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• Commitment to Quality Medicines Strengthened in Ethiopia with International Laboratory Accreditation (12/1/2011)
• The Medicines Compendium:
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• Press Release - First Ten Standards Finalized (11/28/2011)
• Chile, U.S. Strengthen Ties, Commitment to Quality Medicines (11/09/2011)
• Commitment to Good Quality Medicines Lays Foundation for U.S.-Ukraine MOU (10/26/2011)
• U.S., Russian Health Organizations Pledge Cooperation in Improving Quality of Medicines (09/23/11)
• U.S. Standards Organization Applauds Program's Ten—Year Fight Against Malaria (09/15/11)
• New Laboratory and Office Facility Supports Pharmaceutical Quality in India, Globally (09/02/11)

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• Proposed Standard Offers Best Practices to Help Ensure Supply Chain Integrity, Reduce Risks of Counterfeit or Mishandled Medicines (01/06/12)
• Critical Quality Considerations for Probiotics and Other Microbial Food Cultures Offered in New Draft FCC Standards (01/06/12)
• FCC Forum
• Probiotics Workshop
• Supply Chain Integrity Workshop
• Read the Latest Edition of The Standard (12/05/11)
• Global Public Health Expertise of USP Executive Team Strengthened (10/31/2011)

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• New Agreement Targets Food Ingredient Quality in U.S., China
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• USP OFFICIAL NOTICE regarding
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• New and Revised General Chapter <797> FAQs
• USP's quarterly newsletter, The Standard (Spring 2010)