Media Coverage
Media Coverage
| Date | Media Coverage | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 2011 |
''Potential for 'Super Bugs' in Meat, Dairy Products Alarms Regulators'' "At a one-day conference in Washington, D.C., co-sponsored by the nonprofit consumer group Center for Science in the Public Interest and The Pew Charitable Trusts, food safety experts and officials agreed that decades-long misuse of antibiotics on the nation's farms has been largely responsible for the steady increase in e.coli, salmonella and other food-related outbreaks in recent years." Source: DailyFinance |
Health Topics, Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 12, 2011 |
"Crisis" is not too strong a word for describing what has happened to antibiotics. As our use of the drugs rises every year in the United States, bacterial resistance has risen right alongside it: there isn't a single known antibiotic to which bacteria have not become resistant ..."
Source: The Huffington Post |
Health Topics, Antibiotics in Food Animal Production |
| Jan 9, 2011 |
''Consumer 10.0: Food safety finally gets its due'' The incredible, edible egg - or at least those coming from two rodent-infested Iowa egg farms - caused 1,937 traceable illnesses from Salmonella enteritidis last year, which means the contaminated eggs probably sickened nearly 60,000 people nationwide. Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer |
Food Hazards |
| Dec 22, 2010 |
''Food Safety Bill Focuses on Prevention, Creates Recall Power'' "...Foodborne illness remains a major problem in the U.S. One in six Americans becomes ill from tainted food each year. Three thousand people die. The new law comes after a series of outbreaks linked to spinach, peanuts, eggs, and other foods. Among other things, it gives the FDA the power to issue recalls, do more inspections, and for the first time would require food importers to verify their products meet U.S. safety standards. Erik Olson of the Pew Charitable Trust was one of those who worked with Congress to shape the legislation." Source: PBS NewsHour |
Food Hazards |
| Nov 10, 2010 |
''Top-name drug recalls a bitter pill for consumers'' "Industry officials and experts say the rise of well-known product names on major recalls is partly due to enhanced regulatory scrutiny." Source: Reuters |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Nov 6, 2010 |
''Drugs, Supplements come to U.S. from China largely unregulated'' "Federal regulators have inspected only a fraction of the hundreds of Chinese factories making prescription drugs for the U.S. market, a new report from the Government Accountability Office says." Source: The Kansas City Star |
Drug Manufacturing and Distribution, Drug Safety |
| Oct 18, 2010 |
''Consumer Reports: Most Patients Worry About Pharma Payments to Doctors'' "In a nationally-representative survey by Consumer Reports of 1,250 adults, more than three-fourths said they would be “very” or “somewhat” concerned about getting the best treatment or advice if their doctor were accepting drug-company money." Source: Pro Publica |
Conflicts of Interest |
| Aug 24, 2010 |
"A new study from the Pew Health Group shows a growing number of low income and minority families are using alternative financial services instead of the traditional banking system." Source: National Public Radio |
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| Aug 23, 2010 |
''Last phase of credit card reform law in place, taking aim at penalty fees'' "The sweeping reform of the credit card industry was finally completed Sunday as the last pieces of the landmark federal law designed to stop unfair or deceptive practices took effect." Source: The Washington Post |
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| Aug 20, 2010 |
''Second Farm Recalls Ten Million Eggs'' ''A second Iowa farm, which ships to stores in 14 states, is recalling at least 10 million eggs that are possibly tainted with salmonella.''
Source: CBS News |
Food Safety |
