FDA NEWS

Baxter weighs whether to sell heparin vials again in U.S. market - Chicago Tribune
Baxter International Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Robert Parkinson is leaving open the possibility that the company may stay out of the business of selling vials of heparin in the U.S. market. The company recalled vials of the popular blood
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House committee says FDA bonuses should go to inspectors, not highest - Minneapolis Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - A review of bonuses paid to employees at the Food and Drug Administration showed many went to the agency's highest-paid staff rather than to the inspectors in the field, according to a review by the House Energy and Commerce Committee
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Did tomatoes cause Salmonella outbreak? - Daily Independent
WASHINGTON — As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking if tainted tomatoes really are to blame for the record outbreak - or if the problem is with another ingredient, or a warehouse that is contaminating newly harvested
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Could Korean Leader Learn from Controversies over U.S. Beef Imports? - BusinessWeek
At first blush, a delay in South Korea’s resumption of U.S. beef imports in the face of vociferous public protests may appear yet another instance of emotional nationalism in the way of a deal, which makes business sense. But although it certainly
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Gay Blood Donors - WOKR 13
(Rochester, N.Y.) - Giving blood is one of the most honorable deeds a person can do. Claire Broomfiled feels it's her responsibility. “I’ve got something that someone else needs, and I'm happy to share it if I can do so,” she said. However, not
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Western Growers Asks for Congressional AG Committee Hearings Regarding - Forbes
IRVINE, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Western Growers is urging the House Committee on Agriculture to hold hearings as soon as possible on the salmonella outbreak that has been associated with fresh, red round, roma and plum tomatoes
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Committee critical of FDA bonuses - Salon
Jun 26th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- A congressional review of bonuses paid to employees at the Food and Drug Administration showed many went to the highest-paid staff rather than to field inspectors. The chairman of the House committee that released the
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House committee criticizes FDA over bonuses - Salon
Jun 26th, 2008 | WASHINGTON -- A review of bonuses paid to employees at the Food and Drug Administration showed many went to the agency's highest-paid staff rather than to the inspectors in the field, according to a review by the House Energy and
Source: www.salon.com