Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2012 |
"There are serious weaknesses in a system that allows firms to self-affirm the safety of food ingredients without the approval or knowledge of regulators, according to researchers conducting a probe into the nation’s food additives law." Source: Food Navigator |
Food Additives |
| Jul 24, 2012 |
''Illinois Second-Most Affected State From Foodborne Illness'' In January 2011, President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act, which was supposed to begin a total overhaul of the FDA. Unfortunately, according to the Pew Health Center, the Consumers Union and other food safety organizations, the administration has not issued the necessary regulations to implement the law. As a result, outbreaks continue and Illinois is among the worst hit. Source: Chicagoist |
Food Safety |
| Jul 24, 2012 |
Pew Biomedical Scholars Named Outstanding Early-Career Scientists by President Obama Four Pew Scholars have been awarded Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. They are Source: |
Biomedical Research |
| Jul 24, 2012 |
''Taking Health Into Account'' Aaron Wernham, director of the Health Impact Project, explains how by systematically assessing the health risks of development decisions upfront, health impact assessments can prevent costly and harmful mistakes. Source: Shelterforce |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jul 19, 2012 |
''Chefs Learn Advocacy Lessons'' Sixteen chefs gathered earlier this month at Blackberry Farm in Walland, Tenn. for the James Beard Foundation's Chefs Boot Camp for Policy and Change, a two-day program, jointly sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts, that focused on coaching chefs on how to become stronger advocates for the causes which matter to them, and exposing them to the resources at their disposal. Source: Seattle Weekly |
Food Safety |
| Jul 17, 2012 |
''Families, health advocates urge Obama to act on food safety'' "Families, public health advocates and consumer groups called on the White House on Tuesday to implement delayed provisions in a food safety law they say would help prevent some of the nearly 3,000 deaths caused by food-borne illnesses each year." Source: Reuters |
Food Hazards |
| Jul 17, 2012 |
''White House under fire for delays on food safety rules'' "Dana Dziadul and her mother, Colette, are joining other food safety advocates in urging the White House to implement provisions of a federal law that President Barack Obama signed in January 2011." Source: Chicago Tribune |
Food Hazards |
| Jul 17, 2012 |
''Groups Urge Action on Food Safety Law'' "Ten consumer groups that helped promote a landmark food safety law passed in 2010 say the Obama administration is holding up the rules that would put it into effect, a delay they say could cost money and lives this summer, the peak season for food contamination outbreaks." Source: The New York Times |
Food Hazards |
| Jul 17, 2012 |
''Teen who nearly died after eating contaminated cantaloupe speaks out'' A Brevard County, FL, teenager who helped bring about the Food Safety Modernization Act told WFTV she wanted to know why the federal law isn't being fully implemented. Source: WFTV-9 |
Food Hazards |
| Jul 16, 2012 |
''Delays in new food-safety regulations cause frustration'' Seventeen months after President Obama signed a law hailed as a massive overhaul of food safety, major portions have yet to be implemented. Erik Olson, director of food programs with the Pew Health Group, remarks, "What's important is that these new protections of our food supply be put into place as soon as possible to protect all Americans from getting sick from contaminated food. Source: USA Today |
Food Safety |
