The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 23 issued a final regulation barring certain cattle materials from all animal feed, including pet food. The agency says the final rule further protects animals and consumers against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as "mad cow disease").
The Centre for Food Safety's risk assessment consultant said he cannot rule out a health risk for high consumers among secondary schoolchildren.
"By working together, we can improve the safety of food and other products and build a common defense against disease," Secretary Leavitt said.
The Food and Drug Administration announced on April 12 that at least 23 people in 14 states have been diagnosed with salmonellosis that was caused by the same strain of Salmonella that was found in the recently recalled unsweetened Puffed Rice and unsweetened Puffed Wheat Cereals produced by Malt-O-Meal.
A new 10-state CDC report says that incidents of foodborne illnesses from bacteria such as the Salmonella displayed here have not shown a significant decline.
Frank M. Torti, M.D., M.P.H. is FDA's Principal Deputy Commissioner and first Chief Scientist. The newly created position stems from the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007.
A legislative package filed Tuesday by PM Stephen Harper is intended to improve the safety of food, consumer, and health products in Canada.
At FDA's request, U.S. marshals recently seized more than $1,301,712 of dietary supplements from LG Sciences, LLC, of Brighton, Mich., because they contain unapproved food additives and/or new dietary ingredients that cause the products to violate the law.
CDC, FDA, and FSIS are working together to prepare the public for foodborne disease outbreaks.
The agency held meetings with business owners, industry and consumer groups, and state leaders, along with public hearings across the state to develop the new standards, which include bringing the requirements to separate livestock operations and housing into closer alignment with federal rules.
The annual award is sponsored by DuPont Qualicon and presented by <i>Food Quality Magazine</i>.
More than 200 experts are meeting at Oxford University to discuss the impact of land and water scarcity on food production, the future of biofuel production, and trade agreements' impact.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has identified 25 drugs and biologic products that will be required to submit safety plans called Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy.
"We found that while these deadlines speed up the approval process, many drugs are approved right up against the deadline, which might lead to unintended consequences with regard to drug safety," says Harvard's Daniel Carpenter, one of the study's authors.
A recent spike in recalls and illnesses prompts the meeting. FSIS also created an office recently to work closely with small and very small plants.
Drugs that we take are not entirely absorbed by our bodies, and are excreted and passed into wastewater and surface water, studies show.
Rep. John Barrow, whose district includes the Imperial Sugar plant, is a sponsor of H.R. 5522, which would require interim and final dust standards and revision of the HazCom standard.
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John Oxendine said the rule is intended to prevent any more incidents like the Port Wentworth Imperial Sugar explosion last month.
The page, unveiled by agency chief Edwin Foulke Jr., links to the current National Emphasis Program, a bulletin on dust hazards, and several relevant standards.
The Humane Society of the United States has filed suit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture to close with it describes as a dangerous loophole in the agency's regulations that contributed to the recent recall of more than 143 million pounds of beef--much of which was fed to schoolchildren in at least 40 states and the District of Columbia.