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		<title>FDA investigates reports of liver damage due to orlistat, the active ingredient in Xenical and Alli</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it was reviewing the safety of the weight-loss drug orlistat after receiving reports that 32 people using the drug developed severe liver damage, including reports of six cases of liver failure.
Orlistat is the active ingredient in the prescription weight-loss drug Xenical and the over-the-counter product [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA orders halt of topical ibuprofen product sales</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered eight companies to stop selling topical ibuprofen products because the salves have not been shown to be safe or effective.
The names of the products and manufacturers that received warning letters are:

Emuprofen (Progressive Emu, Inc.)
BioEntopic 15% Ibuprofen Crème (BioCentric Laboratories, Inc.)
Ibunex Topical Ibuprofen (Core Products International, Inc.)
LoPain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retailers will have to make employee restrooms available to customers with some conditions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Under a new law that goes into effect this Sunday, many Washington retailers will have to make their employee restrooms available to customers who have certain medical conditions when no public restroom is available.
Eligible conditions include inflammatory bowel diseases, such as Crohn&#8217;s disease and ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, any condition requiring use of an ostomy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle&#8217;s Pasta &amp; Co. recalls salads due to Salmonella concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 13:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle&#8217;s Pasta &#38; Co is recalling its Chinese Vermicelli Salad and Pot Sticker Salad, because they may be contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella, the company said in a release announcing the recall.
The salads were manufactured using chili oil made by Union International Food Co. that has recalled the oil because of concerns of possible Salmonella contamination, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do not eat raw alfalfa sprouts, FDA warns</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumers should not eat raw alfalfa sprouts and sprout blends containing alfalfa sprouts until further notice because seeds for the sprouts have been sold throughout the country may be contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
The FDA warns:
Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pistachio recall expands after Salmonella found in California processing plant</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A California company has expanded its recall of its pistachio products after California and federal health officials found certain critical areas of its processing plant to be contaminated with several strains of the bacterium Salmonella.
The company&#8217;s pistachios are used in pistachio products sold nationwide.
Salmonella
The company, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., Terra Bella, California had initially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do not eat any brand of pistachios or foods products containing pistachios, FDA warns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:48:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to eat any brand of shelled or unshelled pistachios or any food products containing pistachios until FDA investigators determine which pistachios and pistachio products should be recalled because of possible Salmonella contamination.
This warning includes such products as baked goods, trail mixes and snack foods [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FDA warns consumers to avoid pistachio products</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/fda-warns-consumers-to-avoid-pistachio-products/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 04:42:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to avoid eating pistachio products while it investigates reports that some have been found to be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.

Currently, the FDA and the California Department of Public Health are investigation Salmonella contamination in pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc, California. 
That company has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kroger recalls pistachios due to Salmonella risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kroger Company is recalling its store brand Private Selection Shelled Pistachios sold at QFC, Fred Meyer, City Market, Pay Less and other Kroger-operated stores because they may potentially be contaminated with Salmonella.
The nuts are sold in 10-ounce containers with a &#8220;Sell by&#8221; date of DEC-13-09 and DEC-14-09 with the UPC Code: 11110 73615.
There have been [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local market chain recalls peanut products due to Salmonella concerns</title>
		<link>http://mylocalhealthguide.com/local-market-chain-recalls-peanut-products-due-to-salmonella-concerns/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Town &#38; Country Markets, which operates the Ballard Market, the Greenwood Market, and the Town &#38; Country Market on Bainbridge Island, as well as the Central Markets in Shoreline, Mill Creek, and Poulsbo is recalling specific lots of peanut products because of concerns about potential Salmonella contamination.
The recalled products include peanuts products and trail mixes [...]]]></description>
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