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Keep Food Safety in Mind This Memorial Day WeekendSATURDAY, May 26 -- Picnics, parades and cookouts are as much a part of Memorial Day weekend as tributes to the United States' war veterans. But, before tucking into that leafy, green salad or strawberry shortcake, remember that fresh fruits and...

Bayer seeks US FDA approval for regorafenib to treat metastatic colorectal cancerBayer HealthCare,, the US─based pharmaceuticals business of Bayer HealthCare LLC, a subsidiary of Bayer AG, has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval for the oral multi─kinase inhibit...

Joe Pezzini, COO of Ocean Mist Farms, Member of Produce Marketing Association’s Board of Directors and Chairman of PMA’s Food Safety, Science and Technology Committee, Issues StatementJoe Pezzini, COO of Ocean Mist Farms in Castroville, Calif., member of Produce Marketing Association’s board of directors and chairman of PMA’s Food Safety, Science and Technology Committee, today issued the following statement in response to the release of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Pesticide Data Program report: “This report re...

The Impact of Seed Policy Reforms and Intellectual Property Rights on Crop Productivity in IndiaAbstract. The growth of private investment in developing-country agriculture, new advances in the biological sciences, and rapid integration of developing countries into the global trading system has heightened interest in the topic of seed market and intellectual property rights’ (IPRs) policies among public policy-makers, corporate decision-makers and other actors in the agricultural sec...

Chemicals in PVC Flooring Can Be Absorbed Into Children's Bodies: StudyFRIDAY, May 25 -- Phthalates in PVC flooring materials can be absorbed by children's bodies, a new study shows. These chemicals -- which are suspected to cause asthma, allergies and other chronic diseases in children -- can be ingested with food, by....

Calumet Specialty Products plans Indy expansionA company that makes oils, gels and other substances for use in food, lubricants and personal care products plans to expand its Indianapolis headquarters, creating up to 48 new jobs by 2015.Calumet Specialty Products Partners, L.P. announced the pro...

FDA clears Medigus SRS endoscopic systemThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) approval to Medigus's SRS endoscopic system.

U.N. official calls for more leadership, funding, comprehensive plan to address potential humanitarian crisis in SahelU.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos on Thursday "called for strong leadership and a comprehensive response plan, as well as donor support, for the food crisis in West Africa's drought-prone Sahel region, warning that hu...

Food, water safety provide new challenges for sensorsSensors that work flawlessly in laboratory settings may stumble when it comes to performing in real-world conditions, according to researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. These shortcomings are important as they relate to safeguarding the natio...

Several Chinese pharma firms manufacture unsafe drug capsulesChina's State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) has announced that 254 pharmaceutical enterprises or 12.7% of all capsule makers in the country were found to produce unsafe drug capsules.

G8 leaders must follow through on food security commitments"I have just returned from a whirlwind visit to Washington, D.C., and Chicago, where I participated in a number of events around the G8 and NATO Summits focused on food and nutrition security," Tom Arnold, CEO of Concern Worldwide, writes in the Huff...

SOCMA's Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force Hails Senate Passage of FDA User Fee BillUrges the House to Follow Suit WASHINGTON, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Bulk Pharmaceuticals Task Force (BPTF), an affiliate of the Society of Chemical Manufacturers and Affiliates (SOCMA), today commended the Senate for approving the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 2516), bringing the nation one step closer to a safer drug supply chain. The legi...

Sihuan's Roxatidine passes Chinese SFDA on-site inspectionSihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd., a leading pharmaceutical company with the largest cardio-cerebral vascular drug franchise in China's prescription market, announced that Roxatidine Acetate Hydrochloride for Injection, Sihuan Pharmaceutical'...

FDA advisory panel gives mixed views on Pfizer's tafamidisThe US Food and Drug Administration's peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee yesterday voted on pharma behemoth Pfizer's (NYSE: PFE) clinical data package for tafamidis meglumine expressing mixed views on the data submitted, w...

Depomed To Present At Jefferies 2012 Global Health Care ConferenceMENLO PARK, Calif., May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Depomed, Inc. (NASDAQ:DEPO) today announced that it will be presenting at the Jefferies Global Health Care Conference in New York City. The presentation at the Jefferies conference is scheduled for 10:30 am EDT (7:30 am California time) on Monday, June 4, 2012. The presentation will be webcast, and the webcast can be accessed via the Investor...

Senate inches closer to passage of FDA reauthorization billThe Senate struck a deal to vote Thursday afternoon on 17 amendments before moving onto final passage of the bill to reauthorize the Food and Drug Administration's user fee programs.

5 questions about the New Alliance for Food Security and NutritionIn this article on the Feed the Future initiative's webpage, Tjada McKenna, deputy coordinator for development for Feed the Future, and Jonathan Shrier, acting special representative for global food security and deputy coordinator for diplomacy for F...

[News] FDA provides fastest drug approvalThe US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was faster than both the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Health Canada in the review of applications for novel treatment agents approved between 2001 and 2010. A recent report compared the time taken for...

FDA advisory committee votes in favor of Pfizer's tafamidis megluminePfizer Inc. announced today that the United States Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee voted on Pfizer's clinical data package for tafamidis meglumine.

Now is the time for all the Geeks of the world to unite.

The Geek Manifesto on GM cropsOn Sunday, an anti-GM crop group called Take the Flour Back is planning a “day of mass decontamination” at the site of a trial of GM wheat run by Rothamsted Research — a public sector agricultural research organisation. The aim of the protest is simple: it’s to tear up the crop.The event has the support of the Green Party, and one of its most prominent politic...

British Prime Minister Cameron to hold food security summit during Olympic games in London"The U.K. will hold an international food security summit during the Olympic games in London this summer, British Prime Minister David Cameron has announced in a statement to the House of Commons," AlertNet reports.

Auxilium, FCB I file suit against Watson over generic TestimWatson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today confirmed that its subsidiary, Watson Laboratories, Inc., filed an Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeking approval to market Testosterone Gel, 1%. Watson's 1...

U.S. military says too many enlistees are overweight; Americans find doing taxes easier than eating rightThe military is seeking fitter members, saying overweight recruits could be a threat to national security. Meanwhile, a new survey says Americans find it easier to do their taxes than figure out healthy food options.

Hazelnuts improve infant formula(University of Georgia) Human breast milk is the best source of food for infants. University of Georgia researchers have found what may be a new second best -- formula made from hazelnut oil.

Folic Acid May Reduce Pediatric Kidney And Brain TumorsA new study in the current issue of Pediatrics reveals that folic acid fortification of foods could potentially reduce the number of incidences of Wilm's tumor, the most common type of kidney cancer, and primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET), a typ...

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