Press Releases
Press Releases
| Date | Press Releases | Topic |
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| Jul 16, 2008 |
Robert P. Martin, executive director of the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production, today reiterated the Commission’s call for a phase out and ban on antimicrobials for non-therapeutic use in food animals. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| May 16, 2012 |
FDA Reviews New Drug Applications Faster than European, Canadian Regulators WASHINGTON—The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approves new drugs more quickly than its counterparts in Europe and Canada, according to a new paper, “Regulatory Review of Novel Therapeutics Comparing FDA, EMA and Health Canada,” published online on May 16 |
Drugs and Devices at the FDA |
| Aug 30, 2007 |
In a decision that places cost concerns above public health, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has rejected a petition filed by a coalition of health and consumer groups calling for the agency to strengthen standards for genetic testing laboratories. Citing cost concerns, the agency told petitioners in a recent letter that it would not pursue the safety standards. |
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| Jun 14, 2004 |
Fifteen of America’s Most Gifted Scientists Earn Recognition as 2004 Pew Biomedical Scholars Fifteen of America’s most gifted biomedical scientists have been chosen as 2004 Pew Biomedical Scholars, The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) announced today. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 27, 2005 |
Fifteen of America’s Most Promising Biomedical Researchers Chosen as Pew Scholars The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) announced today that 15 gifted researchers have been selected as 2005 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 20, 2006 |
Fifteen of the nation’s most promising early- to mid-career biomedical researchers were named today as 2006 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). |
Biomedical Research |
| May 10, 2007 |
Researchers are using biotechnology to enhance nutritional and other properties of food for consumer benefit, but such products will face a complicated array of review requirements before they can come on the market, according to Application of Biotechnology for Functional Foods, a final new report released today by the Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology. |
Food Safety |
| Nov 10, 2009 |
findNano App Puts Nanotech in Your Pocket Washington, DC - The Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) has developed findNano , an application for Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch that lets users discover and determine whether consumer products are nanotechnology-enabled. Nanotechnology, the emerging technology of using materials by engineering th |
Health Topics |
| Oct 26, 2011 |
Food Chemical Regulations Rely Heavily on Industry Self-Policing and Lack Transparency Safety decisions concerning one-third of the more than 10,000 substances that may be added to human food were made by food manufacturers and a trade association without review by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to an analysis spearheaded by the Pew Health Group. |
Food Additives |
| Mar 2, 2010 |
Foodborne Illness Costs Nation $152 Billion Annually - Nearly $39 Billion Loss Attributed to Produce Acute foodborne illnesses cost the United States an estimated $152 billion per year in healthcare, workplace and other economic losses, according to a report published today by the Produce Safety Project (PSP). |
Food Safety |
