Melvin Baker – AHN Reporter
Washington, D.C. (AHN) – The Food and Drug Administration is warning against the use of several body building products the agency says contain synthetic steroids.
The agency said Tuesday that products sold by American Cellular Laboratories, Inc., are marketed as containing “steroid-like ingredients” but actually include synthetic steroids.
“Although products containing synthetic steroids are frequently marketed as dietary supplements, they are not dietary supplements, but instead are unapproved new drugs that have not been reviewed by the FDA for safety and effectiveness,” the agency said in a statement.
Steroids …

SHANGHAI –
– Two-day expo and conference is jointly hosted by major Shanghai government ministries and features speakers from leading Chinese and Asia/Pac carriers as well as top analysts from Pyramid Research and Heavy Reading
TelcoTV Asia 2009 (www.telcotvasia.com), which extends Light Reading’s leading TelcoTV event brand for the first time into China, will be launched this October in Shanghai.
The event, jointly hosted by the Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture, Radio, Film & Television (SCRFT) and the Shanghai Economy & Information Technology Commission (SHEITC), will be convened on October 13 and 14, …

With more than 600 chemical compounds potentially occurring in wine, there are some complex reactions vintners just can’t control.
A little sniff of something that seems odd to you can mean big things have gone wrong in the wine. Your nose is your first line of defence in detecting wine flaws and, worse, wine faults.
Little departures from normal are flaws, which sometimes can actually add to a wine’s complexity. But big things are faults, and can lead to rejection by amateur tasters and wine judges alike.
Often folks notice something is off …

It is located in the China General Administration of Quality Supervision WTO / SPS National Advisory Center for news briefing: South Korea issued a circular recently, Korea Food and Drug Administration has set standards on Food Additives Amendment Bill. Products related to food additives, amendments include: equipment for interim approval as a disinfectant peracetic acid hydrogen peroxide product and norm-setting products; will detect the use of spore suspension into the test list disinfection. The draft amendment is to seek comments.

Today’s food products are typically chockfull of additives and preservatives: the latter additions are often used to keep the food fresh for longer periods of time. Yet, additives and preservatives are not necessarily healthy for the individuals that consume them on a regular basis. Additives are often put into processed foods in order to add specific nutrients, vitamins and minerals, or fend off food spoilage, or to improve upon the look, feel, smell, and taste of a particular food. Some additives are merely additional colorings and dyes which might not …