FDA NEWS

FDA diligently pursuing source of tainted tomatoes - Houston Chronicle
WASHINGTON — Food and Drug Administration detectives had a hot lead, narrowing down on a grower who just might have supplied salmonella-tainted tomatoes. Then the patient changed her story: She'd eaten a round tomato, not a Roma one after all. "We
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Salmonella Sickens Fla. Man - The Ledger
A Southwest Florida man is the state's first victim of the salmonella outbreak tied to raw tomatoes. State Health Department officials say the unidentified man got sick after eating tomatoes during a visit to New York. Health Department spokeswoman
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Congressional Report Criticizes FDA for Food Safety - Forbes
THURSDAY, June 12 (HealthDay News) -- With the ongoing outbreak of salmonella-contaminated tomatoes as a backdrop, Congressional investigators said Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has failed to meet its own stated goals of
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US drug agency issues precautionary note on silver dental fillings - International Herald Tribune
WASHINGTON : Silver dental fillings contain mercury, and the U.S. government for the first time is warning that they may pose a safety concern for pregnant women and young children. The Food and Drug Administration posted the precaution on its Web
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Teva wins tentative FDA approval for drug - Forbes
Israeli pharmaceutical company Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration tentatively approved the company's application to market a generic version of hypertension drug Diovan. The company said the FDA
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Restaurant chain linked to 9 cases of tomato-borne salmonella - Chicago Tribune
Nine people sickened by a salmonella outbreak linked to fresh tomatoes ate at two restaurants from the same chain, federal officials confirmed Friday. The chain's name and restaurant location are confidential, said David Acheson, the associate
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Food Safety Plan by U.S. FDA Lacks Costs, Timeline (Update2) - Bloomberg
June 12 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has failed to provide costs or deadlines for a plan to improve food safety even as tainted tomatoes have sickened Americans, according to a report to Congress. The agency oversees the
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US mulls private drug checks despite device lessons - Guardian Unlimited
On Monday, U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach requested an extra $275 million for the agency's 2009 budget, in part to allow quicker entry for imports certified by private parties.
Source: www.guardian.co.uk