NEWS
01/19/1994

<TITLE>PRESS CONFERENCE:  SEAFOOD SAFETY</TITLE>
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NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS

                PRESS CONFERENCE:  SEAFOOD SAFETY

     A press conference to announce seafood safety proposals and
other food safety measures will be held Friday, Jan. 21, at 10:00
a.m. in the Hubert H. Humphrey Building first floor auditorium, 200
Independence Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C.  HHS Secretary Donna E.
Shalala and FDA Commissioner David A. Kessler will speak.  

          Contacts:  Brad Stone (202) 205-4144
                     Betsy Adams (301) 443-4177
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