Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
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| Apr 20, 2013 |
''State Schools Set to Implement Updated USDA Guidelines'' "The USDA is updating the existing nutritional food standards set in 1979, which will require all snack foods sold in public schools to meet new health standards." Source: New Britain Herald |
School Food |
| May 2, 2013 |
''Latham Renews Quest to Upgrade School Kitchens'' "Recent changes to the federal school lunch program require more fresh fruits and vegetables to be served, but many schools in Iowa and across the country lack the fridge space needed to store large quantities of fresh produce, the Republican lawmaker said." Source: Des Moines Register |
School Food |
| May 6, 2013 |
''Pre-Ordering School Lunches Steer Kids To Healthier Meal Choices'' Jessica Donze Black, project director for Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project, is featured in Time magazine article about healthy school lunches. Source: Time Health & Family |
School Food |
| May 6, 2013 |
''Bipartisan Bill Would Pay for School Kitchen Upgrades, Equipment'' Jessica Donze Black, director of the Pew Kids' Safe & Healthful Foods Project, speaks with Education Week about a bipartisan bill that would provide money for school kitchen upgrades. Source: EducationWeek |
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| May 7, 2013 |
''Budget Cuts Won't Reduce Food Safety Inspections'' "The Food and Drug Administration will not reduce food inspections because of budget cuts, despite warning earlier that it could be forced to eliminate thousands of inspections by Sept. 30." Source: USA TODAY |
Food Safety |
| May 7, 2013 |
''FDA to Consider Revamping Food Additive Rules'' "Amid growing public concern over the safety of additives in products ranging from caffeinated energy drinks to industrial chemicals in food containers and water bottles, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is under pressure to reexamine its rules, and there are signs it may do so." Source: Reuters |
Food Additives |
| May 8, 2013 |
''McIntyre Advocates for Healthier School Lunches'' "The Pew Charitable Trust recently issued a statement recognizing this as a significant step to help children nationwide. The School Food Modernization Act would help schools improve their meal programs in two ways. One part of the legislation would authorize a USDA competitive grant program through which schools could obtain training and technical assistance for foodservice employees." Source: Bladen Journal |
School Food |
| May 9, 2013 |
Seven Pew Scholars Named HHMI Investigators On May 9, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced that 27 of the nation’s top biomedical researchers—including seven Pew scholars—will become HHMI investigators and will receive the flexible support necessary to move their research in creative new directions. The Pew scholars named HHMI investigators are Peter Baumann (2003), Michael Dyer (2004), Nicole King (2004), Tirin Moore (2004), Dyche Mullins (2000), Michael Rape (2007), and Rachel Wilson (2005). Source: Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
Biomedical Research |
| May 9, 2013 |
Founding Member of Latin American Fellows Program Elected to National Academy of Sciences Edward De Robertis, National Advisory Committee member and founding member of the Pew Latin American Fellows Program, has been elected into the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. De Robertis, a native of Uruguay, is the N. Sprague Professor of Biological Chemistry at University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute—best known for identifying genetic patterns conserved throughout evolution. Source: UCLA Newsroom |
Biomedical Research |
| May 10, 2013 |
''Algonac High School Students Enjoy Sample Menu Items'' "Representatives from National Food Group handed out samples of what could be on next year’s menu. Students sampled beef barbacoa with roasted vegetables, whole grain cheese ravioli with chunky marinara sauce and baked cod filet. Other items were cranberry oatmeal bars and breakfast items oatmeal chocolate vertical bars and berry apple crisp vertical bar." Source: Times Herald |
School Food |
| May 10, 2013 |
''State Pharmacy Boards Back More FDA Oversight'' "State pharmacy officials on Thursday threw their support behind a proposal giving the Food and Drug Administration authority over large compounding pharmacies, in an effort to head off more outbreaks tied to contaminated medications." Source: The Huffington Post |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| May 10, 2013 |
''Senate Moves Closer to Law to Prevent More Pharmacy Outbreaks'' "At least 67 people have died in 20 outbreaks caused by contaminated drugs since 2001, experts told a Senate hearing Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration says there have likely been more cases than that, but they have no way of telling now." Source: NBC News |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| May 10, 2013 |
''Senators Say They Are Close to Writing a Final Pharmacy Compounding Bill'' "U.S. senators considering fundamental changes to how the practice of pharmacy compounding is regulated heard almost unanimous support for reform at a Washington committee hearing Thursday." Source: The Kansas City Star |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| May 10, 2013 |
''Community Pharmacies Will Now Back Supply Chain Legislation'' "As differing bills for securing the pharmaceutical supply chain wind their way through the US House and Senate, a key hurdle to passing legislation may have just been cleared. Earlier this week, the National Community Pharmacists Association – which is a member of an influential industry coalition that has been floating its own proposals – is now willing to back either bill." Source: Pharmalot.com |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| May 14, 2013 |
''Drug Manufacturer Agrees to $500 Million Penalty'' ''A subsidiary of India's largest pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay a record $500 million in fines and penalties for selling adulterated drugs and lying to federal regulators in a case that is part of an ongoing crackdown on the quality of generic drugs flowing into the U.S." Source: The Associated Press |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
