Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Safety of Imported Food and Medicine

10 a.m. (ET)

Contaminated medicines are linked to at least eight mass poisonings around the world in the last two decades. We'll talk about recent efforts to monitor the safety of both food and medicine imported into the U.S.

Berkeley Breathed: "Mars Needs Moms" (Philomel)

11 a.m. (ET)

The creator of 'Bloom County,' 'Outland,' and 'Opus' presents his latest book. It's a children's book about an unappreciative little boy who doesn't understand what's so special about moms.

The Diane Rehm Show is produced by member-supported WAMU 88.5 in Washington DC.