Food & Drug Safety

Feb 8, 2016

Top 400 Taxpayers See Tax Rates Rise, But There’s More to the Story

As Americans were gathering party supplies to greet the New Year, the Internal Revenue Service released their annual report of cumulative tax data reported on the 400 tax r...

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Feb 4, 2016

Chlorine Bleach Plants Needlessly Endanger 63 Million Americans

Chlorine bleach plants across the U.S. put millions of Americans in danger of a chlorine gas release, a substance so toxic it has been used as a chemical weapon. Greenpeace’s new repo...

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Jan 25, 2016

U.S. Industrial Facilities Reported Fewer Toxic Releases in 2014

The Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) data for 2014 is now available. The good news: total toxic releases by reporting facilities decreased by nearly six percent from 2013 levels. Howe...

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Jan 22, 2016

Methane Causes Climate Change. Here's How the President Plans to Cut Emissions by 40-45 Percent.

UPDATE (Jan. 22, 2016): Today, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released its proposed rule to reduce methane emissions...

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Politicians Influenced Device Approval, FDA Report Says

Sep 25, 2009 by Matthew Madia

Responding to alleged political interference, the Food and Drug Administration will review the safety of an approved knee-injury aid.

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Majority of Americans Support Food Safety Reform, Poll Finds

Eighty-nine percent of Americans support more aggressive food safety regulation, according to a poll commissioned by The Pew Charitable Trusts. The findings could place added pressure on Congress as it considers whether to make food safety reform a top legislative priority in 2009.

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Americans Want Better Food Safety Regulation

Sep 8, 2009 by Matthew Madia

A vast majority of Americans wants government to play a more proactive role in protecting the nation’s food supply, according to a new poll commissioned by Pew Charitable Trusts.

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FDA to Ramp Up Enforcement Efforts

Aug 26, 2009 by Matthew Madia

The Food and Drug Administration is going to toughen some of its enforcement efforts, according to BNA news service ($). In two recent speeches senior FDA officials outlined their plans for increasing inspections and their expectations of the firms FDA regulates.

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Electronic Reporting Will Lead to Safety Gains, FDA Says

Aug 20, 2009 by Matthew Madia

Tomorrow, the Food and Drug Administration will publish two proposed regulations that hold the potential to improve access to and analysis of safety information provided by the medical product industry (drug, device, and biologic makers, and others in the supply chain). Both regulations will be open for comment for 90 days.

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FDA to Rule on Plastics Chemical in Coming Months

Aug 18, 2009 by Matthew Madia

The Food and Drug Administration will announce by Nov. 30 its official position on bisphenol-A, according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporter Meg Kissinger.

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Food Safety Overhaul Approved by House

Jul 31, 2009 by Matthew Madia

Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009 (H.R. 2749) by a vote of 283-142. The bill was crafted in response to a raft of foodborne illness outbreaks, tied mostly to produce and nuts, that exposed regulatory vulnerabilities at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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New Food Safety Agenda Emphasizes Prevention and Protection

The Obama administration unveiled a broad food safety agenda July 7, pledging to recraft a national food safety system that focuses on preventing, rather than reacting to, foodborne illness outbreaks. The agenda includes a raft of new policies and longer-term proposals that aim to empower officials and strengthen food safety regulation.

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FDA’s New Salmonella Standard and a Focus on Prevention

Jul 9, 2009 by Matthew Madia

Today, the Food and Drug Administration published a final rule that will reduce the risk of salmonella contamination posed by shell eggs. The agency estimates the new regulation will prevent 79,000 illnesses and 30 deaths every year.

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Obama Administration Pushing Broad Food Safety Agenda

Jul 7, 2009 by Matthew Madia

The Obama administration has announced major steps aimed at improving the safety of the nation’s food supply. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, and Vice President Joe Biden announced the agenda at press conference this afternoon.

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