In the News
In the News
| Date | In The News | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Jan 2, 2012 | On April 11, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a series of measures designed to protect human health from drug-resistant superbugs by curbing the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in meat and poultry production. This is an important step, but two important improvements are needed. | Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jun 20, 2011 |
''FDA plan aims to increase import safety'' "A Food and Drug Administration report issued Monday lays out plans to deal with the rising tide of imports to the U.S., which has quadrupled over the past decade." |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Dec 5, 2011 |
''FDA sees huge opportunities in opening up drug data'' “Regulators and drugmakers need to find ways to make more clinical data openly available, since vital knowledge about fighting disease is often locked away in confidential databases, the head of the U.S. drugs watchdog said on Monday. Food and |
Medical Safety |
