Media Coverage
Media Coverage
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| Jan 12, 2011 |
"Crisis" is not too strong a word for describing what has happened to antibiotics. As our use of the drugs rises every year in the United States, bacterial resistance has risen right alongside it: there isn't a single known antibiotic to which bacteria have not become resistant ..."
Source: The Huffington Post |
Health Topics, Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 9, 2011 |
''Consumer 10.0: Food safety finally gets its due'' The incredible, edible egg - or at least those coming from two rodent-infested Iowa egg farms - caused 1,937 traceable illnesses from Salmonella enteritidis last year, which means the contaminated eggs probably sickened nearly 60,000 people nationwide. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 22, 2010 |
''Food Safety Bill Focuses on Prevention, Creates Recall Power'' "...Foodborne illness remains a major problem in the U.S. One in six Americans becomes ill from tainted food each year. Three thousand people die. The new law comes after a series of outbreaks linked to spinach, peanuts, eggs, and other foods. Among other things, it gives the FDA the power to issue recalls, do more inspections, and for the first time would require food importers to verify their products meet U.S. safety standards. Erik Olson of the Pew Charitable Trust was one of those who worked with Congress to shape the legislation." Source: PBS NewsHour |
Food Hazards |
| Nov 10, 2010 |
''Top-name drug recalls a bitter pill for consumers'' "Industry officials and experts say the rise of well-known product names on major recalls is partly due to enhanced regulatory scrutiny." Source: Reuters |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Nov 6, 2010 |
''Drugs, Supplements come to U.S. from China largely unregulated'' "Federal regulators have inspected only a fraction of the hundreds of Chinese factories making prescription drugs for the U.S. market, a new report from the Government Accountability Office says." Source: The Kansas City Star |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Oct 18, 2010 |
''Consumer Reports: Most Patients Worry About Pharma Payments to Doctors'' "In a nationally-representative survey by Consumer Reports of 1,250 adults, more than three-fourths said they would be “very” or “somewhat” concerned about getting the best treatment or advice if their doctor were accepting drug-company money." Source: Pro Publica |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Aug 24, 2010 |
"A new study from the Pew Health Group shows a growing number of low income and minority families are using alternative financial services instead of the traditional banking system." Source: National Public Radio |
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| Aug 23, 2010 |
''Last phase of credit card reform law in place, taking aim at penalty fees'' "The sweeping reform of the credit card industry was finally completed Sunday as the last pieces of the landmark federal law designed to stop unfair or deceptive practices took effect." Source: The Washington Post |
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| Aug 20, 2010 |
''Second Farm Recalls Ten Million Eggs'' ''A second Iowa farm, which ships to stores in 14 states, is recalling at least 10 million eggs that are possibly tainted with salmonella.''
Source: CBS News |
Food Safety |
| Aug 10, 2010 |
''Many shun bank accounts but pay more for financial services'' "Unbanked and underbanked consumers are also less likely to save, says Eleni Constantine, director of the Pew Health Group's Financial Services Portfolio. In a survey of low-income Los Angeles households, Pew found that more than twice as many consumers who had bank accounts said they were earning enough to pay their bills and save for the future than those who didn't have bank accounts." Source: USA Today |
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| Aug 3, 2010 |
''Voters trust drugs made in USA, but few are'' "More than three out of four voters are confident that prescription drugs made in the USA are free from contamination, while fewer than one in 10 feel confident about medications made in India or China, according to a poll released today by the Pew Charitable Trust's Prescription Project." Source: USA Today |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Aug 3, 2010 |
''Credit cards so far avoid worst-case predictions'' "The benefits of stricter credit card regulations appear to have come without the predicted drawbacks — at least so far." Source: knoxvillebiz.com |
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| Aug 2, 2010 |
''U.S. Regulators Lack Data on Health Risks of Most Chemicals'' "This summer, when Kellogg recalled 28 million boxes of Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops and Honey Smacks, the company blamed elevated levels of a chemical in the packaging." Source: Washington Post |
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| Jul 22, 2010 |
''China Never Investigated Tainted Heparin, Says Probe'' "The Chinese government didn't pursue an investigation into contaminated heparin sent to the U.S. in 2007 and 2008, despite repeated requests from the U.S. for help, according to a congressional probe." Source: The Wall Street Journal |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Jul 22, 2010 |
''New wave of credit card abuses'' "A 2009 federal crackdown on abusive credit card practices has exposed a litany of other ways consumers are being hosed." Source: CNN Money |
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| Jul 22, 2010 |
''Pew: Law vanquished many credit-card ills, not all'' "There's good news for credit-card users, according to a report today from the Pew Charitable Trusts: As promised, many of the credit-card industry's best-known tricks and traps for consumers were vanquished by last year's credit-card law."
Source: Philadelphia Inquirer |
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| Jul 22, 2010 |
''As credit card holders play it safe, issuers increase non-penalty service fees'' "A new study by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that annual fees and service fees have increased over the past year while penalty charges -- which are subject to the new federal regulations -- remained largely unchanged." Source: The Washington Post |
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| Jul 22, 2010 |
''Credit cards not always clear on penalty rates'' "A study by the Pew Safe Credit Cards Project found that card issuers are complying with a new law this year that prohibits numerous deceptive practices. Previously, all card issuers tracked by Pew used at least one practice that is now illegal." Source: Associated Press |
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| Jul 22, 2010 |
''Credit-Card Reform Succeeds in Ending Many Deceptive Practices, Pew Finds'' "Credit cards offered online by the 12 largest U.S. banks have eliminated some of the most troublesome practices for consumers, the Pew Charitable Trusts said. Increasing interest rates on existing balances for some infractions of the card agreements and applying payments to balances with the lowest interest rates first have ended, according to the report released today by the Philadelphia-based nonprofit organization. The study looked at almost 450 cards advertised by banks and credit unions and compared terms for cards offered in March 2010 and July 2009." Source: Bloomberg |
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| Jul 20, 2010 |
''Report Measures Financial Habits of Low-Income Families'' "Half of low-income families in Greater Los Angeles turn to costly and unregulated alternative financial services (AFS) rather than banks to meet their monetary needs, according to a new survey released today by the Pew Health Group’s Safe Banking Opportunities Project" Source: Hispanic Lifestyle |
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| Jul 16, 2010 |
''Guidelines Issued For Antibiotic Use in Animals'' CBS Evening News with Katie Couric investigates the use of antibiotics on industrial farms, featuring Pew Health Group’s managing director, Shelley Hearne. Source: CBS Evening News with Katie Couric |
Food Safety |
| Jul 8, 2010 |
''How Many More? It’s Time for the U.S. Senate to Act'' ''Advertisements calling on Senator Reid and Senator McConnell to pass a strong food safety modernization bill recently ran in the Las Vegas Review-Journal and the Lexington Herald-Leader.'' Source: Las Vegas Review-Journal |
Food Safety |
| Jun 22, 2010 |
''As Some Consumer Banking Fees Fall, Expect Others to Rise'' "Thanks to a series of laws passed by Congress and rules imposed by the Federal Reserve, fees for using credit cards and bank accounts have begun to decline appreciably, which is a real boon to consumers. The key question is: Will banks find other ways to hit customers with new charges to make up for lost profits?" Source: Daily Finance |
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| Jun 17, 2010 |
''CARD act misses mark on interest'' "The Federal Reserve this week adopted rules meant to protect credit card holders from predatory penalty fees and other charges, but not everyone feels the agency went far enough." Source: New Haven Register |
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| Jun 17, 2010 |
''Legislators Ask USDA to Up Antibiotics Monitoring'' ''Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (D-NY) sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Monday urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to expand efforts to gather data on antibiotic use in agriculture and take steps to reduce usage.'' Source: |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
