Malaysian Association of Standards Users

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How 'natural' labels on food are a recipe for confusion

Which? highlighted the fact Yop Strawberry Drinking Yogurt does not contain strawberries
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26 Groups Support EPA Right-to-Know Policy for Chemical Hazards

Twenty-six health, labor and environmental organizations have filed detailed comments voicing support for a change in a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency policy that denied public access to information the agency receives from the chemical industry, according to a press release from the Environmental Defense Fund and Earthjustice.
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Should a dental night guard wearer worry about BPA or other chemicals?

Q. I use a dental night guard while sleeping, which was prescribed by my dentist. Should I worry about BPA or other chemicals that could be leaching out of it at night?
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China bars foreign food products over safety concerns

China's quality watchdog has destroyed or blocked the import of a wide range of foreign food and cosmetic products amid concerns that they posed potential health risks, it announced on its website.
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PREVIEW-Is genetically altered fish OK? U.S. to decide

* Fish could be first genetically altered animal for food * FDA weighing U.S. sales of faster-growing salmon * Critics say little known about fish; safety a worry
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