Press Releases
Press Releases
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| Mar 17, 2009 |
Pew Applauds Introduction of Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act Nearly one year after the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production released its landmark recommendations on how America should reform the way food animals are raised, U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter today introduced the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 (PAMTA). |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 17, 2009 |
On Tuesday, March 17, Rep. Louise Slaughter introduced the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2009 (PAMTA), nearly one year after the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production recommended that America reform the way food animals are raised. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 31, 2009 |
Pew Releases Standards for Safe Credit Cards The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Safe Credit Cards Project today released a set of standards designed to prevent deceptive and dangerous credit card practices and called for legislation to outlaw such practices. |
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| Apr 12, 2009 |
UCSF Team Closer to Creating Safe Embryonic-Like Stem Cells A team of UCSF researchers has for the first time used tiny molecules called microRNAs to help turn adult mouse cells back to their embryonic state. These reprogrammed cells are pluripotent, meaning that, like embryonic stem cells, they have the capacity to become any cell type in the body. |
Biomedical Research |
| Apr 20, 2009 |
Pew Funds Genetics and Public Policy Center's New Consumer Genetics Project The Pew Charitable Trust has awarded $750,000 to the Genetics and Public Policy Center for a new project focused on consumer protections for applications of genetic testing. |
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| Apr 29, 2009 |
Statement Urging House to Pass the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights "In this economic climate, allowing credit card issuers to continue to engage in unfair and deceptive practices is like letting a car company continue to sell cars we know have faulty brakes. Congress needs to act now to give consumers protection under the law from business practices that the Federal Reserve and our independent research have shown are widespread." |
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| Apr 29, 2009 |
The Retirement Security Project announced today that J. Mark Iwry, Principal of The Retirement Security Project, Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, and former Treasury Department official, has been appointed by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner as Senior Adviser to the Secretary and Deputy Assistant Treasury Secretary for Retirement and Health Policy, effective April 27, 2009. |
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| Apr 30, 2009 |
Statement Applauding Bipartisan Passage of the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights "The passage of the Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights is a victory for all consumers and for credit card issuers who want to offer a safe and fair product." |
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| May 7, 2009 |
Dueling Produce Safety Standards Highlight Void Left by Lack of FDA Regulation A side-by-side analysis of a variety of produce safety standards shows significant variations in guidance given fruit and vegetable growers in what steps they need to take to minimize microbial contamination in light of the lack of federal rules. Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued its voluntary produce safety guidance 11 years ago, a number of organizations and one state have stepped into the regulatory void and adopted their own standards for the growing and harvesting of fresh produce (fruits and vegetables intended to be consumed raw). Some standards are general in nature, and others are commodity specific. |
Food Safety |
| May 11, 2009 |
Pew Statement Urging Senate to Protect Consumers from Deceptive Credit Card Practices "The current economic crisis has made it clear that ignoring unfair and deceptive lending practices can hurt both family finances and our economy. Fortunately, the U.S. Senate has the opportunity this week to join the House in passing legislation to ensure credit card companies use safe, fair and transparent policies." |
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| May 19, 2009 |
Pew Statement Applauding Senate Vote to Stop Many Deceptive Credit Card Practices "The Senate today joined the House in coming together to pass smart, strong, bipartisan legislation that puts an end to many unfair and deceptive credit card practices. This is a tremendous victory for the millions of credit card carrying consumers, many of whom will be able to avoid hundreds, even thousands of dollars in unfair fees and interest rate hikes." |
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| May 20, 2009 |
Pew Analysis Shows Senate Bill Would Curb Billions in Credit Card Penalty Charges A full 82 percent of credit cards allow penalty interest rate hikes that could last indefinitely, giving responsible cardholders no right to return to the originally agreed upon interest rate, according to a new issue brief from The Pew Charitable Trusts’ Safe Credit Cards Project. |
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| Jun 16, 2009 |
Over one-fifth of U.S. medical schools improved their conflict-of-interest rules in the past year, yet dozens of others lag behind according to the 2009 American Medical Student Association (AMSA) PharmFree Scorecard, released today. |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Jun 16, 2009 |
The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 17 early-career scientists as Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jul 8, 2009 |
Contaminated Site Remediation: Are Nanomaterials the Answer? A new review article appearing in Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) co-authored by Dr. Todd Kuiken, a research associate for the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN), focuses on the use of nanomaterials for environmental cleanup. It provides an overview of current practices; research findings; societal issues; potential environment, health, and safety implications; and possible future directions for nanoremediation. The authors conclude that the technology could be an effective and economically viable alternative for some current site cleanup practices, but potential risks remain poorly understood. |
Health Topics |
| Jul 13, 2009 |
Pew Calls FDA Testimony on Use of Antibiotics on Industrial Farms a Key First Step, More is Needed Laura Rogers, director of the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming issued the following statement today, commenting on the testimony of FDA Principal Deputy Commissioner Joshua M. Sharfstein, in which he said that antibiotics used on industrial farms should be phased out for growth promotion and feed efficacy, and should be more rigorously overseen for disease control and prevention. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 21, 2009 |
On July 21 in Philadelphia, the Academy of Natural Sciences’ Center for Environmental Policy and The Pew Charitable Trusts will convene health, agriculture and environmental experts for a special town hall meeting on the human health impacts related to the routine use of antibiotics on industrial farms. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 30, 2009 |
Pew Statement on House Passage of Food Safety Legislation Erik D. Olson, Director of Food and Consumer Product Safety at The Pew Charitable Trusts, issued the following statement. |
Food Hazards |
| Jul 31, 2009 |
We commend the FDA for moving forward on initiatives to improve the safety of fresh produce. The proposed guidance documents put out for comment today address three of the highest-risk commodities, and we hope that the agency will finalize these documents quickly. We also look forward to the agency's next steps regarding produce safety: issuance of proposed regulations. Science-based, risk-based, enforceable safety standards will restore consumer confidence in foods that are key components of a healthy diet. |
Food Safety |
| Aug 18, 2009 |
New Data Show Nanotechnology-Related Activities in Every U.S. State Data released today by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) highlights more than 1,200 companies, universities, government laboratories, and other organizations across all 50 U.S. states and in the District of Columbia that are involved in nanotechnology research, development, and commercialization. This number is up 50 percent from the 800 organizations identified just two years ago.
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Health Topics |
| Aug 25, 2009 |
Nanotech-Enabled Consumer Products Top the 1,000 Mark Over 1,000 nanotechnology-enabled products have been made available to consumers around the world, according to the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN). The most recent update to the group’s three-and-a-half-year-old inventory reflects the increasing use of the tiny particles in everything from conventional products like non-stick cookware and lighter, stronger tennis racquets, to more unique items such as wearable sensors that monitor posture.
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Health Topics |
| Sep 2, 2009 |
Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds Nine in Ten Iowa Voters Support More Government Oversight of Food Ninety percent of voting Iowans believe the government should be given additional authority to ensure the food they eat does not make them sick, according to a new poll commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts and conducted by Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies. |
Food Hazards |
| Sep 3, 2009 |
U.S. Sen. Harkin: Statement on The Pew Charitable Trusts Forum on Food Safety The office of Iowa Senator Tom Harkin issued the following news release. |
Food Hazards |
| Sep 8, 2009 |
Pew-Commissioned Poll Finds Large Majority of Americans Want Stronger Food Safety Rules Among likely voters surveyed across the nation, about 9 in 10 support the federal government adopting additional food safety measures, and 64 percent believe that imported foods are often or sometimes unsafe, according to a new Pew-commissioned poll by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and Public Opinion Strategies. |
Food Hazards |
| Sep 10, 2009 |
Advocates Urge Senate to Pass Food Safety Legislation Today, victims of foodborne illness, their families, concerned parents of young children and members of the Make Our Food Safe coalition hand-delivered lunch bags that detail potential hazards in common lunch items to every member of the United States Senate in Washington, D.C., as well as several in-state Senate offices. |
Food Hazards |
