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Recent outbreaks of salmonella and E.coli contamination from eggs, nuts and processed cookie dough prompt the Obama Administration to toughen food safety standards. A look at new regulations aimed at improving the nation's food supply.
Michael R. Taylor, senior adviser to the commissioner, Food and Drug Administration
Caroline Smith DeWaal, director of food safety for the Center for Science in the Public Interest
Gardiner Harris, science reporter for "The New York Times"
Scott Faber, vice president, the Grocery Manufacturers Association
A year ago the price of oil was more than double what it is today, and in recent weeks, prices swings have been dramatic: What's behind the volatility and the long-term outlook for global production and demand.
J. Robinson West, chairman of PFC Energy, an energy consulting firm
Bart Chilton, Commissioner, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
John B Authers, reporter, Financial Times
Daniel Yergin, chair, IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates and author of “The Prize: The Epic quest for Oil, Money, & Power” recently released with a new epilogue.
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