Anhydrous ammonia is one of the most dangerous chemicals used in refrigeration and agriculture today, EPA noted. Those who work with it must be trained to follow exact handling procedures.
Representatives of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Marshals Service yesterday seized $24.2 million worth of unapproved new drugs from KV Pharmaceutical Company of St. Louis, Mo.
An ongoing red tide episode in northern New England and eastern Canada is likely associated with the current high levels of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning toxins in lobsters harvested from the waters of the Atlantic Ocean from Northeastern Canada to South Carolina, the agency said.
The agency says that even though the pesticide is used on only a small percentage of the U.S. food supply, making the likelihood of exposure through food low, it has identified risks that do not meet the agency's rigorous food safety standards.
Food labeling requirements also are changing, with allergens, gluten sources, and added sulfites to be displayed.
The FDA Commissioner's Fellowship Program will provide participants with advanced training in the scientific analysis involved in the safety and regulatory decisions unique to the agency's mission.
"We know that cocoa can be an engine for economic development in the rural tropics. However, innovative approaches are needed if this potential is to be fully realized,” said Sona Ebai, chief secretary director of the Cocoa Producers' Alliance.
Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer announced recently that beginning next month, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin listing retail stores receiving meat and poultry products involved in Class I recalls.
The Food and Drug Administration is revising the way it communicates to drug companies when a marketing application cannot be approved as submitted.
As we head deeper into the summer barbecue season, experts at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey are encouraging healthy eating choices to decrease the risk of cancer.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Food Protection Plan Progress Report, released on July 2 in conjunction with the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety Action Plan Update, shows significant areas of activity to further improve the safety of America's food supply since unveiling its Food Protection Plan in November 2007.
According to several experts addressing home-based food safety issues in "Consumers' Refrigerators: A Danger Zone" at the Institute of Food Technologists' Annual Meeting and Food Expo in New Orleans last week, research shows that only 20 percent of consumers use thermometers, and a mere 30 percent are aware that they should have them in their refrigerators.
Last year, the United States imported more than $2 trillion worth of products. These products were brought to the United States by roughly 825,000 importers, through more than 300 ports of entry. All projections indicate that this volume will continue to rise, sharply.
From food to fireworks, Kansas State University experts suggest four ways to make this Fourth of July safer for the whole family.
"The ideas shared by Dow and OSHA in the past have helped to identify and prevent occupational hazards, and we are eagerly anticipating more success ahead," said OSHA chief Edwin Foulke.
"Risk assessments demonstrate a very low risk to human health from the use of antimicrobials in food animals, and some models predict an increased human health burden if the use is withdrawn," testified AVMA Assistant Executive Vice President Dr. Lyle P. Vogel.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is assessing the impact on 2008 crop acreage of recent floods in the Midwest.
Acting at the request of FDA, U.S. marshals seized animal food products stored under unsanitary conditions at the PETCO Animal Supplies Distribution Center located in Joliet, Ill.
The agency urges citizens to take one extra step it says is equally as important in planning vacations--visit the "Know Before You Go" Web site for travel-related regulations and protection tips.
Meeting with a Chinese minister in Annapolis, Md., the federal import safety leader, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, cited "strong and sustained cooperation by both nations."