Food safety labs may not have capacity to handle a crisis like Japan's

By Aaron Mehta and Laurel Adams

IG criticizes agencies charged with protecting American food safety as unprepared and understaffed

FDA screening of fish imports not catching antibiotics and drug residue

By Laurel Adams

FDA taken to task for sloppy inspections of imported fish

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"… cause cancer, allergic reactions and antibiotic resistance in humans. The Food and Drug Administration is responsible for screening imported seafood, but it may be missing red f …"

FDA oversight on food labels needs improvement

By Laurel Adams

The Government Accountability Office says that consumers struggle to distinguish between different types of claims on food labels and recomm

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"… companies be required to provide supporting evidence for their claims.The Food and Drug Administration allows health claims with “significant scientific agreement” on food l …"

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FDA criticized for accepting free help from company that later won generic OK

By Laurel Adams

The Food and Drug Administration last month issued guidelines for agency staff to follow when drugmakers offer free help during emergencies

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"… 60 percent to $13.6 trillion in 2010 from $8.5 trillion in 2006. (GAO) …"

FDA overseas offices struggle to meet growing import demands

By Laurel Adams

During the past year, information gathered by Food and Drug Administration staff in new overseas offices led to import bulletins warning of

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"… Afghanistan Reconstruction). …"

GAO: 15 agencies in charge of 30 food-related laws

By Laurel Adams

The haphazard government approach to food safety remains a roadblock to a cohesive national strategy on food regulation....

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"… that took effect in January created a working group of officials from the Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture, and other federal agencies. The working group …"

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Medical device industry lobbies IRS, Congress to dodge health law tax

By Joe Eaton

Device makers lobbying to get out from under tax imposed by health care reform law

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"… ain, first to deflect taxes, and second to fend off scrutiny from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which regulates devices. Dr. Josh Makower, the founder of Exploramed, a m …"

FDA lags USDA in accessible food safety data

By Jim Morris

Recent outbreaks of food-borne illness left American consumers on edge — and largely in the dark about federal enforcement. The Food and Dru

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"… inese seafood.All these recent problems fell within the domain of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which shares food inspection responsibilities with the U.S. Department of …"

"… release its work plans under a Freedom of Information Act request. “The Food and Drug Administration is chronically short on resources to address food safety, and we are being …"

"… ing them.”ABOUT THE DATAWhat: Copies of food inspection work plansWhere: Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C.Availability: Closed to publicFormat: PDFsUsability: N/AT …"

EPA toxic chemicals bill likely on hold until after election

By Chris Hamby

The way the Environmental Protection Agency evaluates the risks posed by toxic chemicals is badly in need of an overhaul, but any change wil

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"… SCA into the 21st century,” she said.Burke said he met with the EPA, the Food and Drug Administration and the Consumer Product Safety Commission to discuss improving their proc …"

Did the FDA miss signals on a troubled heart drug?

By Jeanne Lenzer

It has been a rough eight months for the drug maker Actavis, Inc. and its powerful heart drug, Digitek. Following repeated Food and Drug Adm

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"… ker Actavis, Inc. and its powerful heart drug, Digitek. Following repeated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) criticisms of its manufacturing processes, Actavis Totowa, a subsidi …"

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