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NEWS SCAN: Foodborne cases, new vaccine plant, H5N1 in Egypt, tainted honey, malaria-free Morocco

Jun 11, 2010

 

NEWS SCAN: Salmonella update, tiger mosquitoes in France, H5N1 in Tibet, rotavirus vaccine warning

Jun 10, 2010

 

NEWS SCAN: Linezolid-resistant infections, more Salmonella cases, WHO transparency

Jun 9, 2010

 

IOM: Risk-based focus can help FDA fill food safety gaps

(CIDRAP News) – Prompted by congressional hearings into foodborne illness outbreaks and the state of the nation's food safety system, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) today released its report on the US Food and Drug Administration's role, saying the agency needs a clear path to a risk-based strategy that delegates more inspection duties to states.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Mass hepatitis B testing, more Salmonella cases, shipboard norovirus outbreak

Jun 7, 2010

 

Rare Salmonella subtype sickens 34 in Illinois

(CIDRAP News) – State and county health officials in Illinois are investigating an outbreak involving a rare Salmonella subtype that has sickened 34 people who reportedly developed symptoms after eating at Subway restaurants.

Lisa Schnirring
 

Sprout-linked Salmonella outbreak sickens 6 more

(CIDRAP News) – The number of people sickened in a 10-state Salmonella Newport outbreak linked to alfalfa sprouts has risen to 28, and officials are continuing their probe at a California processor identified earlier in the traceback investigation, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said yesterday.

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Food defense, drug resistance, fake Botox, OIE developments

May 26, 2010

 

GAO report flags FDA science gaps

(CIDRAP News) – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has progressed with strengthening known weaknesses in food safety research, but significant gaps are hampering the agency's oversight of food labels, fresh produce, and dietary supplements, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Lisa Schnirring
 

NEWS SCAN: Avian flu outbreaks, romaine recall, Wakefield loses medical license

May 24, 2010

 

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