In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
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| Jun 8, 2012 |
''E. Coli Hits 11 as Officials Race Against the Clock'' "Georgia officials who're just beginning their investigation of an E. Coli outbreak are racing against the clock to solve the mysterious food poisonings before the epidemic spreads, with the number of cases now at 11 across four southern states." |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 8, 2011 |
''E. coli report cites lettuce in outbreak'' "Romaine lettuce from one harvest at a single farm was the likely culprit of the E. coli outbreak that sickened 60 people across 10 states this fall, according to a federal report released Wednesday." |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 5, 2012 |
''Egg Producer Knew of Salmonella Months Before Massive Recall'' "The egg producer whose eggs were linked to a nationwide salmonella outbreak that sickened nearly 2,000 people was told that hens at its farms were contaminated four months before the salmonella outbreak led to the recall of 550 million eggs." |
Food Safety |
| Feb 3, 2012 |
''Egg recall in 34 states over Listeria concerns: Full details'' "Michael Foods, a Minnesota-based food company, is recalling more than one million hard-cooked eggs from 34 states, after tests revealed some may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria." |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 14, 2013 |
''Estimate: 1 in 6 Americans Will Get Food Poisoning This Year'' It is estimated that one in six Americans will get sick from food poisoning this year. That's 48 million people. And the grim reality: some will suffer the rest of their life and others will die. The Food and Drug Administration wants to stop foodborne illness at the source with proposed changes to the way food is grown and processed . In Chicago Monday and Tuesday, the public is invited to weigh in. |
Food Safety |
| Nov 2, 2008 |
''EU wants code of conduct for nanotech research'' The European Commission has adopted a voluntary code of conduct in the field of nanotechnology research hoping to establish some guidelines in this fast-growing but little-understood research area.
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Biomedical Research |
| Oct 31, 2008 |
''Experts: Possible Farm to Locker Room Link for Staph Infection'' ''Cleveland, OH - From farms to locker rooms, antibiotic-resistant staph infections are plaguing more athletes in Ohio, including the Cleveland Browns' Kellen Winslow.'' |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 4, 2012 |
''F.D.A. Orders Surgical Mesh Makers to Study Risks'' "The Food and Drug Administration issued an order on Wednesday requiring makers of implantable surgical mesh used to treat urinary incontinence in women to study its risks." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Jan 19, 2011 |
''F.D.A. Plans to Streamline Reviews of Medical Devices'' "Federal health officials on Wednesday unveiled steps to streamline reviews of medical devices, while deferring decisions on contentious issues that device makers had feared could slow the approval of new products." |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution |
| Jan 31, 2012 | "The Food and Drug Administration is trying to shutter permanently a cheese factory in Queens whose owners failed to clean up the plant after a potentially deadly bacteria was discovered on more than one occasion, according to the government." | Food Hazards |
| Jan 22, 2013 |
''F.D.A. Seeks to Tighten Regulation of All-Metal Hip Implants'' "After an estimated 500,000 patients in the United States have received a type of artificial hip that is failing early in many cases, the Food and Drug Administration is proposing rules that could stop manufacturers from selling such implants." |
Medical Safety |
| Oct 5, 2012 |
Farmer Friday: Celebrating Farmers Who Raise Animals without Antibiotics Americans want food that is raised sustainably and that promotes public health while minimizing harm to the environment. It is our agricultural system that affords these choices to the American consumer. Farmer Friday provides a weekly opportunity to shine a spotlight on these producers and thank them for protecting public health by using antibiotics only when their animals are sick. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Dec 30, 2010 |
''Farmers Disagree on Antibiotic Us'' "Cattle farmer Jay Schutte said most dairy farmers are already administering antibiotics responsibly. Schutte feeds out about 600 cattle a year. " |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Dec 11, 2011 |
''Fat children face heart risks as young as age 3'' "University of Miami study says problems with cholesterol levels, artery inflammation begin early." |
School Food |
| Apr 9, 2012 |
''FDA chief wants more inspectors at Savannah port'' "The Food and Drug Administration's top official said Monday she wants more inspectors at the booming Port of Savannah, where the agency keeps a lookout for safety hazards ranging from spoiled fish to counterfeit drugs." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 15, 2012 |
''FDA criticized for secrecy in food-illness probes'' "The 2009 E. coli outbreak began like a far more notorious cantaloupe listeria outbreak two years later: Tests from ill patients in separate counties arrived at the Colorado health department, and sounded alarms by matching perfectly." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 26, 2013 |
''FDA Detains Imports of Mexican Cucumbers After Linking Them to Illnesses in 18 States'' The Food and Drug Administration is detaining imports of cucumbers from a Mexican company after they were linked to salmonella illnesses in 18 states. |
Food Safety |
| Jul 1, 2013 |
''FDA Detains Pomegranate Seeds From Turkey Tied to Hepatitis Outbreak'' Food and Drug Administration officials say they will detain shipments of pomegranate seeds imported from Turkey after an investigation identified the fruit as a common link in an outbreak of acute hepatitis A that has sickened nearly 130 people in the U.S. |
Food Safety |
| Nov 21, 2012 |
FDA Faces Recruitment and Retention Challenges The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employs thousands of scientists, physicians, and engineers to fulfill its mission to protect and promote the public health. However, high turnover and difficulties recruiting staff hamper the FDA’s ability to ensure the safety and effectiveness of drugs and medical devices, according to a report from the Partnership for Public Service (PPS). |
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| Apr 29, 2010 |
''FDA Faulted in Heparin Case'' "The Food and Drug Administration failed to pursue several "specific and credible leads" that might have identified culprits in China during the 2008 crisis involving contaminated imported heparin, according to a congressional investigation." |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Dec 14, 2011 |
''FDA faulted over state inspections'' "The Food and Drug Administration is relying more often on states to inspect food plants but is failing to properly monitor those state inspections or follow through on their findings, the Department of Health and Human Services watchdog has concluded." |
Food Hazards |
| Oct 14, 2010 |
''FDA Finds Heparin Maker Violations'' "A major U.S. heparin wholesaler received a complaint from a corporate customer about a contaminated batch of blood thinner in October 2008, but didn't investigate for almost a year, according to a recent Food and Drug Administration notice to the company." |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Feb 2, 2012 |
''FDA finds low levels of fungicide in orange juice set for sale in US, but no recalls planned'' The Food and Drug Administration says it has confirmed low levels of an illegal fungicide in orange juice samples taken from Florida manufacturers. |
Food Hazards |
| Nov 27, 2012 |
''FDA Halts Operations at Peanut Butter Plant'' The Food and Drug Administration halted operations of the country's largest organic peanut butter processor Monday, cracking down on salmonella poisoning for the first time with new enforcement authority the agency gained in a 2011 food safety law. |
Food Safety |
| Apr 11, 2012 |
''FDA lays out steps to reduce overuse of antibiotics in animals grown for food'' "The Food and Drug Administration called on drug companies Wednesday to help limit the use of antibiotics given to farm animals, a decades-old practice that scientists say has contributed to a surge in dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
