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The Battle on the Home Front: Jonathan Gadsden's Story
Marine Lance Corporal's story reflects the growing need for new antibiotics that can treat dangerous diseases, against which most drugs are useless. Read More
Facilitating Medical Device Innovation: De Novo Reform
The de novo process -- which requests lower-risk reclassification of medical devices and entry into the marketplace -- as it exists now is not achieving its purpose and has instead added unnecessary and time-consuming requirements. Read More
Food Products Recalled by FDA
Since President Obama signed the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act into law, at least 149 FDA-regulated food products have been recalled due to potential pathogenic contamination. Read More
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| Date | Issue Briefs | Topic |
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| Apr 23, 2012 |
Save Antibiotics April Newsletter (2012)Below is your April 2012 newsletter from the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming. In this edition: FDA Takes Important Step to Curb Antibiotic Overuse in Food Animal Production. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 30, 2012 |
Antibiotic Innovation: The Threat and the PipelineThe Superbug Threat explores the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria and its impact on human health, as well as the shrinking pipeline of new antibiotics. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 1, 2012 |
Moms for Antibiotic Awareness March Newsletter (2012)Below is your March 2012 newsletter from Moms for Antibiotic Awarness. In this edition: "Supermoms Against Superbugs" Take Washington By Storm Contest!; FDA Finds Rise in Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on Meat and Poultry More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Mar 1, 2012 |
Save Antibiotics March Newsletter (2012)Below is your March 2012 newsletter from the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming. In this edition: "Supermoms Against Superbugs" Take Washington By Storm Contest!, FDA Finds Rise in Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria on Meat and Poultry More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Feb 28, 2012 |
Moms for Antibiotic Awareness February Newsletter (2012)In this edition: Urgent Action Opportunity: Sign "We The People" Petition, FDA Takes Measures to Preserve Effectiveness of Cephalosporins, and HHIF Staff Visits the CDC. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Feb 28, 2012 |
Save Antibiotics February Newsletter (2012)In this edition: Urgent Action Opportunity: Sign "We The People" Petition, FDA Takes Measures to Preserve Effectiveness of Cephalosporins, and HHIF Staff Visits the CDC. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 25, 2012 |
Moms for Antibiotic Awareness January Newsletter (2012)The January, 2012 newsletter for the Moms for Antibiotic Awareness campaign includes the latest news on a new FDA measure banning cephalosporins, a new story about Ruby, a baby affected by foodborne illness, and an update on our growing group of 23,000 supportive moms. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 25, 2012 |
Save Antibiotics January Newsletter (2012)The January, 2012 newsletter for the Save Antibiotics campaign includes the latest news on a new FDA measure, a new story about Ruby, a baby affected by foodborne illness, and an update on our growing group of 43,800 supporters. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Dec 1, 2011 |
Moms for Antibiotic Awareness December Newsletter (2011)The Chicago Public Schools (CPS), through its food provider Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality, has begun serving local chicken raised without antibiotics to students in 457 schools. No other district in the nation is serving this kind of poultry regularly at such a scale. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Dec 1, 2011 |
Save Antibiotics December Newsletter (2011)The Chicago Public Schools (CPS), through its food provider Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality, has begun serving local chicken raised without antibiotics to students in 457 schools. No other district in the nation is serving this kind of poultry regularly at such a scale. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Oct 3, 2011 |
Moms for Antibiotic Awareness October Newsletter (2011)Moms for Antibiotic Awareness October Newsletter (2011) Below is your October 2011 newsletter from Moms for Antibiotic Awareness. In this issue, you will find updates on the release of an important new report on antibiotics in food animal production, information on a critical class of drugs More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Oct 3, 2011 |
Save Antibiotics October Newsletter (2011)Below is your October 2011 newsletter from The Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming. In this issue, you will find updates on the release of an important new report on antibiotics in food animal production, information on a critical class of drugs FDA is expected to protect from overuse on farms, and several action opportunities to tell FDA, Congress and the White House why this issue is important to you. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Sep 7, 2011 |
New Ad: The Facts are ClearHundreds of scientific studies conducted over four decades have shown that feeding low doses of antibiotics to healthy food animals leads to drug-resistant infections in people. In fact, America’s leading medical, scientific and public health organizations have been warning of the danger for years. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Sep 6, 2011 |
Joint letter on State of the Science Regarding Antibiotic Use in Food AnimalsThe undersigned medical and public health organizations wish to clarify misinformation and confusion about the state of scientific knowledge concerning the contribution of animal agriculture to human antibiotic resistance. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Sep 1, 2011 |
Moms for Antibiotic Awareness September Newsletter (2011)Since our launch in May, we’ve had more than 15,500 individuals joined Moms for Antibiotic Awareness. More than 1,400 of you have liked us on Facebook and another 3,500 are following us on Twitter. Thanks so much for your support! More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |