Policing Chinese food exports proves a daunting task
Policing Chinese food exports proves a daunting task
Globe and Mail - Gary Leong, one of Canada’s top health supplement experts, had a graphic demonstration of lax Chinese oversight of its food business on a factory inspection. The plant made chondroitin - a supplement used to relieve arthritis pain - from the trachea
Source: www.theglobeandmail.com
N.Y. Eateries in No Hurry on New Rules
Newsday - Most New York fast-food chains have reversed their initial opposition to the trans fat ban and implemented it ahead of Sunday’s deadline, the city Health Department reported. The first phase of the trans fat regulation applies to oils, shortening
Source: www.newsday.com
Ford Says 27,000 Leave Under Buyouts
US News and World Report - Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans said about half the 27,000 who left were not eligible for retirement, which will reduce the company’s long-term retiree health care liabilities. At the end of 2006, Ford’s unfunded retiree health care and life insurance
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GAO report shows why workers like health benefits
Free Lance-Star - I N A RECENT SURVEY, the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan got high marks from workers and retirees. With more than 8 million participants, the benefits plan, like its health insurance counterparts in the private sector, has seen a steady growth
Source: www.fredericksburg.com
Businesses brace for health care law
Daily News Transcript - Businesses are scrambling to comply with the state’s groundbreaking law requiring them to offer health care to all employees beginning this weekend. The Commonwealth Care program is expected to increase costs significantly for many companies
Source: www.dailynewstranscript.com
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