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Information about the securities industry, including investor publications, investor education advice, enforcement activity, and the entire EDGAR database containing all corporate financial documents filed with the SEC.
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Public health agency in the US Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labelled and packaged.
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The Food and Nutrition Information Center (FNIC) of the National Agricultural Library (USDA) provides access to bibliographies, resource lists, and fact sheets. Topics include food labelling, educational materials, food and nutrition software and multimedia, and educational materials covering food borne illness and the food guide pyramid.
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Includes a set of facts sheets on all aspects of UK farming intended for teachers at all levels. Topics include animal genetics and biotechnology, beef cereals, crop production, diversification, livestock, grass, horticulture, oilseeds, pigs, plant breeding, potatoes, poultry and sheep.
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Collection of product reviews and recommendations providing consumer advice on electronics equipment such as DVD players, computers, sports and leisure facilities, office machinery, household items, kitchen appliances, personal finance tools, health and fitness resources such as weight loss programs, automotive products, photo and video equipment, and garden tools.
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An information service for all matters relating to fresh fruit and vegetables. The Bureau's main message is to encourage people to eat the recommended minimum of five portions of fresh fruit and vegetables every day.
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IFR is one of the UK's bioscience institutes with multi-disciplinary expertise in food, health and environment forming the Bioscience Network. It undertakes independent science for food and health. Research at the Institute of Food Research stimulates industrial innovation, improves the safety of the food supply, helps consumers choose a healthy diet and contributes to the quality of food and ingredients.
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Online service offering consumer information and reports. Includes sample resources accessible to non-subscribers.
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Offers tips for preparing, cooking, and storing food products safely. A complementary brochure is available free of charge.
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Source of support for technologies such as MP3 players, digital cameras, camcorders, televisions, and cell phones. Information is searchable by manufacturer or product, and a simulation showroom provides access to demonstrations of various appliances in operation.
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A non-profit organisation based in Washington, USA, which provides sound, scientific information on food safety and nutrition to journalists, health professionals, educators, government officials and consumers. If offers a wide range of online documents and reference information.
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Consumer oriented publication developed by a multi-disciplinary team of over 75 volunteer professionals, artists, and programmers, intended to help people improve the quality of daily living.
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Consumer advice for car owners and drivers in the US. Includes recommendations for safe driving, car washing, tyre care, child seats and new and used car buying advice. Also features reports on appliances, electronics, money, leisure, health and food.
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Official UK government information on BSE, a disease of cattle first identified in 1986. Includes information on public health (the controls put in place by the Government for the protection of consumers from BSE), the measures taken to eradicate BSE and protect animal health, on support to the beef industry, the effects of BSE in the rest of Europe and Europe's response, the science of BSE (details of research), BSE statistics, and MAFF publications.
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Information for consumers in the US.
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Free biweekly newsletter that focuses on a range of consumer issues, such as scams, consumer rights, and business misconduct.
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A worldwide non-profit federation of consumer organisations, dedicated to the protection and promotion of consumer interests. Topics covered include the labelling of genetically modified foods and the use of growth hormone to increase milk production in cows.
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