Food Safety News Headlines

• More cash needed to protect U.S. food: experts
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:50 EST
  
• More cash needed to protect U.S. food: experts
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:03 EST
  
• More cash needed to protect U.S. food: experts
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 11:03 EST
  
• FDA examining safety of cough, cold drugs for kids
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:56 EST
  
• FDA examines safety of cough, cold drugs for kids
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:28 EST
  
• Report faults FDA drug-safety tracking system: WSJ
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 03:15 EST
  
• Food risks up, inspections down
  MSNBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Hungry Best Served By Combination Of Food And Cash Transfers, Says World Food Programme
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
  
• FDA chief against regulating tobacco
  MSNBC - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:34 EST
  
• World Food Programme Lauds German Move To Boost Aid For Afghanistan Where More Food Aid Is Needed
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:00 EST
  
• Avian Flu Does Not Pose A Food Safety Risk For UK Consumers - Food Standards Agency
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Congress Weighs School Junk Food Laws
  WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• New Science-Based Guide To Natural Fat-Loss
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
  
• Public want food 'traffic lights'
  BBC - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:01 EST
  
• Ready To Eat Chicken Breasts Recalled Due To Suspected Listeria Contamination
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Red Pepper: Hot Stuff For Fighting Fat?
  ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Consumer Attitudes To Food Survey Published, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Re-examining Long-held Beliefs About Food Safety
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Peanut butter salmonella source located
  MSNBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:31 EST
  
• WFP To Buy Food In Mozambique For Flood Victims; Warns Flood Waters Could Rise Futher
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• WFP Plans Huge Cuts To Operations In Zambia As Funds Run Out
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
  
• Dried food on dishes harbors bacteria
  The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:24 EST
  
• French cracking down on junk food ads
  MSNBC - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 06:20 EST
  
• SEBIVO(R) (Telbivudine) Approved In China As New Treatment Option For Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Moubon Yoghurt Dessert Food Alert, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Baby food breakfast recalled in Singapore after US alert
  The Earth Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:12 EST
  
• U.S. Reviewing Safety of Children’s Cough Drugs
  New York Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:02 EST
  
• Reduced Fertility In Women Linked To Low Fat Dairy Food
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Understanding Occupational Safety And Health Issues Of Nanotechnology
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Hospital Trustees Begin To Focus On Patient Safety
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• WFP Condemns Looting Of Food Warehouses During Unrest In Guinea
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Fast-Food Calorie Counter
  Washington Post - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:10 EST
  
• Food labels branded 'misleading'
  BBC - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:19 EST
  
• WFP Welcomes 20.8 Million US Dollars From Japan To Promote Social Protection In Africa, Asia And Latin America
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
  
• Medication Safety Tips: Dos and Don’ts for Taking Medicine Safely
  WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Beyonce Knowles Cleared Of Hepatitis Risk From Hollywood Party Food
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• FDA Reviewing Cold Drug Safety in Kids
  WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Bacteria On Dishware: Manual Dishwashing Study Digs Up Dirt On Dish Cleanliness
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
  
• FDA confirms salmonella came from peanut butter
  Reuters - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 03:44 EST
  
• Authorities Arrest Four Men But WFP Food Aid Ship Still Hijacked
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:00 EST
  
• U.S. food-safety inspections languishing
  CNN - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:28 EST
  
• Resounding approval for 'traffic light' food labeling system
  The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 01:02 EST
  
• FDA Warns Consumers Not To Use Wild Kitty Cat Food Due To Salmonella Contamination
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Top Healthcare Bodies Make Pledge On Patients' Safety At High-level Summit, UK
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
  
• WFP Starts Helicopter Rescue And Food Deliveries To Victims Of Mozambique Floods
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• Junk food ad ban plans laid out
  BBC - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 10:44 EST
  
• Fast-food chains in NYC yank calorie info
  MSNBC - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:13 EST
  
• Lowdown on OTC Weight-Loss Drug
  Washington Post - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• WFP Food Aid Ship Hijacked Off Somalia North East Coast
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
  
• A Specific Fat Type Can Protect Against Weight Gain And Diabetes
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Drug Safety Recommendations Lack Scientific Evidence
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Research News From The Journal Of The Science Of Food And Agriculture; Honeydew Honeys Are Better Antioxidants Than Nectar Honeys
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 25 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Teens exposed to danger while on the job
  The Earth Times - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 11:46 EST
  
• Green World: Working With Kenyan Traders And Small-holders To Produce Safe And Healthy Food
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• WFP Extends Food Aid Operations In Nepal To Cover Continuing Drought
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• Possible New Treatments For Food Poisoning, Typhoid
  MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• FDA set to approve controversial cow drug: report
  Reuters - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 01:47 EST
  
• Lawmakers blast FDA drug safety oversight
  Reuters - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:39 EST
  
• Lawmakers blast FDA drug safety oversight
  Reuters - Tue, 13 Feb 2007 04:13 EST
  
• FDA set to approve controversial cow drug: report
  Reuters - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:48 EST
  
• Hundreds poisoned after China wedding lunch
  The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 10:19 EST
  
• Change In Webcast Time For Wednesday Event On NIOSH Nanotechnology Research Center Progress Report
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
  
• FDA Revamps Process for Safety of Drugs After Approval
  Washington Post - Wed, 31 Jan 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Heart Disease and Medication Safety
  WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Five die of food poisoning in Chhattisgarh
  The Earth Times - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:44 EST
  
• FDA warns drugmakers over unapproved headache drugs
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:22 EST
  
• Questions for Dr. Andrew C. von Eschenbach: Put to the Test
  New York Times - Sun, 11 Feb 2007 09:08 EST
  
• Many Teen Jobs Violate Safety Rules
  WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Report Criticizes FDA Delays In Drug Tracking System Update
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
  
• High Efficacy Of Gardasil® Leads Independent Data And Safety Monitoring Board To Recommend Urgent Vaccination Of Young Women In Placebo Group
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• Actavis Receives Approval For Ranitidine Syrup In The U.S.
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• USDA Backs Production of Rice With Human Genes
  Washington Post - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Long-Term Safety Data Show The LAP-BAND(R) Adjustable Gastric Banding System Results In Fewer Complications Compared To Gastric Bypass
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• FDA funding for women's health stirs concern
  Reuters - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 01:33 EST
  
• FDA Approves Astellas' Vaprisol(R) For The Treatment Of Hypervolemic Hyponatremia
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• High Blood Pressure and Medication Safety
  WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
  
• Low-fat dairy infertility warning
  BBC - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:05 EST
  
• Safe Packaging For Food
  MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Detecting Salmonella In 24 Hours
  MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
  
• FDA Approves Alpharma's KADIAN(R) New 200 Mg Strength
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• FDA Grants Pediatric Exclusivity For RISPERDAL(R)
  MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Low-fat dairy food may hurt fertility
  Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:11 EST
  
• Low-fat dairy food may hurt fertility
  Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 03:11 EST
  
• Anxiety During Illness May Trigger IBS
  WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 07:20 EST
  
• Anxiety During Illness May Trigger IBS
  WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
  
• FDA probing safety of child cold medicines
  MSNBC - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:13 EST
  
• FDA warns about eating raw oysters
  MSNBC - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:48 EST
  
• FDA Approves First Medication To Treat And Prevent Vomiting In Dogs
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Obese British boy to stay with family
  Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:25 EST
  
• Fast-Food Calorie Counter
  Washington Post - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:20 EST
  
• Calorie-rich restaurant food can be dangerous, says consumer group
  The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:11 EST
  
• Report: FDA Eyes Kids' Cold Drugs
  ABC News - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:35 EST
  
• Outside panel recommends bird flu vaccine approval
  The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:41 EST
  
• FDA Approves Gen-Probe's TIGRIS(R) Instrument To Screen Donated Blood For West Nile Virus
  MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• Safety Of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Studied
  ScienceDaily - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
  
• NSF Funds New Rutgers Plant Biomaterials Initiative
  MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
  
• Coffee: Aroma, Taste And Dietary Fiber
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
  
• Obese UK boy to stay with his mother
  The Earth Times - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:01 EST
  
• Advisory Panel Recommends H5N1 Vaccine To FDA For Approval
  MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
  
• FDA reviewing children's cough, cold medicines
  Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:55 EST