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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 24, 2012 |
Save Antibiotics July Newsletter (2012)Below is your July 2012 newsletter from the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming. In this edition we offer two new videos highlighting chefs and farmers encouraging responsible use of antibiotics, we urge President Obama to keep his promise and fix the dangerously outdated food safety system, and much more. 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Aug 31, 2012 |
Save Antibiotics August Newsletter (2012)What's in your Lunchbox? & Senators Call for FDA ActionAIP Generating ActBelow is your August 2012 newsletter from the Pew Campaign on Human Health and Industrial Farming. This edition features a video of Supermoms visiting Capitol Hill, a new report on More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Aug 1, 2011 |
Save Antibiotics August Newsletter (2011)FDA can issue what’s called a guidance document and advise agricultural and pharmaceutical companies against the misuse of antibiotics on industrial farms. The agency issued a first draft of this guidance—Guidance #209, The Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals—in June 2010. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| 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 |
| Jun 28, 2011 |
Save Antibiotics - The Link Fact SheetThe overuse and misuse of antibiotics have precipitated an emerging health crisis—bacteria are more quickly adapting to and resisting common antibiotics, posing a serious challenge to human health. In the U.S., entire herds or flocks of food animals are often administered antibiotics in their feed or water to promote growth and weight gain—a practice that has been identified as a contributor to antibiotic resistance. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jun 28, 2011 |
Save Antibiotics - The Challenge Fact SheetWhenever antibiotics are used, some bacteria may adapt and become resistant to these commonly used drugs. Today, the world’s leading public health and medical organizations are concerned that overuse and misuse of antibiotics are causing bacteria to develop resistance more quickly. That is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified antibiotic resistance as one of its top concerns. More info |
Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
