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FDA on Facebook and Flickr

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Visit the new FDA page at: www.facebook.com/fda.The page will provide regular updates on FDA news and events as well as Federal health and safety information of interest to the public.
Also, FDA is taking its public health message to Flickr. Visit FDA on Flickr at: www.flickr.com/photos/fdaphotos/.

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