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Eating reptile meat can cause varying degrees of illness

Reptiles are bred in captivity primarily for their skins, but some restaurants and population groups also want them for their meat. A study shows that eating these animals can have side effects that call into question the wisdom of eating this 'delicacy.'

10 Feb 2010

MSU launches research and training program to address product counterfeiting

Michigan State University has launched the nation's first comprehensive research and training program designed to address product counterfeiting-- which the FBI has called "the crime of the 21st century."

10 Feb 2010

FDA investigates Salmonella Montevideo outbreak in Italian sausage products

The Food and Drug Administration, along with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service, continues to work closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and other states in the investigation of an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo infections associated with certain Italian-style sausage products including salami/salame.

5 Feb 2010

CRN issues statement on "The Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010"

The responsible dietary supplement industry represents the health and wellness interests of more than 150 million Americans who use dietary supplements each year. The number one priority for CRN and our members is to ensure that our consumers have access to safe, beneficial products that they can incorporate into their daily wellness regimens.

4 Feb 2010

Obama's budget includes a tempered vision of health reform

Democrats' health overhaul efforts are stalled in Congress, but President Obama's 2011 budget offers a "modest" back-up plan, the Associated Press reports. "The budget released Monday contains lots of respectable ideas to squeeze savings, expand coverage and improve quality, but no ambitious change that launches the nation on a path to health care for all."

2 Feb 2010

New product recall system for food and consumer product industries

FoodTrack Inc., an industry leader that provides early and pre-incident advisories for recalls, outbreaks and similar events that adversely impact the food and consumer product industries, announced today the development of a new, patent pending product recall system designed to mitigate risk, protect consumer health and improve the effectiveness of the product recall process.

2 Feb 2010

President's fiscal year 2011 budget: FDA requests $4.03 billion for promoting and protecting public health

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting $4.03 billion to promote and protect public health as part of the President's fiscal year 2011 budget - a 23 percent increase over the agency's current $3.28 billion budget.

2 Feb 2010

SDI selected for third consecutive time as key monoclonal antibody provider

SDI (Strategic Diagnostics Inc.), a leading provider of biotechnology-based products and services for a broad range of life science, food safety, and industrial applications, today announced it has been selected again by Science Applications International Corporation - Frederick (SAIC-F) to develop monoclonal antibodies for the National Cancer Institute’s “Clinical Proteomic Technologies for Cancer” initiative (CPTC: http://proteomics.cancer.gov).

2 Feb 2010

Mechanical tenderization linked to E. coli outbreaks, safe food attorney calls for specific FSIS label

Safe food attorney Bill Marler has called for the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to label meats that have undergone mechanical tenderization. The controversial process has been linked to numerous outbreaks of the dangerous pathogen E. coli O157:H7, yet there is currently no disclosure required.

29 Jan 2010

Real-time data provide baseline information on sodium contents of processed foods

Sodium is essential for myriad biological processes including fluid balance and muscle contraction. However, too much sodium can have harmful effects such as increasing blood pressure.

28 Jan 2010

Public health officials investigate multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo.

28 Jan 2010

Yeast could help prevent sale of aflatoxin-contaminated food

Pistachios, almonds and other popular tree nuts might someday be routinely sprayed with a yeast called Pichia anomala. Laboratory and field studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) plant physiologist Sui-Sheng (Sylvia) Hua have shown that the yeast competes successfully for nutrients--and space to grow--that might otherwise be used by an unwanted mold, Aspergillus flavus.

28 Jan 2010

Canada's food safety system lags behind other countries

Canada's food safety system is reactive, lags behind other countries, and investment is needed to ensure it can adequately protect Canadians, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj090517.pdf.

27 Jan 2010

Microbia's beta-carotene receives 'GRAS' status for food and beverage applications

Microbia, Inc., today announced that a panel of independent experts has determined its bio-based β-carotene (beta-carotene) to be GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) for both food and beverage applications.

27 Jan 2010

Ecolab and AvidBiotics to develop new technology to reduce E. coli in red meat products

Ecolab Inc. has entered into an agreement with AvidBiotics Corp. under which they will jointly work to develop a new technology that could significantly reduce the presence of the pathogen E. coli O157:H7 in red meat products.

27 Jan 2010

Scidev.net feature addresses nutrition, food security

SciDev.net includes a special feature on the challenges associated with meeting the nutritional and food needs of people around the world.

23 Jan 2010

Eating contaminated chicken causes UTI in women

Chicken sold in supermarkets, restaurants and other outlets may place young women at risk of urinary tract infections (UTI), McGill researcher Amee Manges has discovered.

21 Jan 2010

SRA International awarded MARCS Integration Contract

SRA International, Inc., a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations and commercial clients, today announced that, on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Department of the Interior/National Business Center/Acquisition Services Directorate-Herndon has awarded SRA the Mission Accomplishment and Regulatory Compliance Services (MARCS) Integration Contract (MIC).

19 Jan 2010

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18 Jan 2010

AvidBiotics and Ecolab to develop new technology that reduces food pathogens in meat products

AvidBiotics Corp. and Ecolab Inc. today announced an agreement under which they will work to develop a new technology to dramatically reduce the presence of the dangerous pathogen E. coli O157:H7 in red meat products.

12 Jan 2010

Food Safety News and Research

Eating reptile meat can cause varying degrees of illness

MSU launches research and training program to address product counterfeiting

FDA investigates Salmonella Montevideo outbreak in Italian sausage products

CRN issues statement on "The Dietary Supplement Safety Act of 2010"

Obama's budget includes a tempered vision of health reform

New product recall system for food and consumer product industries

President's fiscal year 2011 budget: FDA requests $4.03 billion for promoting and protecting public health

SDI selected for third consecutive time as key monoclonal antibody provider

Mechanical tenderization linked to E. coli outbreaks, safe food attorney calls for specific FSIS label

Real-time data provide baseline information on sodium contents of processed foods

Public health officials investigate multistate outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo

Yeast could help prevent sale of aflatoxin-contaminated food

Canada's food safety system lags behind other countries

Microbia's beta-carotene receives 'GRAS' status for food and beverage applications

Ecolab and AvidBiotics to develop new technology to reduce E. coli in red meat products

Scidev.net feature addresses nutrition, food security

Eating contaminated chicken causes UTI in women

SRA International awarded MARCS Integration Contract

A guide for health professionals and food industry

AvidBiotics and Ecolab to develop new technology that reduces food pathogens in meat products

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