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6 hrs ago | Cedar Key Beacon

Oyster ban halted, for now

Oysters on the Gulf Coast - including those in lugged by Cedar Key water men - are safe from a proposed federal Food and Drug administration "warm months" ban for now.

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Related Topix: Cedar Key, FL, Levy County, FL, Agriculture, Science, Food and Drug Administration

12 hrs ago | Living Here - Sacramento Living - Sac...

Food poisoning: Source of E. coli illness often can't be found

The thick, black binder that Paula Gillett keeps charts her son Jack's battle last year against a food-borne illness caused by E. coli.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Food Manufacturing

Food Safety Bill Approved By Committee

Thursday the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, a bipartisan bill cosponsored by Senator Richard Burr , passed out of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, US Politics, Richard Burr, US News, US Senate, Republican, Senator Michael Bennet, Democrat

The Independent

High-energy alcoholic drinks under US spotlight

The US Food and Drug Administration Friday notified some 30 drinks manufacturers who combine alcohol and caffeine in their beverages that they must prove the products are safe.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration

Food and Drug Administration

Holiday Food Safety

The holiday season is a time for celebration and great food. The Holiday Food Safety Success Kit , developed by the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education, provides tips on how to make sure holiday meals are safe as well as delicious.

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MediLexicon

Thanks, But No Thanks: Avoiding Food Poisoning At Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is an opportunity to share a meal with loved ones, but it is also a time when small mistakes in the kitchen can lead to foodborne illness.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Food Poisoning, Health, North Carolina State University, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

MyFox St. Louis

Senate Committee Approves Revamp of Food Safety System

A Senate Committee Wednesday unanimously approved a much-awaited overhaul of the nation's food safety laws, though it gave little hint of how it would pay for the sweeping but costly reform of the Food and Drug Administration's system for protecting much of what the nation eats and drinks.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Tom Harkin, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Agriculture, Science

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Sacramento News & Review

Family farmers fear feds

Poison pill? Critics say if new federal regulations are passed, it could financially kill small farmers.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Sacramento Metro, Sacramento, CA, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Jim Costa, Democrat, Agriculture, Science

North Jersey Media Group

Seafood importer gets FDA warning

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned Englewood seafood importer Seoul Shik Poom Inc.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Seafood, Life, Food, Fruits

Center for Science In The Public Inte...

Bipartisan Food Safety Bill Poised for Floor Vote

Americans may soon be able to enjoy their peanuts, peppers, spinach and cookie dough with greater confidence that those foods are safe to eat if the full Senate passes the food safety legislation that cleared a key committee today.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Richard Durbin, Democrat, Tom Harkin, CPU, Science / Technology

Wed Nov 18, 2009

MSNBC

Senate panel passes food safety reform bill

A Senate committee passed legislation on Wednesday that would increase government oversight of the U.S. food supply, which has been battered by a series of high-profile recalls that have soured consumer confidence in the food safety system.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Christopher Dodd

UPI

Disease spread through school lunches

Hundreds and possibly thousands of children in the United States become sick from contaminated food served in school cafeterias, USA Today reports.

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The Daily Advertiser

Agency agrees to delay raw oyster ban

WASHINGTON - A proposed ban on raw oysters that could be tainted with a potentially fatal bacterium has been put on hold while federal officials study how the ban would affect the Gulf Coast oyster industry.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Charlie Melancon, New Orleans, LA

Tue Nov 17, 2009

UPI

Foodborne illness impact hard to assess

Foodborne illness is underreported, has inadequate follow-up and a lack of research making its impact difficult to assess, a U.S. non-profit group says.

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Medical News Today

New Government Oversight Of Food Supported By Majority Of Wyoming...

Main Category: Nutrition / Diet Also Included In: Public Health ; Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals ; Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Article Date: 17 Nov 2009 - 6:00 PST An overwhelming majority of Wyoming voters - 88 percent - support food safety legislation that would give the Food and Drug Administration new authority to ensure the ...

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Nutrition, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Health

Milling Journal

Organic Center Report Finds Dramatic Rise in Pesticide Use on GM Crops Due to Resistant Weeds

Boulder, COa 'Genetically engineered corn, soybeans and cotton have increased use of weed-killing herbicides -- a type of pesticide -- by 383 million pounds in the U.S. from 1996 to 2008, according to a new Organic Center report titled " Impacts of Genetically Engineered Crops on Pesticide Use in the United States: The First Thirteen Years " ...

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Biotech, Science / Technology

Fort Scott Tribune

Start the countdown to a safe and easy Thanksgiving dinner

I really enjoy preparing for a family Thanksgiving dinner, but there's a lot to be done before the meal is on the table.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Agriculture, Science, US News, United States Department of Agriculture, Dining, Food, Recipes

KWTX

FDA Approves 5th Swine Flu Vaccine

WASHINGTON a 'The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday it has approved a fifth swine flu vaccine.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Food and Drug Administration, Life, Food, Pork, Meat, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Kanabec County Times Online

Klobuchar on the Need to Improve Food Safety

Shirley Almer's family expected her home for Christmas last year. The strong-spirited 72-year-old grandmother from Perham, Minnesota, had survived two bouts of cancer and was recovering from an infection with a brief stay in a nursing home.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration

EMaxHealth

Food-borne Illness May Have Long Term Effects

Food-borne illness affect nearly 76 million people in the United States every year according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention .

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Related Topix: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, E. Coli, Health

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