In the News
In the News
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| Nov 12, 2012 |
Test Your Knowledge of Antibiotics Nearly nine in 10 Americans recognize that antibiotics are effective treatments for fighting bacterial infections like strep throat, but more than a third mistakenly believe the drugs are also appropriate treatments for viral infections such as the common cold. Test your antibiotics IQ and take the quiz. |
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| Nov 21, 2011 |
''Target scrambles to line up new egg suppliers'' "Egg shortages were reported at some Target stores after the retailer ended its relationship with a producer accused of animal cruelty, and the company scrambled Monday to line up new suppliers before Thanksgiving." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 1, 2012 |
Take Action: Urge the Obama Administration to Strengthen its Antibiotic Policies On April 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a series of measures designed to protect human health from drug resistant superbugs by curbing the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in meat and poultry production. |
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| Jan 13, 2012 |
''Tainted juice episode calls FDA capabilities into question'' "The Food and Drug Administration is holding all orange juice being imported into the United States at the border while it tests for contamination with a fungus-killing chemical. The action is lowering stock prices for companies that sell orange juice and raising questions about the ability of the overstretched agency to protect the safety of the U.S. food system, critics say." |
Food Hazards |
| Aug 20, 2012 |
''Tainted Cantaloupe From Indiana Tied to Two Deaths, 50 Illnesses in Kentucky'' "A strain of salmonella associated with two deaths and 50 illnesses in Kentucky since early July has been found in cantaloupes tested by the state, public health officials said Friday." |
Food Safety |
| Jun 28, 2012 | Some argue that, without antibiotics, the agricultural industry will collapse. Danish scientist Frank Aarestrup begs to differ. Denmark is the world's largest exporter of pork, exporting 90% of all it produces, and it did much more than ban the use of antibiotics for growth. It reduced their usage overall and built a comprehensive surveillance system to track and target overuse. | Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Apr 17, 2012 |
''Sushi-linked salmonella outbreak reaches 20 states, yellowfin tuna recalled'' "Yellowfin tuna has been flagged as the culprit associated with a 20-state salmonella outbreak that has sickened 116 people, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said." |
Food Hazards |
| Aug 6, 2012 | "A new study suggests that using electronic health records to tell doctors what infections are going around in their community could help cut down on unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions." | Drug Safety, Antibiotic Innovation |
| Oct 22, 2012 |
Supermoms Against Superbugs, an initiative of the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, is a movement of moms, dads, grandparents, and other caregivers concerned about their family’s health. These individuals want to raise awareness about the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in food animal production and take action for more judicious use of these drugs. |
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| Aug 24, 2012 |
SuperChefs Against Superbugs, an initiative of the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, is a movement of chefs nationwide who have expressed their support of ending the misuse and overuse of antibiotics in food animal production. As a result, the SuperChefs are urging the Food and Drug Administration to strengthen its antibiotic policies. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Oct 25, 2011 |
''Sunshine Letter to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius'' "We are writing to urge you to fully implement Section 1128G of the Social Security Act, the Physician Payments Sunshine Provision, which was added as Section 6002 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)." |
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| Jan 2, 2012 |
''Study on Major Duluth Road gives Pedestrians Hope for Change'' "A major thoroughfare that separates Duluth's Central and East Hillside neighborhoods, is traveled by thousands every day. There's a push to make it safer for those who use it most." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Aug 13, 2012 |
''Study Links Healthier Weight in Children With Strict Laws on School Snacks'' "Adolescents in states with strict laws regulating the sale of snacks and sugary drinks in public schools gained less weight over a three-year period than those living in states with no such laws, a new study has found." |
School Food |
| Sep 5, 2012 |
Student Chef Discusses Transforming the Future of School Food This year schools all across the country will have access to healthier school meals in their cafeteria. We chatted with student chefs from Denver, CO about healthy school meals and eating. |
School Food |
| Apr 10, 2012 |
''Stop feeding antibiotics to livestock'' "I was pleased to see the recent editorial ("Troublesome antibiotics," April 3) addressing the widespread practice of feeding antibiotics to livestock ... " |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 23, 2012 |
''Steps Set for Livestock Antibiotic Ban'' "The Obama administration must warn drug makers that the government may soon ban agricultural uses of some popular antibiotics that many scientists say encourage the proliferation of dangerous infections and imperil public health ..." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Oct 11, 2012 |
State of the Science: Superbugs and Public Health People tend to think of summer as a time reserved for rest and relaxation, but this has not been the case for many scientists this past season. In the last few months, there have been several new studies on antibiotics widely discussed by media, policymakers, and the public alike. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 11, 2013 |
''Source of Listeria Outbreak Linked to Wisconsin Cheesemaker Still Uncertain, Company Says'' "Inspectors haven't yet determined the source of a Midwest listeria outbreak linked to a Wisconsin cheesemaker, the company's president said." |
Food Safety |
| Oct 2, 2012 |
''Smoked Salmon Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak in Netherlands and United States'' "Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, sparking major recalls there and in the U.S., Dutch health authorities said Tuesday." |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 19, 2012 |
"After reviewing cases of reported outbreaks from 2005 to 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 2,348 illnesses were linked to imported foods, with half of the cases occurring in 2009 and 2010." |
Food Hazards |
| Oct 9, 2012 |
Seven Questions About the New Meal Standards In school cafeterias across the country, students are seeing big changes on their lunch trays. The USDA recently approved new rules for the federal school lunch program, the first such changes to student lunches in more than a decade. Jessica Donze Black, Director of the Kids' Safe and Healthful Foods Project, explains the benefits of the new guidelines. |
School Food |
| Aug 17, 2012 |
''Senators Urge FDA to Collect More Data on Antibiotics in Agriculture'' Thirteen senators from both sides of the aisle wrote to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg this week asking the agency to collect more data on antibiotics used in food animal production. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Oct 1, 2012 |
Seeking Better and Safer Medical Devices Medical devices range from common iteams such as stethoscopes to more complex products such as pacemakers and heart stents. The Medical Device Initiative project seeks to improve the tracking of medical device safety and to foster innovation that benefits patients. Project Director Josh Rising has a personal connection to the value of medical devices and he explains the importance of the Initiative and the goals of the program.
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| Aug 11, 2012 |
''Schools scrambling to serve up healthier lunch choices'' "When students head back to school this fall, most will be offered a smorgasbord of healthier foods in lunch lines. The reason: New government nutrition standards for school meals go into effect this year, raising the bar for the first time in more than 15 years. Schools must meet the standards to get federal meal reimbursements. |
School Food |
| Aug 13, 2012 | "Students gained less weight over three years if they lived in states that restricted the sale of unhealthy snacks at school than kids in states without those laws, a study has found." | School Food |
