News tagged with food safety
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UK food agency raids abattoir in horsemeat scandal
(AP)—Britain's police and food safety regulator on Tuesday raided a slaughterhouse and a meat processing firm suspected of selling horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers.
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Feb 12, 2013 |
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Slow headway for food safety
(Medical Xpress)—Despite the availability of new and preventive methods against foodborne diseases, their uptake throughout the entire chain of food production appears to be slow.
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Feb 12, 2013 |
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Analysis finds vitamin D potency varies widely in dietary supplements
Vitamin D supplement potency varies widely, and the amount of vitamin D in over-the counter and compounded supplements does not necessarily match the amount listed on the label, according to a research letter published in ...
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Feb 11, 2013 |
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Horsemeat scandal reaches Sweden (Update)
Sweden on Friday became the newest European country to be hit by a widening meat products scandal, as frozen-food company Findus said it was recalling beef lasagna meals there after tests confirmed the products ...
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Feb 08, 2013 |
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UK: Lasagna products 60 percent horsemeat (Update)
(AP)—Some beef lasagna products recalled from British stores contained more than 60 percent horsemeat, U.K. food safety authorities said Thursday. It was the latest revelation in a growing scandal surrounding the use of ...
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Feb 07, 2013 |
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Suppliers, grocers turning to DNA testing on meat (Update)
Ireland's surprise discovery this month of horsemeat traces in factory-produced burgers is boosting business for one trade: Forensics labs that use DNA fingerprinting to tell you what's on your plate.
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Jan 30, 2013 |
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FDA warns company over unapproved flu remedy
Federal regulators say a Florida company has been marketing an untested inhaled formula as a flu remedy in violation of drug safety regulations.
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Jan 29, 2013 |
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FDA panel votes for tougher restrictions on hydrocodone
(HealthDay)—A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel met Thursday and Friday to discuss the fate of certain painkillers that contain the opioid known as hydrocodone, concluding in a vote in favor ...
Medications
Jan 26, 2013 |
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FDA panel wants limits on hydrocodone painkillers
Federal health advisors want new restrictions on hydrocodone, the highly addictive ingredient found in Vicodin and other widely abused prescription painkillers.
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Jan 25, 2013 |
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Calorie-rich shrimp pasta tops Xtreme Eating list
A plate of crispy battered shrimp, mushrooms, tomato and arugula tossed with spaghettini and a cream sauce took the cake Wednesday as the most calorie-rich chain restaurant dish in America.
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Jan 17, 2013 |
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Ireland recalls 10 mln burgers on horsemeat fears
An Irish meat processor recalled 10 million burgers Wednesday from supermarkets across Ireland and Britain amid fears that many could contain horsemeat, a discovery that poses no danger to public health but ...
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Jan 16, 2013 |
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Most newly approved biologics studied in peds population
(HealthDay)—The majority of biologics approved since 1997 include pediatric information in their labeling and have been studied in pediatric trials, according to a review published online Jan. 14 in Pediatrics.
Pediatrics
Jan 15, 2013 |
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Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program use grows in 2011
In 2011, 13 percent of all American households relied on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)—the program formerly known as food stamps – with nearly 6.2 million more American households using the program ...
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Jan 15, 2013 |
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EU launches public consultation on sweetener aspartame
The EU's food safety agency on Tuesday launched a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion regarding the safety of the artificial sweetener aspartame.
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Jan 08, 2013 |
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US proposes sweeping new food safety rules (Update)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed the most sweeping food safety rules in decades, requiring farmers and food companies to be more vigilant in the wake of deadly outbreaks in peanuts, cantaloupe and ...
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Jan 04, 2013 |
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