Earlier this week the International Amateur Athletic Federation, in conjunction with UK Athletics, set up a research project to investigate the role of food supplements and herbal preparations in doping.

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Japan also needs to ramp up disaster relief preparations, including getting food and potable water and medicine ready for quick transport to different locations in the country and getting relief services workers ready and making plans for distribution of materials and services.

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Still, greater awareness of food allergies has come as restaurant diners ask for lists of ingredients in meals and preparations and more people know someone with another type of food intolerance such as gluten sensitivity.

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Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman and John Koskinen, chair of the President Council on Y2K Conversion, flanked by representatives from the food industry, said that grocery stores, convenience stores and major chain restaurants have completed their Y2K preparations and anticipate no problems for consumers.

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To enable discreet delivery on the Bel-Air's 12-acre spread, elaborate plating is simplified for transit, and the food (including pan-roasted jidori chicken and hand-cut steak tartare) forgoes the flourish of tableside preparations, so soup arrives in an insulated pitcher and sauces are applied in the kitchen.

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