(HHS: Washington) -- As part of an ongoing strategy to address the food safety issues in China and the United States, and to share ideas to address global food safety, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opened its first office in Beijing, China, on Nov. 19, 2008. The U.S.

From an antacid to a new cancer treatment, every drug must be proven safe and effective in controlled clinical trials before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allows it to be sold in the United States.

(HHS: Washington) -- Last year, the United States imported more than $2 trillion worth of products, from roughly 825,000 importers, through more than 300 ports of entry.

(SSA & Co.: New York)-- Shrink, a measure of the difference between the amount of goods a company should have on hand and its actual inventory, cost United States retailers more than $40 billion in 2007, according to SSA & Co.

(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is hosting the 2009 Lean Six Sigma Conference, March 2–3, 2009, in Phoenix. The conference will teach professionals the skills they need to sustain a lean Six Sigma culture at their companies.

Today’s hyper-competitive business environment is creating a need for even more new products, new services, and new processes. Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) offers a generalized and effective approach for designing new products and services from the ground up.

By the time you read this, the amazingly long U.S. presidential election will be over. All U.S.