In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2011 |
''Childhood Obesity Best Battled in Schools, Research Finds'' "Australian researchers examined 55 interventions in previous studies and concluded that school-based programs were key in getting kids to healthy weights, and there was little evidence that these programs would have a negative effect on young students' self-images." |
School Food |
| Apr 17, 2012 |
''Citing contamination, FDA aims to shut down 2 state fish processors'' "Government health and food safety officials are seeking to close down two fish processing plants in California, citing concerns over the spread of bacteria and toxins in contaminated products." |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 5, 2011 |
''Clark County bike-walk plan earns national award for fighting obesity'' "In a press release, Clark County Public Health announced it received Active Living Research’s 2012 Translating Research to Policy Award for its Health Impact Assessment of the Clark County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Nov 15, 2011 |
Commentary: ''N.Y. has to really study gas drilling impact'' "When Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would let science and health concerns drive his decision about issuing permits for hydraulic fracturing natural gas wells, we were encouraged. When we read the draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement prepared by the state Department of Environmental Conservation, however, that encouragement evaporated." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Dec 9, 2011 |
Congress Weakens USDA’s Plan to Improve School Meals In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposed a plan to update school meal nutrition standards for the first time in 15 years. The proposal would ensure schools serve more fruits, vegetables and whole-grains while limiting calories, salt and fat. Some members of Congress raised concerns with two key provisions. |
School Food |
| Feb 11, 2012 | "Between April and November, about 30 Americans will get seriously sick and about 15 will die after eating raw oysters or other shellfish contaminated with deadly Vibrio vulnificus bacteria." | Food Hazards |
| Jan 24, 2012 |
''Could Rising Healthcare and Utility Bills Get Kentucky Off Coal?'' "The Health Impact Assessment on Coal and Clean Energy Options in Kentucky, prepared by the Kentucky Environmental Foundation collates all the available peer-reviewed reports on the health impacts of both coal production and various types of renewable energy production, in an attempt to encourage legislators who have historically ignored the environmental impact of coal to take a look at the health impacts associated with various energy production decisions." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jan 2, 2012 |
''County may look at health impacts of bus transfers'' "County commissioners will consider a proposal Thursday morning asking the Oregon Health Authority for $15,000 to study the impact of TriMet’s bus/train transfer times." |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Mar 24, 2012 |
''Court orders FDA action on antibiotic use on farms'' "WASHINGTON (AP) A federal court judge has ordered the Food and Drug Administration to take action on its own 35 year old rule that would stop farmers from mixing popular antibiotics into animal feed ..." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 23, 2012 |
''Court orders FDA to examine antibiotics use on animals'' "A federal court on Thursday ordered the FDA to follow through on a 35 year old proposal that would have banned the use of certain antibiotics in animal feed ... " |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Nov 21, 2011 |
''Criminal charges hard to pin on farm where listeria-tainted cantaloupes originated'' "Jensen Farms and its owners remain under threat of criminal prosecution for the cantaloupe listeria outbreak that has killed 29 people, but the history of even the most scandalous food poisonings shows such charges are rare." |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 23, 2010 |
''Debate Over Industry Role in Educating Doctors'' "In the latest effort to break up the often cozy relationship between doctors and the medical industry, the University of Michigan Medical School has become the first to decide that it will no longer take any money from drug and device makers to pay for coursework doctors need to renew their medical licenses." |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Aug 25, 2011 |
''Del Monte Sues FDA Over Cantaloupe Recall, Import Restrictions'' In an unusual move, Del Monte Fresh Produce has filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration saying "erroneous speculation, unsupported by scientific evidence" led to a March recall of Guatemalan cantaloupes tied to an outbreak of Salmonella Panama. |
Food Safety |
| Mar 14, 2012 |
''Disease Outbreaks Linked to Imported Foods Rising: U.S.'' "The frequency of disease outbreaks linked to imported food is rising, with fish and spices the most-common source of illness, a U.S. health agency said." |
Food Hazards |
| Nov 9, 2012 |
Laura Rogers, project director for the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, is in Denmark this week meeting with farmers, government officials and public health experts to learn how the United States can adapt the country’s successful model. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
