In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
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| 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 |
| Jan 18, 2013 |
''Food Safety Modernization Act Takes Effect'' A Missouri man is applauding the government for setting up a plan to prevent a significant national health risk he says killed his father. One in 6 people — about 48 million Americans — get sick every year and about 3,000 die because of food-borne diseases, according to the Food and Drug Administration. |
Food Safety |
| Jan 18, 2013 |
''Girl's Bout With E.coli Helps Toughen Food Standards'' The family of a girl who nearly died six years ago is feeling a sense of victory after the FDA announced it will release new guidelines to make food safer. |
Food Safety |
| Jan 17, 2013 |
''Jessamine Students Rate New Cafeteria Options from Manufacturers'' "Regulations from the Health, Hunger-Free Kids Act went into effect in the fall before manufacturers could create new products, Jessamine food-service director Karen Barden said. The result was smaller portions that drew the ire of parents and students.'' |
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| Jan 11, 2013 |
''FDA Warns Two Producers on Egg Safety'' Two large egg producers have received warning letters from the Food and Drug Administration, which said they violated a two-year-old rule aimed at preventing salmonella contamination. |
Food Safety |
| Dec 17, 2012 |
''Promise of Food Safety Law Largely Unfulfilled'' With thousands of Americans falling ill and public confidence shaken after a series of high-profile foodborne outbreaks several years ago involving consumer staples such as lettuce, peppers, peanuts and eggs, Congress and the White House moved aggressively to bring food safety into the 21st century. But two years after President Obama signed a sweeping food safety bill into law, the rules at the heart of the largest food safety overhaul in more than 70 years have yet to be put in place. |
Food Safety |
| Dec 11, 2012 |
Release Food Safety Rules -- Nearly 35,000 Signatures, One Message, Delivered to White House On Tuesday, December 11, The Pew Charitable Trusts delivered a petition signed by nearly 35,000 Americans to the White House, urging President Obama to release the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) rules. |
Food Safety |
| Dec 10, 2012 |
''Drug Overuse in Cattle Imperils Human Health'' "Two kids seriously injured in the Joplin, Mo., tornado in May 2011 showed up at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City suffering from antibiotic-resistant infections from dirt and debris blown into their wounds. Physicians tried different drugs, but at first nothing seemed to work. Blame the overuse of antibiotics in livestock, according to the doctors familiar with their cases." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Dec 4, 2012 |
''Good health checkup for biomass plant proposal near Lake Tahoe'' The Sacramento Bee reports on an independent HIA conducted by the Sequoia Foundation assessing the negative and positive effects of the proposed Cabin Creek Biomass Energy Facility in Placer County, California. |
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| Nov 27, 2012 |
IOM Report Shows Administration Must Lead on Transparency The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a new paper, "Harmonizing Reporting on Potential Conflicts of Interest," which notes that "the current process of disclosure (of financial relationships between healthcare professionals and the medical industry) is fragmented and burdensome" and, as a result, the need for a harmonized system has become "urgent and compelling." |
Conflicts of Interest, Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
