Michelle Greenhalgh works as a researcher at the Berman Institute of Bioethics at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland. She began writing for Food Safety News while completing her graduate degree at Johns Hopkins University in Washington, D.C. Her professional interests include food safety, drug policy, and informed consent regulations while her personal interests include cooking, running, and sailing. Michelle received her undergraduate degree from the University of New Hampshire and is a proud native of the Ocean State.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced plans to team up in order to accelerate the process from scientific breakthrough to the availability of new, innovative medical therapies for patients Wednesday.Speakers at the event included U.S. Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, NIH Director Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D., and Margaret...
This spring, health authorities in the state of Massachusetts will enact regulations that would require restaurant staff and their menus to address diner allergies to foods such as nuts, dairy products, and other ingredients that cause adverse reactions.The bill, S.2701, requires that restaurants take a few straightforward precautions in order to ensure the safety of their diners with food allergies. ...
As part of the 2010 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Symposium 5 brought together experts in the area of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). An MRSA bacterium can cause infections in the blood, heart and bones of people with reduced immunity or during the use of drips and catheters. Research indicates that MRSA infections lead to excess mortality. (1)Dr. J. Todd Weber,...
A Valentine's Day Treat: Sustainable food advocate and accomplished chef, Nora Pouillon shares her thoughts on safe foodOn the tail of another troubling slew of food recalls we come upon everyone's favorite Hallmark holiday, Valentine's Day. In the Washington, DC area, no restaurant exemplifies safe food better than Restaurant Nora. For the past 31 years, sustainable food advocate and chef...
As part of the 2010 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Symposium 6 brought together experts in the area of Stewardship and Policy.Dr. Susan J. Rehm, of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (Bethesda, MD) moderated talks given by Dr. Neil Fishman, of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), Robert C. Owens, Jr., PharmD, of Maine Medical Center (Portland, ME), and Dr....
As part of the 2010 Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Symposium 3 brought together experts to present during a symposium titled, "Implications of Rapid Diagnostic Testing."Presenters for this portion of the conference included Dr. Ian Gardner, MPVM, BVSc, PhD, of the University of California (Davis, CA) and Dr. Daniel B. Jernigan, MPH, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
As part of the 2010 Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance, Symposium 2 brought together experts in the area of Susceptibility Issues.Dr. George M. Eliopoulous, of Beth Isreael Deaconess Medical Center (Boston, MA) moderated talks given by Dr. Ronald N. Jones, of JMI Laboratories (North Liberty, IA), Michael N. Dudley, PharmD, FIDSA, of Mpex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (San Diego, CA), and Dr. David...
Over 600 food safety experts and industry leaders from 40 countries convened in Washington, DC last week for the Global Food Safety Conference. The three day event, sponsored by the Consumer Goods Forum, discussed the future of assuring food safety in the globalizing food supply chain, and emphasized the role the Global Food Safety Initiative can play in harmonizing food...
The first symposium of the Annual Conference on Microbial Resistance focused on the economic and public policy aspects of antibiotic resistance and antibiotic development. Moderator Susan Foster, PhD, of the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics (Boston, MA) presented first, then facilitated a Q&A session with other presenters Ramanan Laxminarayan, PhD, of Resources for the Future (Washington, DC) and...
The 2010 Annual Conference on Antimicrobial Resistance sponsored by the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases was held last week in the Washington, DC area.Doctors, pharmacologists, professors, scientists, and policy makers convened for 3 full days at the Hyatt Regency Hotel Bethesda to share their knowledge about the growing problem of antibiotic resistance in both humans and animals.The overall conference objectives...
As first reported by Food Safety News last month, as part of their ongoing Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food effort, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA's) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has been hosting instructional Webinars on mobile slaughter units to help small meat producers process and slaughter their animals. Mobile slaughter units (MSUs), which are cheaper than...
In light of recent food recalls, the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) Office of Research (OR) has developed a new method for testing animal feed for banned materials. The newly developed method relies on a molecular technique called polymerase chain reaction (PCR), a process that replicates small amounts of DNA or RNA,...
Chinese authorities removed more Melamine-tainted dairy products from the shelves of southern China's convenience stores on Monday. This action comes more than a year after the first of hundreds of thousands of children became sick from drinking contaminated milk products in the ongoing Chinese melamine-tainted milk scandal. Wire reports confirm that both cartons of milk and frozen milk products produced...
On Tuesday, the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. hosted a panel discussion on Urban Agriculture as part of the museum's ongoing series, For The Greener Good: Conversations That Will Change the World. Panelists included moderator Allison Arieff, Editor-at-Large, Sunset Magazine and New York Times Contributor; Steven Cohen, Food Policy and Programs Manager, City of Portland Office of Sustainability; Liz...
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