In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2012 |
''Gov't to speed tracking of E. coli in meat'' "The government plans to speed up the process for tracking E. coli in meat, a move that will help authorities more quickly find the source of bacteria outbreaks and hasten recalls of tainted food." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 26, 2012 |
''200 now sick in salmonella sushi outbreak'' "At least 200 people in 21 states and Washington, D.C., now have been sickened by raw scraped tuna contaminated with not one but two rare strains of salmonella, government health officials reported Thursday." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 23, 2012 |
''How Making Food Safe Can Harm Wildlife And Water'' "Environmental advocates say a single-minded focus on food safety has forced growers of salad greens to strip vegetation from around their fields, harming wildlife and polluting streams and rivers." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 19, 2012 |
''First lawsuit filed in salmonella outbreak tied to sushi'' "The first lawsuit spawned by a salmonella outbreak that appears to be linked to sushi -- which has now sickened 141 people in 20 states plus the District of Columbia -- was filed late Wednesday against Moon Marine U.S.A. Corp, a Cupertino, Calif., seafood importer." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 17, 2012 |
''Sushi-linked salmonella outbreak reaches 20 states, yellowfin tuna recalled'' "Yellowfin tuna has been flagged as the culprit associated with a 20-state salmonella outbreak that has sickened 116 people, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said." |
Food Hazards |
| 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 |
| 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 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 4, 2012 |
''Federal report warns of lax food and medicine safety standards in exporting nations'' "Poor oversight of food and medical products in many exporting countries is putting American consumers at risk, the federal Institute of Medicine said in a report Wednesday." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 4, 2012 |
''Food Risk Rises as Import Reliance Makes U.S. Safety Harder'' "Imported food and drugs in the U.S. have tripled in the past decade, making it tougher on regulators to police the safety of products that Americans consume, the Institute of Medicine said." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 4, 2012 |
''Report: U.S., peers must cooperate on import safety'' "Food and drug regulators in the U.S., Europe and other developed countries should offer training, technology and expertise to developing nations in Asia, Latin America and other regions to better assure the safety of imported products, states a new report." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 4, 2012 |
''Panel: To Safeguard Food Imports, It's Not Just About Inspections'' "Locavores, a word with you. Local food may be gaining traction in all kinds of ways, but a report out today from the Institute of Medicine serves as a stark reminder of just how globalized our food system truly is." |
Food Hazards |
| Apr 3, 2012 |
''FDA probes salmonella that has sickened 90 people'' "Federal health officials are investigating a growing outbreak of salmonella that has sickened 90 people in 19 states and the District of Columbia, according to a Food and Drug Administration memo." |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 19, 2012 |
"After reviewing cases of reported outbreaks from 2005 to 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 2,348 illnesses were linked to imported foods, with half of the cases occurring in 2009 and 2010." |
Food Hazards |
| 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 |
| Mar 13, 2012 |
''Advocates frustrated with Obama administration over food safety law'' ''When Haylee Bernstein of Wilton was 3 years old, she and an older sister fell seriously ill and were rushed to the hospital.'' |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 5, 2012 |
"U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said Feb. 29 that if her agency does not get more money to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act, she can already predict an increase in foodborne illness and problems with imported food." |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 4, 2012 |
''Safety concerns, industry changes push U.S. to rethink approach to food inspection'' "There’s a growing recognition among food-safety experts that the government can be smarter about tackling food-borne hazards that sicken one in six Americans each year and kill about 3,000." |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 1, 2012 |
''FDA warns food industry about loses if funding is not provided for food safety'' "U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg is warning the food industry that foodborne illnesses threaten their operations because the public reacts negatively to outbreaks of food-related health issues." |
Food Hazards |
| Feb 14, 2012 |
''FDA seeks food-safety funds after Colorado cantaloupe listeria outbreak'' "The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants a $220 million boost to its food-safety budget next year, citing a listeria outbreak from Colorado cantaloupe as primary proof the system needs work." |
Food Hazards |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
