In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
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| Jan 5, 2012 |
''J&J, C.R. Bard Must Study Safety of Vaginal Mesh, FDA Says'' "Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) and C.R. Bard Inc. (BCR) must study rates of organ damage and complications linked to vaginal mesh implants, U.S. regulators said, responding to patient advocates who say the devices have harmed women." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| May 25, 2012 |
''Jensen Farms files bankruptcy in wake of cantaloupe listeria deaths'' "Jensen Farms, the southeastern Colorado cantaloupe growers who were the source of a deadly listeria outbreak last year, filed for bankruptcy Friday." |
Food Hazards |
| 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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| Feb 16, 2010 |
''Katie Couric Interviews Former FDA Commissioner and 'Fast Food Nation.' Author'' ''Following up on the CBS Evening News two part series documenting the overuse of antibiotics in food animal production, Katie Couric interviews Dr. David Kessler, former FDA commissioner, and Eric Schlosser, 'Fast Food Nation' author.'' |
Medical Safety, Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Aug 20, 2012 |
''Latest Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Angers Food-Safety Experts'' "Consumers are once again doubting the safety of cantaloupes, a year after a deadly outbreak of food poisoning caused by tainted melons killed at least 30 people and sickened 146 people. Agricultural experts say the frequent problems with cantaloupes come from the nature of the melons and sloppy agricultural practices. In the latest outbreak, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, two people have died and 141 have fallen ill in 20 states." |
Food Safety |
| May 16, 2012 |
''Lawyers: Criminal probe into 2010 salmonella outbreak targets ex-egg industry titan, son, aide'' "Lawyers representing a disgraced egg industry magnate, his son and one of their company’s financial officers say their clients are potential targets of a criminal investigation into the 2010 salmonella outbreak that sickened thousands of Americans and led to a massive recall of their products." |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 17, 2009 |
''Legislation to Curb Misuse of Antibiotics Introduced in House'' ''Last year the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal production made a recommendation that the nation reform the way food animals are raised.'' |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 18, 2009 |
''Legislation would curb antibiotic use at CAFOs'' ''Federal legislation was re-introduced on Tuesday to curb the use by industrial livestock farms of massive amounts of antibiotics important in human medicine.'' |
Health Topics, Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Dec 8, 2011 |
''Lettuce from one farm blamed for E. coli outbreak'' "The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that romaine lettuce from a single farm is likely to blame for an E. coli outbreak in Missouri and nine other states." |
Food Hazards |
| Aug 22, 2012 |
Likely Voters in Des Moines, Iowa-Area Support FDA Food Safety Funding Most likely voters in Iowa's new third congressional district believe the federal government should continue to increase funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out landmark food safety responsibilities, according to a new poll. |
Food Safety |
| Jul 9, 2013 |
''Listeria Illness, Death Tied to Wisconsin-made Crave Brothers Cheese'' "One person has died, a pregnant woman has miscarried and three others have been hospitalized after eating contaminated soft cheese from an award-winning Wisconsin cheese operation, officials said Monday. The death was in Minnesota, while the illnesses — from Listeria monocytogenes — were reported in Minnesota, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration." |
Food Safety |
| Dec 1, 2011 |
''Listeria outbreak traced to Colorado leaves damaged survivors in its wake'' "The listeria outbreak from Colorado grower Jensen Farms' cantaloupe has killed 29 people nationwide — eight in Colorado — and caused one miscarriage. Dozens more people, including Mike Hauser, have been irreparably damaged by an especially vicious bacterium." |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 14, 2010 |
''Livestock in U.S. gobble up the antibiotics'' "The U.S.-raised animals we eat consumed about 29 million pounds of antibiotics in the last year alone, according to a first-ever Food and Drug Administration accounting of antimicrobial drug use by the American livestock industry." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Feb 6, 2012 | "Billed as the “most sweeping change in food safety regulations in 70 years,” the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law last year by President Barack Obama. Federal regulators are working out specifics and effective dates, which could be released as early as March." | Food Hazards |
| Jan 25, 2011 |
''Makers of Livestock drugs in talks on restrictions'' "The Food and Drug Administration is asking drug manufacturers to voluntarily restrict the use of antibiotics in hogs and other livestock, and so far the agency has received a 'good response' from the companies, a senior official said today." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Dec 20, 2011 |
''Making school lunches healthier'' "The North Powder School District’s food service program recently received a thumb’s-up review from the state, one that it may owe in part to the green thumbs of its students. The school district’s lunch program received a positive overall rating from the Oregon Department of Education last month due partially to the gardening skills of its students." |
School Food |
| Dec 21, 2011 |
''McDonalds dumps egg supplier after safety, cruelty concerns'' "McDonald's said on Friday it dumped a McMuffin egg supplier after a government agency found filthy conditions and "unacceptable rodent activity," and an animal rights group exposed cruel treatment of the chickens." |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 26, 2013 |
''Medical Malfunction: Innovation vs. Quality Control'' "Dr. Emily Senay appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to discuss faulty medical devices and how they slip through the cracks of manufacturers and the FDA." |
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| Feb 9, 2011 |
''Medical Treatment, Out of Reach'' "Late last year, Biosensors International, a medical device company, shut down its operation in Southern California, which had once housed 90 people, including the company’s top executives and researchers." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Sep 6, 2011 |
''Medical, consumer groups urge Congress to act on antibiotic resistance'' "A coalition of medical and consumer advocacy groups is urging lawmakers to curtail the use of antibiotics in farm animals as federal regulators prepare to propose new restrictions." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jun 15, 2011 |
''Med-tech CEOs storm Capitol Hill'' "AdvaMed organizes a 'legislative fly-in' on Capitol Hill, bringing 20 medical device company CEOs to 'urge Congress to help preserve the industry’s competitiveness and global leadership in the development of new medical devices and diagnostics." |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| May 21, 2012 |
''Mexican papaya alert continues, as do recalls'' "Scrutiny of whole fresh Mexican papayas for salmonella and other pathogens continues, with shipments routinely held and rejected at the border after the Food and Drug Administration issued an import alert August 2011." |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 23, 2012 |
''More On Court Ordering FDA Hearings on Farm Antibiotics'' "Since I posted last night on the judge’s order that the Food and Drug Administration examine the safety of farm antibiotics -- via hearings that the FDA scheduled, but never held, back in 1977 -- a lot has happened." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| May 1, 2009 |
''More Readers' Questions About Swine Flu'' This week the World Health Organization raised its global threat level to 5, its second highest, and warned nations to prepare for a global flu pandemic. Additional cases of the new swine flu were confirmed not just in North America and Mexico but also in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Peru, Germany, Austria, Spain, Israel, New Zealand and Hong Kong. And, amid some controversy, the swine flu virus got an official but unwieldy new name: A(H1N1). |
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| Oct 19, 2010 |
''Musty odor sparks another Tylenol recall'' "A moldy odor has again stricken Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol, and the company is recalling another lot of the over-the-counter painkiller. J&J, which has recalled tens of millions of bottles of Tylenol and other consumer medicines in the past year because of complaints of a musty or moldy odor in the product, said it was voluntarily recalling another lot." |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
