In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2012 |
''America is hungry for safer food'' "Over the past few months, foodborne illness outbreaks linked to E. coli and salmonella in seafood and produce have sickened hundreds of people nationwide and, tragically, killed at least two children. Yet Washington is taking its sweet time when it comes to plugging major holes in the safety of our food system." |
Food Hazards |
| Jul 12, 2012 | "Another page of the calendar, another deadline missed for the Food Safety Modernization Act implementation. The Food and Drug Administration continues to miss deadlines set by Congress for the new food safety law." | Food Safety |
| Jul 9, 2012 |
''Antibiotic-free meat and poultry score high in Consumer Reports survey''' Many grocery stores offer at least some meat or poultry that is raised without antibiotics, sometimes at prices below what you would expect. Those meats are popular but shoppers need to be careful with labels that tout "no antibiotics administered" and similar claims. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jun 28, 2012 | "Consumer Reports, a nonprofit product-testing organization, is urging the largest grocery stores in the nation, starting with Trader Joe's, to stop selling meat and poultry raised on antibiotics." | Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jun 28, 2012 | Some argue that, without antibiotics, the agricultural industry will collapse. Danish scientist Frank Aarestrup begs to differ. Denmark is the world's largest exporter of pork, exporting 90% of all it produces, and it did much more than ban the use of antibiotics for growth. It reduced their usage overall and built a comprehensive surveillance system to track and target overuse. | Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jun 20, 2012 |
''House cheers, approves FDA reform bill'' On Wednesday, the House easily approved legislation that would reauthorize the FDA's user-fee program for brand-name drugs and medical devices, and expand that program to cover biosimilars and generic drugs. |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety, Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Jun 11, 2012 |
''Officials probe E. coli outbreak'' ''A mysterious and scattered outbreak of the E. coli bacteria is linked to 14 illnesses, including a child's death, health officials say. No form of contaminated food or other cause has been identified in the illnesses, which occurred in April and May, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.'' |
Food Hazards |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| May 19, 2012 |
''Salmonella case numbers slow in Asheville area, but still climbing'' "The number of reported cases in a three-month Buncombe-based salmonella outbreak is still climbing, but health officials say they’re seeing fewer and fewer new cases of the disease each week." |
Food Hazards |
| 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 |
| May 8, 2012 |
''Heavy Metal Rocker Sues Over Sushi Outbreak'' "A heavy metal band's lead singer says he was rocked by food poisoning while on tour. Now he's suing a California company over a recalled sushi product that allegedly made him sick." |
Food Hazards |
| May 3, 2012 |
''U.S. to partner with Big Pharma for drug discovery'' "The U.S. government will help drug companies find treatments for a host of diseases through a new collaboration in which researchers will test experimental drugs provided by manufacturers." |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
