grapefruit Juice and Some Drugs Don't Mix
	Barbecue Basics: Tips to Prevent Foodborne Illness
	Is It Really 'FDA Approved?'
	What's in a Name? What Every Consumer Should Know About Foods and Flavors
	Whole Genome Sequencing: Cracking the Genetic Code for Foodborne Illness
	Some Imported Dietary Supplements and Nonprescription Drug Products May Harm You
	Fighting Diabetes' Deadly Impact on Minorities
	My Dog Has Cancer: What Do I Need to Know?
	Food Serving Sizes Get a Reality Check
	Have Food Allergies? Read the Label
	Bottled Water Everywhere: Keeping it Safe
	FDA 101: How to Use the Consumer Complaint System and MedWatch
	How Safe are Color Additives?

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