FDA NEWS

Michelle Smith: U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Thepacker.com
Web Editor’s note: This q&a is a significantly extended version of the piece that appears in The Packer’s June 2 print and digital editions. (June 3) From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Good Agricultural Practices guidance issued in
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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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Human memory, tomato-sale method hinder investigation - 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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Lawmakers approve subpoenas over food testing - Newsday
WASHINGTON - Lawmakers voted to subpoena nine companies responsible for analyzing the most dangerous food entering the country as part of an investigation that gained more urgency with an outbreak of salmonella from tomatoes. For months, a House
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FDA backs new tests to monitor drug safety - San Francisco Gate
del.icio.us Drug regulators in the United States and Europe are encouraging pharmaceutical companies to use a set of sensitive new tests that can pick up early signs that an experimental medicine might cause kidney damage. The joint endorsement
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FDA: JNJ Unit's Psoriasis Drug Appears Effective - CNN Money
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The Food and Drug Administration on Friday said a drug from a Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) unit appears effective at treating a severe skin disease, but warned it may increase the risk of cancer. The FDA said it may need more long
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Why it takes so long to trace a bad tomato - Washington Post
Resize Text 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
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Chipotle Mexican Grill Incorporated - Chicago Tribune
Restaurants, fast-food chains and supermarkets across Southern California removed fresh red Roma, plum and red round tomatoes from their shelves and took them off their menus this weekend as the U.S. government warned of a widening outbreak of
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FDA Backs NYC In Calories-On-Menu Debate - WJZ
NEW YORK (AP) ― The Food and Drug Administration believes the city has a right to force chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menu boards, a government lawyer told a federal appeals court on Thursday, but the court did not immediately decide
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Outback Steakhouse Incorporated - Chicago Tribune
O'Charley's, a casual dining chain based in Nashville, Tenn., plans to open its first restaurant in the Orlando market, according to a news release. The chain said its franchisee – a division of Covelli Enterprises -- has signed a 10-year lease for
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