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2008 and 2009
Food & Nutrition FDA Press Releases
FDA & HHS Press Releases:
- April 26, 2009 Raw Alfalfa Sprouts Linked to Salmonella Contamination
- April 17, 2009 FDA
Alerts the Public to Uncle Chen and Lian How Brand Expanded Recall
- April 8, 2009 FDA
Serves Warrant for Inspection of Westco Fruit and Nuts Inc.
- April 7, 2009 FDA:
Routine Tests Uncover Listeria Contamination in Strubs Norwegian Style Steelhead Salmon
- March 30, 2009
FDA Alerts Consumers to Recall of Certain Pistachios; FDA and
California Inspectors Identify Salmonella
- April 2, 2009
FDA Alerts the Public to Uncle Chen and Lian How Brand Dry Spice Product Recall
- March 23, 2009
FDA Warns Against Consuming Peanuts and Peanut Products Sold by Westco Fruit and Nuts Inc.
- March 21, 2009
FDA Warns Consumers, Food Service Operators, and Retailers to Avoid Oysters Recently
Harvested from Mississippi Area 2C
- March 9, 2009
FDA Warns Consumers About Potentially Contaminated Cheese
- March 6, 2009
FDA Shuts Down a Flour Tortilla Manufacturer for Repeated Violations
- February 9, 2009
Regulatory Meeting with Manufacturers and Users of Bisphenol A-containing Materials
- January 27, 2009
FDA Warns Consumers Against Dietary Supplement Containing Undeclared Drug
- January 2, 2009
FDA Prevents Two Dairies from Adulterating Animal Drugs and Food
- December 22, 2008
FDA Warns Consumers About Tainted Weight Loss Pills
- December 12, 2008
FDA Warns Consumers and Retailers of Botulism Risk from Ungutted,
Salt-Cured Alewives (Gaspereaux) Fish; Fish may have been sold in Florida
- December 9, 2008
FDA Announces Permanent Injunction Against Wilderness Family Naturals LLC
- December 2, 2008
FDA Announces Participants of Pilot Program for Third-Party Certification of Imported Aquacultured Shrimp
- December 1, 2008
FDA Reports Significant Progress in Protecting the Food Supply
- October 28, 2008
FDA Statement on Release of Bisphenol A (BPA) Subcommittee Report
- October 10, 2008
FDA Launches Food Defense Awareness Training Kit for Employees in the Food Industry
- October 6, 2008
FDA Detects Melamine Contamination in Flavored Drink
- October 3, 2008
FDA Issues Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and
Melamine-related Compounds in Food
- September 30, 2008
FDA Awards $5.2 Million in Grants to Further Food and Feed Safety;
Enhances key elements of Agency's Food Protection Plan: Prevention,
Intervention, Response
- September 26, 2008
FDA Updates Health Information Advisory on Melamine Contamination
- September 23, 2008
FDA Updates Health Information Advisory on Melamine Contamination
(also available in
Chinese PDF)
- September 20, 2008
FDA Updates Health Information Advisory on Melamine Contamination
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September 18, 2008 FDA Proposes Label Requirements for Refused Imported Foods
- September 12, 2008
FDA Issues Health Information Advisory on Infant Formula (also available
in Spanish and
Chinese PDF)
- 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
- February 5, 2009
Remarks by Center Director before Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
"Ongoing investigation of the foodborne illness outbreak associated with Salmonella
Typhimurium"
- July 31, 2008
Remarks by Associate Commissioner for Foods before
House Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
"Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak Investigation"
- July 30, 2008
Remarks by Associate Commissioner for Foods before
House Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture
"Salmonella Saintpaul Outbreak Investigation"
- 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