Updates on OSHA and NIOSH activities also will be presented at the July 15 meeting.
The Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to improve contact lens safety by reminding consumers of the importance of following proper cleaning and storing procedures. Consumers who do not follow instructions for contact lens care and use increase their risk of serious eye infections that can lead to blindness.
A Nevada company and its owners pleaded guilty in federal court on June 16 to distributing a tainted ingredient used to make pet food, which resulted in a nationwide recall of pet food and the death and serious illness of countless pets across the United States in 2007.
Widespread climate impacts are already occurring and affecting water, energy, and transportation, the government's new report states.
The Food and Drug Administration recently warned nine companies to stop manufacturing 14 unapproved narcotic drugs that are marketed in several dosage forms and are widely used to treat pain.
The Food and Drug Administration announced recently that Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory Inc. of Roy, Utah, is voluntarily recalling some skin sanitizers and skin protectants marketed under several different brand names because of high levels of disease-causing bacteria found in the product during a recent inspection. FDA is warning consumers to not use any Clarcon products.
The pandemic flu session will focus on industry approaches toward interactions with FDA, and the latest biochemical methods for the development of vaccines.
Grubeye, star of UK's "GermWatch" campaign is back by popular demand and will be appearing on promotional materials during the Week (and beyond). A nasty-looking little creature, Grubeye revels in poor food hygiene and delights in the misfortune of those at risk of food poisoning. Nothing makes it happier than when people spread germs.
The Food and Drug Administration recently announced the formation of a task force to develop recommendations for enhancing the transparency of the agency's operations and decision-making process.
The new budget represents a 19 percent increase from the current fiscal year budget, including increases of $295.2 million in budget authority and $215.4 million in industry user fees.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Federal Trade Commission are alerting the public to be wary of Internet sites and other promotions for products that claim to diagnose, prevent, mitigate, treat, or cure the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus. The agencies are also advising operators of offending Web sites that they must take prompt action to correct and/or remove promotions of these fraudulent products or face enforcement action.
The Food and Drug Administration has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver damage requiring liver transplant. One death due to liver failure has been reported.
The guide from the American Trucking Associations' Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference covers fatigue, the agricultural hours of service exemption, hiring, management, and more.
The agency said the toxic insecticide is used on a very small percentage of the U.S. food supply but added that all uses must be eradicated.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new manufacturing facility used to produce influenza virus vaccines. The facility is approved for seasonal influenza vaccine production and could be used for the production of vaccine against the new 2009 H1N1 influenza strain.
Filthy conditions and failure to correct violations at the American Mercantile Corp. of Memphis, Tenn. prompted action.
The Food and Drug Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services, is requesting a budget of $3.2 billion to protect and promote the public health as part of the President's fiscal year (FY) 2010 budget--a 19 percent increase over the current FDA fiscal year budget.
The U.S. Senate HELP Committee is scheduled to consider the nominations for two high-profile positions, including Solicitor choice M. Patricia Smith, shown here, on May 7.
The annual seven-day event will be observed in multiple countries and will include the awarding of the annual "safety-on-the-job" children's poster contest winners, one of whom is Abigail Helser, 8, of Portage, Wis., whose work is shown here.