FDA NEWS

Inspectors study farms in Mexico, US, but no progress in salmonella - CNEWS
AUTLAN, Mexico - Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico. However, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears no closer to finding
Source: cnews.canoe.ca

FDA backs Abbott stent - Chicago Tribune
While U.S. approval of Abbott Laboratories ' drug-coated heart stent is a boost to the North Chicago medical giant, the product enters a market that is shrinking as doctors rethink the role of artery-clearing devices in the prevention of heart
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Diabetes meds need safety check, FDA is told - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
WASHINGTON - Diabetes drugs should face tougher safety standards that could cost manufacturers millions but protect patients from unforeseen heart risks, a government panel has recommended. Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted 14-2 on
Source: www.sun-sentinel.com

FDA must require tracking of produce - food groups - Forbes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As more Americans get sick while health officials look for the cause of a salmonella outbreak sweeping the country, consumer groups said on Thursday the Food and Drug Administration must put emergency rules in place to track
Source: www.forbes.com