Press Releases
Press Releases
| Date | Press Releases | Topic |
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| Nov 1, 2011 |
Chicago Public Schools Largest District to Serve Chicken Raised without Antibiotics Chicago Public Schools (CPS) today began serving local chicken raised without antibiotics to students in 473 schools. This development comes on the heels of a fresh chicken purchase direct from the USDA earlier this fall. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Nov 7, 2011 |
The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, announced today that The Kresge Foundation will support two health impact assessments (HIAs) to inform decisions in the housing sector. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Nov 18, 2011 |
Pew Food Safety Campaign Statement on FDA Funding Legislation Congress’ decision to increase appropriations for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by $39 million provides an important down payment toward the implementation of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), which was enacted in January. This law, adopted with strong bipartisan support, will strengthen how the federal government oversees the safety of 80 percent of the food supply.
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Food Hazards |
| Nov 18, 2011 |
Pew School Foods Project Statement on Department of Agriculture Funding Bill “We are disappointed that the final Agriculture Appropriations bill now includes provisions that could undermine the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposal to establish science-based nutrition standards for school meals," said Jessica Donze Black, project director for the Pew Health Group’s School Foods Project, in a statement. |
School Food |
| Dec 14, 2011 |
CMS: Affordable Care Act Sunshine Rule Increases Transparendy in Health Care The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS ) announced today a proposed rule that will increase public awareness of financial relationships between drug and device manufacturers and certain health care providers. |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Dec 15, 2011 |
Kohl and Grassley to hold hearing on Physician Payments Sunshine Act Implementation On Thursday, December 15, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) will convene a hearing entitled, “Parting the Clouds: Implementing the Physician Payments Sunshine Act.” |
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| Jan 4, 2012 |
Pew Applauds FDA Measure to Preserve Effectiveness of Critical Antibiotics The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming today praised the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for limiting the use of cephalosporins in food animal production. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 5, 2012 |
The rezoning around a planned light rail line in the Twin Cities would create both opportunities and potential risks for the health of the people in the communities it would pass through, according to a health impact assessment (HIA) released today by PolicyLink, TakeAction Minnesota, and ISAIAH, a nonprofit coalition of 90 congregations of various faiths in the Minneapolis, St. Paul and St. Cloud region. The HIA was made possible through a grant by the Health Impact Project, which is a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Jan 13, 2012 |
We commend the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry for working together on agreements that support the agency’s review activities. Under PDUFA, the FDA has reduced the time it takes to approve new drugs. |
Drug Safety, Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Jan 25, 2012 |
USDA Finalizes Healthy School Meal Standards “We applaud the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for issuing final guidance to help schools across the country serve healthier meals to students. The updated nutrition standards for school meals are now in line with the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans, the federal government’s evidence-based guidance to promote health, reduce the risk of chronic diseases and decrease the prevalence of obesity." |
School Food |
