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2008 Food & Nutrition FDA Press Releases
FDA & HHS Press Releases:
- August 15, 2008
FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Certain Mussel Products from Bantry
Bay Seafood
- July 30, 2008
FDA Extends Consumer Warning on Serrano Peppers from Mexico
- July 28, 2008
FDA Advises Against Consumption of American Lobster (Maine Lobster) Tomalley
- July 25, 2008
U.S. Grown Jalapeño and Serrano Peppers Not Connected to Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak
- July 18, 2008
FDA Lifts Warning About Eating Certain Types of Tomatoes
- July 2, 2008
FDA Food Protection Plan Shows Significant Progress; The agency
unveiled the plan just months ago to help keep Americans enjoying
one of the safest food supplies in the world.
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June 7, 2008
FDA Warns Consumers Nationwide Not to Eat Certain Types of Raw Red Tomatoes
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June 6, 2008
FDA's Chief Scientist Asks Science Board Subcommittee to Review Research on Bisphenol-A
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June 6, 2008
FDA Takes Action against Seafood Processing Company, Executives
- June 3, 2008
FDA Warns Consumers in New Mexico and Texas Not to Eat Certain Types of Raw Red Tomatoes
- May 16, 2008
FDA Shuts Down Seafood Processing Company, Requires Products Be Recalled
- May 15, 2008
FDA Takes Action against Cream Cheese Companies, Executives
- May 1, 2008
FDA Completes Final Analysis of "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula" Products;
Testing reveals high chromium levels in addition to selenium
- April 12, 2008
Salmonella Illnesses in Multiple States may be Linked to Recently
Recalled Cereal
- April 9, 2008
FDA Finds Hazardous Levels of Selenium in Samples of "Total Body Formula"
and "Total Body Mega Formula"; Dietary supplement products linked to
adverse reactions
- April 9, 2008
Federal Authorities Seize More Than $100,000 of Unapproved Drugs Marketed as "Natural
Supplements"; Products contain active ingredients in prescription
erectile dysfunction drugs
- April 4, 2008
Federal Agents Seize Nearly $1.3 Million of Illegal Dietary Supplements
- March 27, 2008
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services and Honduran Ministers Meet on Food Safety
- March 27, 2008
FDA Warns Consumers about "Total Body Formula" and "Total Body Mega Formula";
Distributor recalls dietary supplement products after reports of adverse reactions
- March 22, 2008
FDA Warns of Salmonella Risk with Cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano; The agency detains products from the Honduran manufacturer
- February 22, 2008
FDA Announces Permanent Injunction against Food Companies, Executives
- February 7, 2008
New Era Canning Company Expands Nationwide Recall - Risk of botulism from additional canned vegetable products
- February 5, 2008
FDA Advises Seafood Processors About Ciguatera Fish Poisoning in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Near the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary
- February 4, 2008
President's FY 2009 Budget Advances Food and Medical Product Safety, and the Safety of FDA-Regulated Imports
- January 18, 2008
FDA Warns Public of Possible Botulism Risk; New Era Recall Expanded for
Canned Green Beans and Garbanzo Beans
- January 15, 2008
FDA Issues Documents on the Safety of Food from Animal Clones
- January 4, 2008
FDA Commissioner Names Directors to Food Safety and Veterinary Centers
Press Release Archives: 1995 - present
and
Other FDA Press Releases
Congressional Testimony
- June 12, 2008 Remarks by Associate Commissioner for Foods before House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
"Ongoing activities to implement our Food Protection Plan (FPP) to enhance food safety"
- May 14, 2008 Remarks by
Center Director before House Subcommittee on Health
"Discussion Draft of the 'Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act' Legislation: Device
and Cosmetics Safety"
- April 25, 2008 Remarks by
Office of Food Safety Deputy Director before U.S.-China Economic and Security Review
Commission "Chinese Seafood Imports: Safety and Trade Issues"
- April 24, 2008 Remarks
by Center Director before House Subcommittee on Health "Food and Cosmetic Provisions of the 'Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act' Discussion Draft Legislation"
- April 15, 2008
Remarks by Commissioner before Senate Agriculture, Rural Development and Related Agencies
Appropriations Subcommittee "Presidents Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request"
- March 12, 2008 Remarks
by Center Director before House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
"Food Safety"
- January 29, 2008 Remarks
by Commissioner before House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
"Science at FDA"
Congressional Testimony Archives: 1996
- present
and
Other FDA Congressional
Testimony
FDA Speeches
- February 29, 2008
Remarks by Commissioner before National Press Club - "FDA at a Turning Point:
Meeting the Challenge of a Rapidly Changing World"
Speech Archives: 1999 - present
and
Other FDA Speeches
Other Government Sources of Food Safety Information