No illnesses have been linked to this case, said Dr. David Acheson, FDA's associate commissioner.

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Wait until an inquiry into possible salmonella contamination is further along, advises FDA Associate Commissioner David Acheson.

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Baxter handled her situation well, says Patricia Owens, a former associate commissioner of the Social Security disability program.

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Rodricks spent 15 years as a scientist at the FDA, and held the post of Associate Commissioner for Health Affairs.

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Joshua Sharfstein, an associate commissioner who is expected to be closely involved with the agency's drug division, has already started.

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The action is an import alert, which means that these products from Chinese processors "will be detained and refused entry into the United States until the importer can demonstrate that the product is safe and in compliance with applicable regulations, " said Margaret O' K. Glavin, FDA's associate commissioner for regulatory affairs.

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According to Elliott Marcus, an associate health commissioner, Korean restaurants don't get penalized when kimchi is being made (the fermentation process often requires leaving vegetables, most commonly cabbage, out at room temperature for days).

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Police initially said that they had arrested the builder and his associate, but later the police commissioner said authorities were still looking for the builders.

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