Press Releases
Press Releases
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| Jun 17, 2010 |
The Pew Charitable Trusts today named 21 talented scientists as Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 29, 2010 |
Laura Rogers, project director of the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, issued the following statement today on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) draft guidance on "The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals." |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 13, 2010 |
On the eve of a July 14 hearing conducted by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health to examine the use of antibiotics in animal agriculture, the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming, in collaboration with Health Care Without Harm, held an audio news conference on the need to end the overuse of these drugs in meat production. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 20, 2010 |
Pew Health Group Report Measures Financial Habits of Low-Income Families in Greater Los Angeles 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. |
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| Jul 22, 2010 |
Pew Report Finds Credit Cards More Transparent, Yet Problems Remain Most of the practices deemed “unfair” or “deceptive” by the Federal Reserve have disappeared from new credit card offers since federal passage of the Credit CARD Act last year, according to a new report by the Pew Health Group’s Safe Credit Cards Project. Yet new trends have emerged that could cost cardholders significantly. |
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| Aug 3, 2010 |
The Pew Prescription Project, joined by major consumer, physician and chemical manufacturer groups, today announced support for a new bill that would give the FDA much-needed authorities to better protect pharmaceutical supply chains. |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Aug 11, 2010 |
Pew Applauds Introduction of Automatic IRA Legislation, Urges Bipartisan Support Eleni Constantine, director of the Pew Health Group’s financial security portfolio, issued the following statement in support of legislation creating an “automatic IRA,” S. 3760, introduced by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) and H.R. 6099, introduced by Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA). |
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| Aug 19, 2010 |
Nick Bourke, director of the Pew Health Group’s Safe Credit Cards Project, today issued the following statement in response to the final rules under the Credit CARD Act of 2009, which will take effect Sunday, August 22. |
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| Sep 29, 2010 |
New Analysis of Major U.S. Trade Partners Shows Produce-Safety Regulatory Progress A number of major countries exporting fresh vegetables and fruit into the United States have modernized food-safety laws and regulations over the past two decades to emphasize preventive measures, according to new report released today by the Produce Safety Project (PSP) at Georgetown University. The report, “Legal and Regulatory Frameworks Governing the Growing, Packing and Handling of Fresh Produce in Countries Exporting to the U.S.,” presents a series of case studies examining five of the top 10 U.S. produce trade partners – Canada, Chile, China, Mexico and Peru. The report was written by Monachus Consulting, an international agricultural industry consulting firm based in Canada. |
Food Safety |
| Oct 7, 2010 |
Antibiotics Overuse: Why Healthcare Should Care about Agriculture Use Of all the antibiotics consumed each year in the U.S. only an estimated 15 percent are used for human therapy. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Oct 20, 2010 |
Landmark Studies on Transit, Energy and Nutrition Policies are Focus of New Grants The Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, today announced nearly $400,000 in grants to four organizations to conduct health impact assessments (HIAs). The assessments will identify and address potential and often overlooked health implications of policy proposals including farm-to-school food legislation, energy development, smart-metering technology for electric utilities and urban transportation plans. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Nov 30, 2010 |
Historic U.S. Senate Food Safety Vote will Greatly Improve Protections from Foodborne Illness Erik D. Olson, director of the Pew Health Group food programs, issued the following statement commending the U.S. Senate for passing the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S.510). |
Food Hazards |
| Mar 9, 2011 |
Pew Applauds Introduction of Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming (HHIF) today applauded U.S. Representative Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) for introducing H.R. 965, the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 (PAMTA). The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to withdraw seven classes of antibiotics critical for treating infections in humans from use on industrial farms unless animals or herds are sick with disease. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 15, 2011 |
Grants Available to Build Healthier Communities Through Informed Decision Making Today, the Health Impact Project, a collaboration of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and The Pew Charitable Trusts, announced a call for proposals for grants to conduct health impact assessments (HIA). |
Health Impact Assessment |
| Mar 15, 2011 |
Consumer and Drug Industry Representatives Back New Fees to Cover Inspections Allan Coukell, director of the Medical Safety Division of the Pew Health Group, issued the following statement today, commenting on a March 14-15 conference, "After Heparin: A Roundtable on Ensuring the Safety of the U.S. Drug Supply," in which industry and consumer experts called for changes to address the risk of counterfeit and substandard medicine |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Apr 11, 2011 |
Voters Overwhelmingly Support Stronger School Food Standards, New Poll Finds More than three out of four American voters—78 percent—believe that schools should be required to meet higher nutrition standards for all foods they serve or sell to students, and 61 percent support providing schools with more funding to meet those standards, according to a new poll conducted by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and American Viewpoint and commissioned by the Kids’ Safe and Healthful Foods Project. |
School Food |
| Apr 11, 2011 |
Voters’ Attitudes On School Nutrition Americans express broad and deep support for increasing federal requirements for the nutrition of meals served in schools and for increasing funding for the national school meals program by one percent. |
School Food |
| May 3, 2011 |
Moms Across America Uniting to Preserve Effectiveness of Antibiotics The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming today launched "Moms for Antibiotic Awareness," a grassroots movement of moms working to preserve the effectiveness of antibiotics for their children and families. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| May 10, 2011 |
Two Years after Credit Card Act, Pew Finds Interest Rates and Other Fees Stabilized Credit card holders are seeing stabilized interest rates, the elimination of overlimit penalty charges, a reduction in late fees charged by banks and minimal changes in annual fees since the Credit CARD Act of 2009 took effect, according to new research by the Pew Health Group’s Safe Credit Cards Project. |
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| May 12, 2011 |
Oregon Farm to School Bill Would Benefit Health Through Job Creation, Study Finds A bill in Oregon that would provide incentives to deliver fresh local food to schools would improve the health of the state’s residents and, at the same time, create hundreds of new farm-industry jobs over a five- to 10-year period, according to a study released by Upstream Public Health in Portland. |
Health Impact Assessment |
| May 18, 2011 |
Business Credit Cards Place Millions of U.S. Households at Risk The Credit CARD Act of 2009, signed into law two years ago, made consumer credit cards safer and more transparent. But, its rules did not apply to cards labeled for business or commercial use, placing millions of individuals and small business owners at risk. |
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| May 19, 2011 |
Poll Finds Most Americans Favor Increased Funding for Stronger Food Safety Oversight Among likely voters surveyed across the nation, 66 percent support additional funding for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to carry out new responsibilities related to food safety, according to a Pew-commissioned poll released today by the bipartisan team of Hart Research and American Viewpoint. |
Food Hazards |
| Jun 14, 2011 |
Twenty-two of America’s most promising scientists have been named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences by The Pew Charitable Trusts. |
Biomedical Research |
| Jun 15, 2011 |
Pew Urges Congress to Spur Development of Antibiotics Sharon Ladin, director of the Pew Health Group’s Antibiotics and Innovation Project, issued the following statement regarding the Generating Antibiotics Incentives Now (GAIN) Act (H.R. 2182)... |
Health Topics, Antibiotic Innovation |
| Jun 16, 2011 |
Pew Applauds Introduction of Bipartisan Bill in Senate to Preserve Effectiveness of Antibiotics The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming (HHIF) today applauded U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) for introducing S. 1211, the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act of 2011 (PAMTA). The bill amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to withdraw seven classes of antibiotics critical for treating infections in humans from use on industrial farms unless animals or herds are sick with disease. |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
