Sunday, July 27, 2008

the Food and Drug Administration


Tainted jalapeno found in Texas
USA Today Sat, 26 Jul 2008 4:26 PM PDT
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it found a jalapeno pepper contaminated with the same strain of salmonella driving an outbreak that's sickened thousands and mystified investigators for two months.

House near FDA, tobacco vote
Louisville Courier-Journal Sun, 27 Jul 2008 1:47 AM PDT
After some internal wrestling over turf, the House has cleared the way for probable consideration this week of legislation that would give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the power to regulate tobacco products. The exact time for the debate and vote in the full House has not been set.

Honduran melon farm caught in the middle
Miami Herald Sun, 27 Jul 2008 0:52 AM PDT
It took a single news release to undo what it had taken the Molina family 30 years to accomplish. In March, the Food and Drug Administration sent out a global news alert saying it suspected that a salmonella outbreak in the western United States was linked to cantaloupes grown on the Molinas' farm in Honduras.

Zelos Therapeutics Reaches Agreement With The FDA And EMEA For A Registration Study Of ZT-031 For The Treatment Of ...
Medical News Today Sun, 27 Jul 2008 1:11 AM PDT
Zelos Therapeutics, Inc. has reached agreements with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) for a Phase 3 registration study of ZT-031 for the treatment of severe osteoporosis.

Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals Announces Approval To Conduct Phase I/II Clinical Trial Of CPI-613 In Cancer Patients By ...
Medical News Today Sun, 27 Jul 2008 2:10 AM PDT
Cornerstone Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held pharmaceutical company, announced today that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin a Phase I/II clinical trial evaluating the safety and early efficacy of its first-in-class Altered Energy Metabolism-Directed (AEMD) compound, CPI-613, in a variety of cancer types.

Local Farms Thrive Despite Tomato Scare
WCAV Charlottesville Sat, 26 Jul 2008 3:45 PM PDT
Officials with the Food and Drug Administration say a three-month Salmonella investigation has led them to Mexico. So, how is the Salmonella scare affecting local growers?




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