Eleven organizations that work closely with the Food and Drug Administration are asking bipartisan congressional leaders to work with them on “several pressing food safety issues this year.”
The eleven who’ve written congressional leaders include:
Continue Reading Food safety groups pitch congressional leaders on the inside game
Leaders from a group of consumer and industry organizations were unanimous yesterday in condemning FDA Commissioner Robert Califf for his plan to restructure the agency.
To a person, the leaders said they were disappointed with
Continue Reading Neither consumer groups nor industry representatives believe FDA plan will work
After much hullabaloo, the FDA commissioner has revealed a rough draft of a plan to reorganize the food side of the Food and Drug Administration.
At the center of the plan is the creation —
Continue Reading Commissioner details his plan to revamp organization, and supervision at FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday announced draft guidance for the industry on “action levels” for lead in processed foods that are intended for babies and children under two years old, for the purpose
Continue Reading FDA puts focus on lead levels in baby food
In the current issue of its “On Health” newsletter, Consumer Reports calls on its member to sign a petition about one of its older causes.
The formal petition was submitted to FDA by the Center
Continue Reading Consumer Reports promotes petition to FDA to ban Red Dye No. 3, the artificial color, in food
Over the past weekend, a heartland newspaper shared with its readers the stunning conclusion of its local health department.
What was disclosed was that contaminated spices were determined to be the second largest cause of
Continue Reading Heartland study finds spices second only to paint for the lead poisoning of children
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After facing months of criticism about its slow response to the infant formula crisis, and the overall troubles facing the food program at the Food and Drug Administration, Commissioner Robert Califf announced
Continue Reading FDA hindered food program review before it began
The question members of a Senate subcommittee wanted answered by FDA officials involved how to make food safety a priority at the agency. The FDA commissioner said much of the answer would come out when
Continue Reading Senators ask FDA leaders if food safety is a priority at the agency
Consumer groups continue to call for faster and more efficient work from FDA on a variety of topics including heavy metals in baby food and the recent outbreak of cronobacter from infant formula.
The advocacy
Continue Reading Public action groups call for separate food arm at FDA to streamline food safety
The shortage of infant formula and the food safety reason behind it are front and center for groups like Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group, which are calling on Congress to take action.
Representatives
Continue Reading Advocates want answers from feds on infant formula outbreak and shortage; Congress, Biden act to ease situation
