Peanut Butter Salmonella Outbreak
Witnesses testified at a food safety hearing on the recent salmonella outbreak associated with peanut butter and other peanut products manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America. Stew…
2,459 viewsWitnesses testified at a food safety hearing on the recent salmonella outbreak associated with peanut butter and other peanut products manufactured by the Peanut Corporation of America. Stew…
2,459 viewsA hearing was held on federal food safety oversight in the wake of a peanut products recall following several instances of salmonella contamination. Witnesses testified about health concerns…
440 viewsA hearing was held about the safety of the food supply. Topics included food processing technology, recent incidents of contamination, the potential benefits of irradiation, and proposed cha…
685 viewsA panel of representatives from the Food and Drug Administration said that there was no discernible difference in health effects between traditionally raised meat and dairy products when com…
350 viewsWitnesses testified about regulatory mechanisms governing the pet food industry in light of a recent recall of contaminated pet food. Topics included Food and Drug Administration reaction to…
436 viewsActing Commissioner Von Eschenbach and others testified about the proposed fiscal year 2007 budget for the Food and Drug Administration. Topics included the rapid development of safer, more …
128 viewsOfficials talked about the ongoing investigation into the case of a cow that had tested positive for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, more commonly known as mad cow disease. Among the speci…
88 viewsOfficials talked about ongoing efforts to trace the history of a cow that had tested positive for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, more commonly known as mad cow disease. They also discusse…
92 viewsParticipants talked about prevention methods in place throughout the Food and Drug Administration to keep Mad Cow disease out of the United States. They focused on inspections, enforcement o…
265 viewsWitnesses testified about recent outbreaks of mad cow and foot-and-mouth disease in Europe and the possibility that they may find their way to the U.S. They said that the threat to human hea…
131 viewsFood experts and government officials testified on chemical residues in food and the possibility of food contamination. The subcommittee recently examined the federal government’s programs t…
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