Warning letters have been sent to 23 U.S. companies and two foreign individuals marketing a wide range of products fraudulently claiming to prevent and cure cancer, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
You may be potentially affected by this action if you are a pesticide formulator, agrichemical dealer, an independent commercial applicator, or a custom blender.
The Government Accountability Office continued June 13 to question whether the agency has the needed resources to fulfill the November 2007 plan to identify food vulnerabilities and risk.
Funds will support framework to enhance import safety presented last year.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt announced recently that the administration is amending its budget request for fiscal year 2009 to include an additional $275 million for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He called on Congress to act quickly on this budget amendment and pending legislative proposals to strengthen FDA.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded its warning to consumers nationwide that a salmonellosis outbreak has been linked to consumption of certain raw red plum, red Roma, and red round tomatoes, and products containing these raw, red tomatoes.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has filed a complaint for permanent injunction against seafood processor Captain's Select Seafood, Inc., Minneapolis, and two of its top officers for violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
The birds tested positive for exposure to the H7N3 strain--a subtype of avian flu. The exposure was discovered Friday during routine blood tests, but state officials decided against announcing the infection to the public.
A new report says training and management deficiencies in most countries of Africa, Central Asia, Oceania, and the Caribbean "are so pervasive and broad that there is no effective international system of biosafety at the moment."
Canada's health minister, Tony Clement, urged colleagues last week at the WHO World Health Assembly to consider consumer laws similar to his country's new regulation.
One of the federal government's food safety agencies offers food handling tips to make your Memorial Day cookout a hit with guests.
"Safety is personal and 24/7 at Monsanto," said Emer O'Broin, vice president of EH&S at the St. Louis-based agricultural company.
Initially, the biosensor will be configured to detect the presence of common and rare strains of microorganisms associated with water-borne illnesses and fatalities, officials said.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on May 16 directed Hope Food Supply Inc., a Pasadena, Texas, food processing company, to shut down and immediately recall all products manufactured from its Texas facility since 2007.
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is co-sponsoring the "Import Safety Summit," an inter-industry conference to be held in Washington, DC, with eleven other organizations on July 9, 2008.
"Make a Difference" is the theme of the National Safety Council's 2008 National Safety Month observance and a call to action to reverse the increase in accidental injuries and deaths.
"This will go a long way to helping to provide consistent products which are safe for both the retail and foodservice sector customers worldwide," said Roland Vaxelaire, chairman of the Global Food Safety Initiative.
On April 9, 2008, FDA first reported that samples of dietary supplement products "Total Body Formula" in Tropical Orange and Peach Nectar flavors and "Total Body Mega Formula" in the Orange/Tangerine flavor contained hazardous amounts of selenium. After further analysis of the products, FDA has also found high levels of chromium.
CDC is reminding the public that this year marks the 100th anniversary of what it considers one of the most significant public health advances in U.S. history, the disinfection of drinking water. To highlight the importance of safe tap water and the need to reinvest in water infrastructure, the American Water Works Association and an alliance of other organizations are sponsoring National Drinking Water Week.
Integrating the various federal agencies with responsibility for safety and strengthening FDA are key recommendations in a new report.