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Researchers develop new method to reduce amount of radiation needed to kill pathogens

A team of Texas AgriLife Research engineers has developed a way to cut by as much as half the amount of irradiation needed to kill 99.999 percent of salmonella, E. coli and other pathogens on fresh produce.

7 Dec 2010

United Science licenses ion selective electrode sensor technology from University of Minnesota

United Science, a Minnesota startup company, has licensed sensor technology developed at the University of Minnesota that could prevent toxic byproducts of mining and other industries from ending up in the environment and improve productivity at the same time.

4 Dec 2010

OpEds: Positions on Fiscal Commission; Reinhardt on Medicare; Defeating diabetes

As a member of this bipartisan commission and co-author of the Conrad-Gregg Bipartisan Fiscal Task Force legislation the panel is based on, I hope this plan will be supported. ... Unfortunately, significant health-care savings are missing from the plan; this is an issue that will have to be addressed soon.

4 Dec 2010

Democrats confident food safety bill will be resolved despite procedural error; Child nutrition bill set for house vote

The Hill's Healthwatch Blog: "Senate Democrats say an error in the food-safety bill passed Tuesday can be resolved in time to send the legislation to President Obama by the end of the year. Two senior leadership aides confirmed that the bill the Senate approved, 73-25, inadvertently contained tax provisions that, under the Constitution, must originate in the House of Representatives. That means the bill must be passed a second time by the Senate, giving critics such as Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) another chance to block it" (Rushing and Lillis, 12/1).

3 Dec 2010

Wright County Egg receives FDA concurrence to sell shell eggs

FDA today notified Wright County Egg LLC of Galt, Iowa, that the company has FDA's concurrence to begin shipping shell eggs directly to the consumer market from two hen houses on one of its six farms. The firm has not shipped eggs to the consumer market since August 2010, when the company's eggs were associated with the multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE).

2 Dec 2010

CHEP applauds Senate for passage of FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010

Today CHEP lauded the U.S. Senate for the passage of S. 510, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010. The bill will now be sent to the U.S. House for review and approval, before being signed into law.

2 Dec 2010

Food safety bill passes in Senate

Reuters: "The Senate passed the largest overhaul of the U.S. food safety system in decades on Tuesday, a response to massive recalls such as last summer's recall of half a billion eggs in a salmonella outbreak. The Senate voted 73-25 to pass the bill. The House of Representatives backed a different version in July 2009.

2 Dec 2010

Pew Health Group applauds Senate's passage of historic bipartisan food safety legislation

Erik D. Olson, director of the Pew Health Group food programs, issued the following statement commending the U.S. Senate for passing food safety legislation (S.510):

1 Dec 2010

CRN issues statement on passage of FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

"CRN is pleased that the Senate today passed S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FDAFSMA). CRN and its member companies support this bill because of the added enforcement tools it would provide to FDA and the extra protections it would provide for consumers.

1 Dec 2010

Universal microfluidics connector could find broad use in compact medical devices

Biomedical engineers at UC Davis have developed a plug-in interface for the microfluidic chips that will form the basis of the next generation of compact medical devices. They hope that the "fit to flow" interface will become as ubiquitous as the USB interface for computer peripherals.

30 Nov 2010

Lame duck session to include votes on Medicare 'doc fix,' health law's 1099 tax provision

Lawmakers, after taking Thanksgiving week off, arrive in town Monday along with the Capitol Christmas tree for the final stretch of the postelection session. Facing a daunting agenda, they could have that tree in their sights well into Christmas week.

28 Nov 2010

DSM wins Most Innovative Health Ingredient Award

DSM Nutritional Products triumphed at this year's HiE Excellence Awards with Fruitflow® - the first natural, scientifically substantiated solution for the promotion of healthy blood flow. As well as winning the Most Innovative Health Ingredient Award, DSM also won an Excellence Award in the category of Heart Health.

25 Nov 2010

Health spending proposals, health law repeal divide lawmakers

The Wall Street Journal reports that proposals for cuts in health spending by President Barack Obama's deficit-reduction commission are drawing opposition from health companies, doctors and some consumer groups. "How to tackle health costs has become a sticking point for the 18-member committee, which last week concluded three days of meetings without a firm agreement among members.

24 Nov 2010

Pritzker Olsen files lawsuit against Kanan Enterprises for wrongful death suit

Pritzker Olsen law firm has filed a lawsuit through its local counsel on behalf of the family of Nellie Napier, who died after eating peanut butter contaminated with Salmonella. The wrongful death suit was filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio against Kanan Enterprises, Inc., doing business as King Nut Companies, an Ohio Corporation.

20 Nov 2010

U.S. falling short of its goals to improve access to clean water, sanitation worldwide, report says

The U.S. is falling short on its goal of improving conditions for the 2.6 billion people worldwide without access to clean water and sanitation despite the fact the Water for the Poor Act became law in 2005, according to a report released Thursday by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), WaterAid, CARE and 11 other organization, Food Safety News reports.

19 Nov 2010

Bioniche Life Sciences announces first quarter fiscal 2011 results

Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, today announced financial results for the first quarter of its 2011 fiscal year (ended September 30, 2010).

10 Nov 2010

AOAC approves Neogen's rapid test for Salmonella enteritidis

Neogen Corporation today announced that its rapid test for Salmonella enteritidis (SE) has received approval from AOAC International.

9 Nov 2010

Electrolytic Ozone completes Series A funding

Electrolytic Ozone Inc. (EOI) today announced completion of Series A funding. EOI develops and manufactures ultra-compact, safe and reliable ozone generators that harness the benefits of ozone to improve the safety and quality of the human environment. EOI ozone cells enable innovative sanitization, deodorization and preservation applications of ozone for consumer, food safety, health and medical uses.

4 Nov 2010

Kaiser Permanente awards 792 grants in third quarter 2010

Kaiser Permanente, one of the country's largest not-for-profit health care organizations, funded 792 grants nationwide, totaling approximately $16 million in the third quarter of 2010. Grants awarded to organizations this quarter included funding basic human services in California in a tight economy, offering dental care to women and children in the Mid-Atlantic States, and providing college scholarships to high school students in the Northwest to pursue careers in health care.

3 Nov 2010

Waters launches new program to support scientific innovation

Waters Corporation today launched a new program to support scientific innovation in the fields of health and life science research, sports science, food safety, clinical research and environmental protection.

3 Nov 2010

Food Safety News and Research

Researchers develop new method to reduce amount of radiation needed to kill pathogens

United Science licenses ion selective electrode sensor technology from University of Minnesota

OpEds: Positions on Fiscal Commission; Reinhardt on Medicare; Defeating diabetes

Democrats confident food safety bill will be resolved despite procedural error; Child nutrition bill set for house vote

Wright County Egg receives FDA concurrence to sell shell eggs

CHEP applauds Senate for passage of FDA Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010

Food safety bill passes in Senate

Pew Health Group applauds Senate's passage of historic bipartisan food safety legislation

CRN issues statement on passage of FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

Universal microfluidics connector could find broad use in compact medical devices

Lame duck session to include votes on Medicare 'doc fix,' health law's 1099 tax provision

DSM wins Most Innovative Health Ingredient Award

Health spending proposals, health law repeal divide lawmakers

Pritzker Olsen files lawsuit against Kanan Enterprises for wrongful death suit

U.S. falling short of its goals to improve access to clean water, sanitation worldwide, report says

Bioniche Life Sciences announces first quarter fiscal 2011 results

AOAC approves Neogen's rapid test for Salmonella enteritidis

Electrolytic Ozone completes Series A funding

Kaiser Permanente awards 792 grants in third quarter 2010

Waters launches new program to support scientific innovation

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