Following a series of recent wildfires across the western United States, the government is reminding people that fire can compromise the safety of foods in the home. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and
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Food Chemical Safety Relies on Self-policing, Pew Finds
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The Pew Charitable Trusts has begun an effort to shed light on an often over-looked subject that affects most American eaters: the federal regulatory system for food chemicals.
According to the Pew Health Group, safety…
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Drug, Chemical Residues Get More FSIS Attention
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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has decided to tweak procedures it follows in monitoring for the chemical residues left by animal drugs. It is going to take more names, and do more testing.…
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Chemicals in Soup China’s Latest Food Scare
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Chinese media let another food scandal out of the bag last week. This time the health culprit is popular hotpot dishes that are often tainted with harmful chemical additives, according to China’s Global Times.
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Congress Begins Work on Chemical Safety Overhaul
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The House of Representatives is starting to move legislation that would fundamentally overhaul chemical laws for the first time in over three decades.
The Toxic Chemicals Safety Act, H.R. 5820, introduced last week by Reps.
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FDA Joins Effort to Improve Chemical Screening
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) joined a multiagency effort this week to improve the federal government’s ability to predict how chemicals will affect human health and the environment.
Earlier this week, the U.S.
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