In the News
In the News
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| Jul 11, 2013 |
''Source of Listeria Outbreak Linked to Wisconsin Cheesemaker Still Uncertain, Company Says'' "Inspectors haven't yet determined the source of a Midwest listeria outbreak linked to a Wisconsin cheesemaker, the company's president said." |
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 |
| Jul 8, 2013 |
''After Death, Minn. Health Dept. Warns of Listeria in Soft Cheese'' A Listeria outbreak linked to a soft, Brie-style cheese has sickened two people in Minnesota. And one of the victims has died. |
Food Safety |
| Jul 1, 2013 |
''FDA Detains Pomegranate Seeds From Turkey Tied to Hepatitis Outbreak'' Food and Drug Administration officials say they will detain shipments of pomegranate seeds imported from Turkey after an investigation identified the fruit as a common link in an outbreak of acute hepatitis A that has sickened nearly 130 people in the U.S. |
Food Safety |
| Jun 27, 2013 |
''Iowa Lab Helps Ensure Food Safety'' Des Moines, Iowa native Ardin Backous is director of food operations in North America for Eurofins, a Belgian company. He helps the global food-testing company ensure the food consumers buy at the grocery store is safe, and that the nutrition value labels so many rely upon are accurate. |
Food Safety |
| Jun 25, 2013 |
''Will New Laws Make Your Food Safer?'' "Foodborne illnesses, which also include food poisoning, sicken about one in six Americans every year, leading to 128,000 hospitalizations, and an estimated 3,000 deaths. Despite improved techniques to help trace the sources of food contamination, current food safety regulations have not prevented dangerous contamination from happening in the first place." |
Food Safety |
| Jun 20, 2013 |
''House Votes to Delay Food Safety Rules'' "The House voted late Wednesday to delay sweeping food safety rules that would require farmers and food companies to be more vigilant about guarding against contamination." |
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| Jun 14, 2013 |
''Hepatitis A Outbreak: Townsend Farms Passes Health Inspections'' "The Fairview berry processor connected to the hepatitis A outbreak in eight states has passed an inspection by Oregon and county officials." |
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| Jun 3, 2013 |
''Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Oregon Berry Farm'' "The Food and Drug Administration is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A linked to a frozen organic berry mix sold by an Oregon company." |
Food Safety |
| May 28, 2013 |
''On the Front Lines of Food Safety'' "With piles of fresh strawberries beckoning consumers at markets and stores this season, an alliance of a major retailer, fruit growers and farm workers has begun a program to promote healthy produce and improve working conditions." |
Food Safety |
| May 28, 2013 |
1995 Pew Scholar Explains “The Reward for Solving Puzzles” In this video from Harvard Medical School, Stephen Buratowski – a 1995 Pew scholar and professor of biological chemistry and molecular pharmacology – explains his research in gene expression and the allure of scientific puzzles. |
Biomedical Research |
| May 1, 2013 |
1990 Pew Scholar James Lupski Elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences James Lupski, a 1990 Pew scholar and The Cullen Endowed Chair in Molecular Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine, has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The academy announced 198 new members April 24, including leaders from academia, business, public affairs, and the humanities. |
Biomedical Research |
| Apr 26, 2013 |
''FDA Detains Imports of Mexican Cucumbers After Linking Them to Illnesses in 18 States'' The Food and Drug Administration is detaining imports of cucumbers from a Mexican company after they were linked to salmonella illnesses in 18 states. |
Food Safety |
| Apr 4, 2013 |
''Rep. Louise Slaughter On Antibiotics, Meat And Superbugs'' "80 percent of all the antibiotics we pump out these days goes into animals and animal feed — cows, hogs, chickens, turkeys and more across America, chowing down daily on antibiotics in their feed. To make them grow faster. To allow them to live in crowded conditions. Health officials are clanging the alarm bell, saying that is overuse that is breeding antibiotic-resistant superbugs that we can’t stop, that kill. The meat industry says, “chill out.” |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| 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." |
