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...when it comes to food allergies, many American parents - as well as the government and the food industry - prefer to play it safe. The Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act, which went into effect in 2006, calls for a zero-tolerance policy, meaning that manufacturers must declare whether their products contain even the tiniest amounts of allergens. Given that modern food flavorings and additives contain so many components, it's unusual to find a food product that has no trace amounts of allergens, even if the main ingredients do not contain them. "Nearly 30% to 40% of food recalls...
...from all over the world. As your article clearly points out, "... Haiti's history of corruption and turmoil has helped keep the country poor ... unscrupulous contractors take kickbacks and building codes go unenforced." Let us just not put the blame on God for this tragedy, or it may very well happen again. George A. de Beer, RANDBURG, SOUTH AFRICA...
...from all over the world. As your article clearly points out, "... Haiti's history of corruption and turmoil has helped keep the country poor ... unscrupulous contractors take kickbacks and building codes go unenforced." Let us just not put the blame on God for this tragedy, or it may very well happen again. George A. de Beer Randburg, South Africa...
...euro, and driven down stock markets around the world. Policymakers worry that Greece's woes will spread to other weaker members of the euro zone, such as Portugal, Ireland, Italy and Spain - a collection of countries traders have nicknamed the PIIGS. Government leaders nowhere near Europe are concerned as well. "Such events far away can hurt Singapore," warned Lee Hsien Loong, the city-state's Prime Minister, in his Chinese New Year address. "Singaporeans should be psychologically prepared ... and not let down our guard too soon." (See pictures of the global economic crisis...
...becoming nervous. Less than 12 hours beforehand, the strongest earthquake to hit Chile in a generation rocked the capital, and all morning, local radio stations have carried news that although the city's modern structures emerged largely unscathed from the tremor, Santiago's sacred spaces did not fare as well. A few blocks away, the bell tower at Divina Providencia, a community church, had collapsed. But in the Plaza de Armas, the 18th century Catedral Metropolitana has held up much better. A few fresh pockmarks left a dandruff-like ring of debris around the base, but after what seemed like...