2003 Food & Nutrition FDA Press Releases & Fact Sheets

White House Statements:

White House Statement Archives: 1997 - present

2003 FDA & HHS Fact Sheets and Statements:

• December 10, 2003 FDA Announces Comprehensive Foods Advisory on Methylmercury
• November 18, 2003 FDA Tips to Prevent Foodborne Illness This Holiday Season
• November 15, 2003 FDA Advises Consumers That Recent Hepatitis A Outbreaks Have Been Associated With Raw or Lightly Cooked Green Onions
• November 10, 2003 FDA Statement on Reported Health Problems With Remedia-Brand Kosher Soy-Based Infant Formula
• October 30, 2003 FDA Collaborates with AOAC to Gain Approval of Peanut Test Kits for Food Products
• October 2, 2003 FDA Warns Consumers About Use of "Litargirio" - Traditional Remedy That Contains Dangerous Levels of Lead (also available in Spanish)
• August 1, 2003 FDA Changes Labeling Requirement for Olestra
• June 20, 2003 FDA Public Health Advisory: FDA Warns Consumers Against Taking the Following Dietary Supplements - SIGRA, STAMINA Rx and STAMINA Rx for Women, Y-Y, Spontane ES and Uroprin
• June 20, 2003 Three Executives Indicted after Joint FDA-USDA Inspection of Chicago Food Warehouse
• May 23, 2003 Backgrounder: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration
• April 25, 2003 FDA Statement on "Scientific Criteria to Ensure Safe Food," a Report by the National Academy of Sciences
• April 8, 2003 FDA's Advisory on Methylmercury in Fish
• April 1, 2003 McClellan to Headline FDA's 9th Annual Science Forum: Protecting America's Health
• March 19, 2003 Guidance for Industry: FDA Issues Food and Cosmetic Security Preventive Measures Guidance
• February 6, 2003 United States Seeks Injunction Against a Baltimore, Maryland Food Processing and Distribution Facility
• February 5, 2003 FDA Seizes Adulterated Honey
• February 3, 2003 FDA's Budget Proposal for FY 2004

Talk Paper Archives: 1995 - present and Other FDA Talk Papers

2003 FDA & HHS Press Releases:

• December 31, 2003 FDA Statement on New Measures Against BSE
• December 30, 2003 FDA Announces Plans to Prohibit Sales of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedra
• December 27, 2003 FDA Statement on Rendered Products Derived From BSE Cow in Washington State
• December 24, 2003 Statement of Probable Case of BSE in Washington State
• December 11, 2003 FDA and CBP Define Their Transitional Compliance Policy on Food Imports Under the Bioterrorism Act
• December 9, 2003 FDA Update on Recent Hepatitis A Outbreaks Associated With Green Onions From Mexico
• December 3, 2003 FDA and CBP Bolster Safeguards on Imported Food
• December 1, 2003 Joseph A. Levitt Retires as Director of FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition; Dr. Robert E. Brackett to Succeed Him
• November 26, 2003 Consumers in Oregon Area Advised of Risks Associated with Raw Sprouts
• November 21, 2003 Statement on Hepatitis A
• November 20, 2003 The FDA Today Issued The Following Statement To Clarify Its Actions On Imported Mexican Green Onions (Scallions)
• November 12, 2003 FDA's Dr. Christine Taylor to Lead Special Nutrition Project for World Health Organization
• November 10, 2003 Royal Tongan Limu Dietary Supplements Promoted to Treat Various Diseases Destroyed
• October 21, 2003 Risk Assessment Reinforces That Keeping Ready-to-Eat Foods Cold May be the Key to Reducing Listeriosis
• October 16, 2003 FDA Introduces New Technology to Improve Food Security: Electronic Food Facility Registration Goes "Live," Allowing More Than 400,000 Facilities to Register in Minutes; FDA Reports on Progress in Developing Rapid Tests of Food Contamination
• October 13, 2003 FDA Statement on Foodborne Illness Risk Assessment
• October 10, 2003 FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Decorative Contact Lenses Without Proper Professional Involvement
• October 10, 2003 Margaret O'K. Glavin Appointed FDA's Assistant Commissioner For Counter-terrorism
• October 9, 2003 HHS Issues New Rules to Enhance Security of the U.S. Food Supply
• October 8, 2003 FDA Stops Sale and Distribution of Dietary Supplements Making Misleading Claims About Obesity and Impotence
• October 7, 2003 FDA Public Meeting on Obesity
• September 18, 2003 FDA Seizes Bogus Dietary Supplement That Claims to Cure Cancer
• September 12, 2003 FDA Warns Milk Producers to Remove "Hormone Free" Claims From the Labeling Of Dairy Products
• September 10, 2003 FDA Issues Advisory on Star Anise "Teas"
• August 22, 2003 Lactoferrin Considered Safe to Fight E. Coli
• August 20, 2003 FDA Unveils 5-Part Strategic Action Plan To "Protect and Advance America's Health"
• July 23, 2003 HHS Creates Food Security Research Program, Increases Import Exams More than Five Times to Protect Nation's Food Supply; Progress Report Details Ongoing Efforts To Enhance The Nation's Food Security
• July 15, 2003 FDA to Review Ways to Reduce the Risk of Contamination Involving the Processing of Food
• July 10, 2003 FDA to Encourage Science-based Labeling and Competition for Healthier Dietary Choices
• July 9, 2003 HHS to Require Food Labels to Include Trans Fat Contents - Improved Labels Will Help Consumers Choose Heart-Healthy Foods
• June 18, 2003 The U. S. and Mexico Sign a Memorandum of Understanding Enhancing the Safety and Quality of Shellfish (also available in Spanish)
• May 27, 2003 FDA and Bureau of Customs and Border Protection Announce Steps to Streamline Collection of Information on Food Imports
• May 26, 2003 FDA BSE Update - Pet Food from Canadian Manufacturer
• May 20, 2003 Statement on BSE Cow in Alberta, Canada
• May 6, 2003 FDA Issues Final Two Proposed Food Safety Regulations
• April 30, 2003 Misbranded Dietary Supplements Destroyed
• March 31, 2003 FDA Acts Against Potentially Risky Products Illegally Marketed as Street Drug Alternatives
• March 21, 2003 Reiter Dairy Recalls Chocolate Milk Due to Excess Vitamins A and D
• March 19, 2003 FDA Issues New Security Guidance as Part of Operation Liberty Shield to Protect the Food Supply
• March 7, 2003 FDA Proposes Labeling and Manufacturing Standards for All Dietary Supplements
• February 28, 2003 HHS Acts to Reduce Potential Risks of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedra
• February 13, 2003 FDA Seizes Dietary Supplements
• January 29, 2003 FDA Proposes Regulation for Registering Food Facilities (also available in Spanish and French)
• January 29, 2003 Prior Notice of Imported Food Shipments Proposal (also available in Spanish and French)
• January 17, 2003 FDA Task Force on Consumer Health Information for Better Nutrition Established

Press Release Archives: 1995 - present and Other FDA Press Releases

2003 Congressional Testimony

• October 28, 2003 Statement by Associate Commissioner for Regulatory Affairs before the Senate Committee on Commerce
• October 2003 Testing for Rapid Detection of Adulteration of Food: Report to Congress Submitted to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate

• March 6, 2003 Testimony on the FY 2004 FDA Budget Request before the House Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agengies Appropriations Subcommittee

Congressional Testimony Archives: 1996 - present and Other FDA Congressional Testimony

2003 FDA Speeches

• August 8, 2003 Remarks by FDA Commissioner to National Press Club
• July 1, 2003 Remarks by FDA Commissioner to the Harvard School of Public Health
• May 8, 2003 Remarks by FDA Commissioner to the National Food Policy Conference
• April 1, 2003 Remarks by FDA Commissioner to the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI)
• March 20, 2003 Remarks by FDA Commissioner to National Food Processors Association's Food Safety Summit
• February 7, 2003 Remarks by Deputy Commissioner to American Society for Microbiology
• February 3, 2003 Remarks by Deputy Commissioner to National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

Speech Archives: 1999 - present and Other FDA Speeches

 

Other Government Sources of Food Safety Information

• www.FoodSafety.gov - News and Food Safety Alerts