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Grapefruit juice can affect how well some medicines work, and it may cause dangerous side effects. Learn more at www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm292276.htm

Caution! Spinbrush can harm your teeth--or worse. Learn how to avoid the risks of injury with Spinbrush at http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm291790.htm

FDA warns about hair regrowth products that may cause a rapid or irregular heartbeat, popular over-the-counter medications that may contain the wrong tablets in the pill bottles, and vaginal products sold as cosmetics that contain an anesthetic drug ingredient and harmful bacteria. Learn about these and other safety alerts at http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerU pdates/ucm290879.htm

Watch this video in English or en Español to learn how to teach kids about using medicine safely.

When young children are sick and cranky, it can be tough to get them to take their medicine. Watch this video for tips from an FDA pediatrician on giving the dose without the battle, in English and Spanish.

Sample Collection from Cattle under the Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Ongoing Surveillance Program

Export Library Revisions in January 2012

Instructions for Verifying All Steps in the Processing of Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products

Intensified Verification Testing and “For Cause” Food Safety Assessments In Response To Ready-To-Eat Testing Results

Raw Product Destined For Ready-To-Eat Product Excluded From Salmonella Testing

FDA gives updated safety information on ADHD drugs and heart disease in adults, dietary supplements that could be contaminated with Salmonella, and a blood thinner that may lead to bleeding problems. Learn about these and other safety alerts at http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucmXXXXXX.htm

Learn how to report a bad reaction to a beauty, personal hygiene or makeup product. Click here to find out how to connect to this 30-minute webinar.

Export Library Revisions in December 2011

Nationwide Raw Chicken Parts Microbiological Baseline Data Collection Program: Implementation Note: Do not Implement Until January23, 2012

Fsis Actions in Establishments That Temporarily Alter Routine Practices During Routine Risk-Based Listeria Monocytogenes (RLM) Sampling or Intensified Verification Testing (IVT)

Don't be fooled by unscrupulous people who offer hope through unapproved stem cell therapies for diseases or conditions for which few treatments exist.

Safe and Suitable Ingredients Used in the Production of Meat, Poultry and Egg Products - Revision 10

Export of Product with a Country Label Designation Different From the Export Certificate Designation

Expiration of FSIS Notice 73-10 “Numbering Error on MPI Series Export Certificates”

Collecting Supplier Information at the Time of Sample Collection for E. Coli O157:H7 in Raw Ground Beef Products and Bench Trim