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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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| Jul 20, 2012 |
Save Antibiotics June Newsletter (2012)Here is your June 2012 newsletter from the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming. In this edition, we ask that you urge the FDA to strengthen its antibiotic policies, the Consumers Union asks grocery stores, "where’s the meat raised without antibiotics?" and the FDA's updated plan on food safety. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 20, 2012 |
Pew Seeks More Veterinary Oversight of Antibiotic Use on Industrial FarmsGail Hansen, a senior officer with the Pew Health Group, thanks the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuing draft codified language expanding the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD). She also raises several concerns with the language that should be addressed. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 20, 2012 |
Pew Asks FDA to Close Loopholes in New Guidelines to Protect Antibiotics From OverusePew's Laura Rogers, program director of the Human Health and Industrial Farming initiative, commended the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuing Draft Guidance 213 for industry on antibiotics in animal feed and water and urged the agency to consider improvements that would better protect public health. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 20, 2012 |
Pew Asks FDA to Strengthen Guidelines on Antibiotic Use in Food AnimalsPew's Human Health and Industrial Farming team has applauded the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for issuing Guide 209. However, they would like to see additional strengthening measures, which can help begin the process of making progress toward reducing the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections in people. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 20, 2012 |
Businesses to FDA: End Overuse of Antibiotics in Food AnimalsSeveral business leaders, including the CEO of Chipotle, wrote a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that the FDA increase its efforts to curtail the misuse of antibiotics in food animal production. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 20, 2012 |
359 Health Professionals Ask FDA to Better Protect AntibioticsIn this letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, 359 health professionals requested that the federal government accelerate and expand actions to curtail the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 20, 2012 |
Hospitals Seek Stronger Guidelines for Antibiotic Use in Food AnimalsSeveral hospitals and medical centers across the United States joined forces in a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to accelerate and expand actions to curtail the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 20, 2012 |
58 Health and Consumer Groups Tell FDA to Close Loopholes in Antibiotic GuidelinesOver 50 health and consumer groups plead to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that the federal government accelerate and expand actions to curtail the overuse and misuse of antibiotics in food animal production. Despite overwhelming scientific evidence that these practices threaten human health, the routine administration of antibiotics in industrial meat and poultry operations continues unabated, putting the health of all Americans at risk for dangerous antibiotic-resistant infections. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jul 17, 2012 |
Obama needs to release draft food safety rules, say victims and advocacy groupsThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one in six Americans (48 million people) suffer from a foodborne illness each year, resulting in 128,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 deaths. Americans will continue to get sick and even die from foodborne disease as your Administration continues to hold up the food safety rules. In fact, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) essentially ensured such an outcome last week in a letter to food industry representatives. In it, the FDA said that until final rules are issued, the agency would not enforce the FSMA requirements that food processors adopt prevention-based protections, and that importers assure the safety of the food products they send to the United States. More info |
School Food, Food Hazards |
| Jul 17, 2012 |
Food Products Recalled By FDASince 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. A recall is needed when a failure in the food safety program in a food facility results in contaminated food products being shipped to supermarkets and other retail and wholesale outlets. A recall is the last line of defense that protects consumers from getting sick. More info |
Food Safety |
