Word: containers
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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AIDS patients feel that their bleak situation justifies the illegal trade. Hoffman-La Roche contends that the counterfeit pills may contain dangerous contaminants or that they may be formulated in incorrect, and possibly toxic, doses. But fear of the disease far outweighs any fear of the drug...
...which proudly boasts "Never more than a gram of sodium" in its print advertisements. While the claim is true, the implication -- that this is a very low-salt product -- is not. Nutritionists normally measure sodium in milligrams (thousandths of a gram), not grams. Several diet delights from Stouffer's contain almost half the amount of sodium allowed daily on a typical salt-restricted diet...
Just last week Kessler's FDA took aim at juice producers by proposing new regulations that would force them to disclose for the first time exactly how much and what kinds of juice are in their fruit-juice drinks. Such a rule would reveal, for instance, that Veryfine drinks contain only 10% fruit juice. It would also inform consumers that even the claims made by many cranberry and raspberry drinks to be "100% juice" are somewhat misleading: they are filled with deflavored apple or grape extracts that are little more than natural sugar water...
...about 115) of disc- manufacturing plants around the world, vs. millions of cassette-dubbing machines. But that advantage may prove fleeting because an array of new formats is poised to enter the market: digital audiotapes, digital compact cassettes and even recordable mini discs. While those formats are likely to contain devices to thwart mass copying, musicians may find that the only way to beat the bootleggers is to drown them out with legitimate material...
...first tasks will be to contain separatist violence and address a thicket of economic problems, including an $80 billion foreign debt and a 17% inflation rate. After that, Rao will need to restore cohesion to his party's fragmented ranks...