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To date, neither side has sought to take the issue to the mat in a way that would definitively resolve the dispute. to take photographs as necessary; to collect samples; talk to pertinent staff; or to collect food labels and labeling). However, in the context of imports, FDA can more easily wield a much bigger cudgel.
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