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Jan 31, 2013

USDA to Announce New School Snack Food Standards

USDA to announce new updates to nutritional standards for school snack foods and beverages.

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Food Safety
Oct 6, 2011

''VCs Take Their Case For FDA Reform To Capitol Hill''

“Venture capitalists are beginning to steer their investment dollars away from fledgling pharmaceutical and medical device companies, a phenomenon that will drive jobs and promising treatments overseas, according to a new survey of life sciences investors ... "

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Drugs and Devices at the FDA
Aug 21, 2012

''Warning Over Deadly Outbreak of Salmonella in Cantaloupes Criticized''

"A deadly outbreak of salmonella in cantaloupes is stirring controversy about how transparent state and federal health authorities should be as they investigate the source of food-borne illnesses. Some food safety advocates are now calling on health officials to release the name of the farm and stores where its cantaloupes were sold."

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Food Safety
Jul 12, 2012

''What's holding up food safety regulations?''

"Another page of the calendar, another deadline missed for the Food Safety Modernization Act implementation. The Food and Drug Administration continues to miss deadlines set by Congress for the new food safety law."

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Food Safety
Dec 27, 2009

''When Drugs Stop Working''

In a five-part series, "When Drugs Stop Working," the Associated Press explores the global issue of drug resistance focusing on how the crisis was created and efforts currently employed to help save the effectiveness of our critical medicines.

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Antibiotics in Food Animal Production
Aug 8, 2012

''Why Your Chicken Is Still Making You Sick''

"Got a tummy ache? It could well be something you ate. That's the message from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's latest assessment of food-borne illnesses, dropped on its web site with zero fanfare, not even a press release, Friday afternoon. It shows that that infection rates from most common food-related pathogens are either inching up or holding steady—and occurring at levels above the CDC's own targets."

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Food Safety
Jun 25, 2013

''Will New Laws Make Your Food Safer?''

"Foodborne illnesses, which also include food poisoning, sicken about one in six Americans every year, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations, and an estimated 3,000 deaths. Despite improved techniques to help trace the sources of food contamination, current food safety regulations have not prevented dangerous contamination from happening in the first place."

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Food Safety