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FDA criticized for allowing trials of risky blood substitutes
A study report says the Food
and Drug Administration ignored the fact that experimental blood
substitutes raised risk of heart attack and death and forged ahead to
allow the products to be tested in humans, ABC News reported today.
Apr 28, 2008 - 1:53:50 PM
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FDA expands feed ban to reduce mad cow disease risk
To further reduce the risk
of mad cow disease in the United States, the Food and Drug
Administration on WEDNESDAY released a new rule to prohibit certain
cattle materials from use in all animal food including pet food, which
will appear on Friday April 28 in Federal Register.
Apr 24, 2008 - 10:53:07 AM
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AICR Calls on Americans to Slash Red Meat Consumption
Experts at the American
Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) say Americans can’t afford to wait
any longer to make a cancer-protective shift in their eating habits.
The evidence linking red meat to colon cancer is now so strong it
should prompt a nationwide reduction in red meat consumption, they
said.
Apr 24, 2008 - 3:24:48 AM
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FDA Strengthens Safeguards for Consumers of Beef
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final
regulation barring certain cattle materials from all animal feed,
including pet food. The final rule further protects animals and
consumers against bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE, also known as
"mad cow disease").
Apr 23, 2008 - 4:24:08 PM
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FDA: High fructose corn syrup not natural
The Food and Drug
Administration had said that products containing high fructose corn
syrup cannot be considered “natural”, foodnavigator-USA.com reported
early this month.
Apr 22, 2008 - 7:44:46 AM
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House to Consider Comprehensive FDA Reform Bill
After numerous foodborne illness outbreaks and scores of
hearings on Capitol Hill, House Energy and Commerce Chairman John
Dingell, together with Representatives Frank Pallone, Bart Stupak, and
Diane DeGette, has introduced today a package of urgently-needed FDA reforms that, if enacted, will go a long way toward restoring Americans' confidence in the safety of our food supply.
Apr 18, 2008 - 3:46:11 PM
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EPA Sued over Pesticide Approval
A coalition of environmental and farm worker groups sued
the Environmental Protection Agency after the agency approved the sale
of four organophosphate pesticides that the groups say pose
unacceptable risks to the environment and human health. The lawsuit
alleged that the agency violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act and the Endangered Species Act when it decided in
2006 to allow the continued use of the chemicals, which are sprayed on
fruits and vegetables in California. California has classified one of
the pesticides as a cancer-causing substance, another as an air
pollutant, and a third has been banned or severely restricted in 13 countries.
Apr 18, 2008 - 3:42:31 PM
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Maine Taxes on Soda, Beer & Wine Applauded
Governors, state legislators,
and members of Congress interested in simultaneously bridging budget gaps
and improving public health should look north to Maine. There,
the
legislature passed and Governor John Baldacci signed a
package of tax increases on soda, beer and wine to help pay for a state
health insurance program for small businesses and the self-employed. The
nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest, which has long supported
modest increases in taxes on soda and alcoholic beverages if the revenues
are used to promote public health, today applauded Maine policy makers.
Apr 18, 2008 - 3:00:59 PM
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Judge Upholds NYC Law Requiring Calories on Menus & Menu Boards
U.S. District Judge Richard J.
Holwell today
denied
a motion
filed by chain restaurant
lobbyists to block New York City’s requirement that chains disclose calories
on menus and menu boards. The court had previously
blocked
the city
from enforcing the regulation,
but today found that the city’s redrafted rule put to rest any questions
about whether it was preempted by federal nutrition labeling laws. The
judge also roundly rejected the industry’s argument that requiring calories
on menus somehow violated chain restaurant’s First Amendment rights.
Apr 17, 2008 - 4:00:07 PM
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Imported Colombian Beef Will Pose Food Safety Issue
USA will urge members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S.
Senate to vote against the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with
Colombia, due in part to concerns about food safety issues related to
imported Colombian beef.
Apr 7, 2008 - 6:18:06 PM
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Shell Eggs from Farm to Table
Eggs are among the most nutritious foods on earth and can be part of a healthy diet. However, they
are perishable just like raw meat, poultry, and fish. Unbroken, clean, fresh shell eggs may contain
Salmonella
Apr 5, 2008 - 6:23:30 PM
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Corned Beef and Food Safety
For USDA's Meat and Poultry Hotline, the approach of spring usually
means that St. Patrick's Day dinner preparations across the country
will spark many questions about the safe handling, storage and
preparation of corned beef and all the trimmings. But food safety
involves more than the "luck of the Irish."What is "corning"?
Apr 5, 2008 - 6:21:11 PM
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U.S. seizes $1.3 million illegal dietary supplements
U.S Marshals on Wednesday
seized more than $1.3 million worth of dietary supplements from LG
Science LLC of Brighton, Michigan at the request of the Food and Drug
Administration, the FDA announced April 4.
Apr 5, 2008 - 6:12:58 PM
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Romania reconsiders its stand on genetically modified corn
Romania
has
been one of the most receptive markets for genetically modified crops, but the environment
minister said the country is reconsidering its stand on genetically modified
(GM) corn, iht.com reported.
Apr 2, 2008 - 9:36:55 AM
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Food Label Helps Consumers Make Healthier Choices
Consumers often compare prices of food items in the
grocery store to choose the best value for their money. But comparing
items using the food label can help them choose the best value for
their health.
Apr 1, 2008 - 12:49:29 PM
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Tyson's chicken raised without antibiotics mislabeled - USDA
No one has ever accused Tyson Foods of being green.
Even as the Springdale,
AR-based meat giant's probation ends for 20 federal violations of the
Clean Water Act at its Sedalia, MO chicken plant in 2003--it paid a
$7.7 million fine--it is back in court.
Mar 15, 2008 - 12:27:28 PM
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Some dairy farms fight to keep use of growth hormones in cows
A group of dairy farmers
with financial support from Monsanto, the manufacturer of Posilac the
synthetic bovine growth hormone used in one third of U.S. cows to
increase milk production by one gallon per day per cow, are fighting to
defend their right to use the drug, The New York Times reported.
Mar 13, 2008 - 6:37:37 PM
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Meat Scandal Widens to Major Food Suppliers Amid Congressional Hearings
Who knew, when the House
Energy and Commerce Committee's subcommittee on oversight and
investigations planned a Feb. 26 hearing to be called, "Contaminated
Food: Private Sector Accountability," it would follow the biggest meat
recall in US history? www.hsus.org
Mar 3, 2008 - 4:43:03 PM
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USDA resists calls for a complete ban on downers
The recall of 143 million
lbs of beef may have come to an end. But concerns about beef safety
remain. The Senate now is considering a complete ban on processing
downer cattle into human food, the Associate Press reported today.
Feb 28, 2008 - 3:31:45 PM
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Farm Sanctuary Responds to US Beef Recall
No Downers Campaign Documents More Than 20 Years of Abuse; Urges Federal Legislation to End Marketing of All Downed Animals
Feb 18, 2008 - 10:12:38 PM
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Cruelty charges filed against slaughterhouse workers
San Bernardino County Friday
filed felony charges against a former Chino slaughterhouse manager and
his subordinate who allegedly used cruel methods to force sick and old
non-ambulatory cows to stand on its feet and walk passing the USDA's
inspection to the slaughter box, Los Angeles Times reported.
Feb 16, 2008 - 1:36:37 PM
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Downer Recall: Take Two
School districts in 50 states have put a hold
on meat from a Chino based slaughterhouse after workers were videotaped
tormenting crippled cows www.hsus.org
to circumvent USDA rules that say cows must walk from one pen to the
next and back to prove they are not too sick to slaughter.
Non-ambulatory cows are known to harbor mad cow disease.
Feb 12, 2008 - 7:47:11 AM
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Stop deceptive labeling of "Natural" meat
Consumer polls indicate the average person imagines meat labeled "Naturally Raised" comes from animals that spent their drug-free lives freely roaming the fields of a family farmer, eating wild flora and fauna, and being (at least somewhat) humanely slaughtered.
Feb 8, 2008 - 9:10:38 PM
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USDA suspends meat operations at Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Co.
The U.S. government issued a
statement on Feb 5 saying that the Food Safety and Inspection Service
(FSIS) on Feb 4 suspected inspection at Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing
Company "based on the establishment's clear violation of Federal
regulations and the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act."
Feb 6, 2008 - 12:53:54 PM
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Group sues FDA to seek removal of mercury fillings from market
Last May, we notified FDA lawyers that, due to the agencys decades of
(illegal) intransigence in classifying mercury amalgam, we were preparing a
complaint in the US District Court, pursuant to the guideposts from the US Court
of Appeals ruling in
Moms Against Mercury v. FDA. FDA asked us for a
meeting instead. At that meeting with top FDA officials, Dr. Mike Fleming,
lawyer Jim Turner, and I were told that FDA realized it needed to move forward;
we said we would wait 30 days.
Feb 4, 2008 - 4:06:43 PM
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Court: Firm can fire employee for medical marijuana use
The California Supreme Court
ruled Thursday that employers have the right to terminate workers who
test positive for marijuana even if employees use the illicit drug for
medical purpose.
Jan 25, 2008 - 1:07:41 PM
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Genetically modified sugar beets, a bad bet at the worst time
The US sugar beet
industry is threatening to venture into the world of genetically
modified (GM) crops, hoping to introduce a new gene-spliced variety by
Monsanto as early as spring 2008. But if the experience of the last
decade is any indication, such a move will lead to huge economic losses
for the sugar industry and even for US food companies who use sugar as
an ingredient.
Jan 22, 2008 - 9:58:50 PM
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New York City restaurants asked to list calories
The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene announced today that the Board of Health has voted to require chain restaurants in the city to permanently list calorie information on their menus.
Jan 22, 2008 - 1:06:07 PM
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Is Gourmet Slaughter the Solution to Factory Farming?
It seems like the more you know about how your meat became meat, the less you want to it eat.
Jan 21, 2008 - 7:53:58 PM
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Supreme Court sides with Monsanto to punish farmer
The Supreme Court on Monday
sided with a low court, ruling in favor of Monsanto Co. that a
Mississippi farmer who re-used the company's patented, genetically
modified soybeans as seeds should be punished, OrganicConsumers.org
reported.
Jan 16, 2008 - 10:25:58 PM
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