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Morning Security Brief: Food Allergy Liability, Algerian Hostage Crisis Update, Pharmacy Bait Bottles, and More

01/18/2013 - The hostage crisis at the Amenas gas site is winding down. Restaurants may be held liable for ignoring customers’ food allergies. NYPD encourages pharmacies to use bait bottles. And more.
Daily Headline : Food Safety

FDA Proposes New Food Safety Rules Aimed at Preventing Foodborne Illness

01/08/2013 - The FDA has proposed two new food safety rules in an effort to help prevent foodborne illness.
Legal Report: Drug Control

Counterfeit Drugs

08/28/2012 - A bill (H.R. 4223) that would enhance penalties for drug counterfeiting has been approved by the House Judiciary Committee. The bill must now be taken up by the full House of Representatives.
Daily Headline : Food Safety

USDA Makes it Easier for Farmers to Get Emergency Funds after Disasters

07/11/2012 - The USDA doesn't want extreme weather to get in the way of one of the "most productive" agricultural periods in American history.
Daily Headline : Food Safety

Veterinarian Warns of Summer Anthrax

06/29/2012 - It’s anthrax season--kill it with fire.
Daily Headline : Food Safety

CDC: Salmonella Outbreak Could Continue For Months

06/25/2012 - The CDC says 390 have been sickened by salmonella-contaminated sushi and a food safety attorney calls for accountability.
Daily Headline : Food Safety

Food Safety Bill Approved by Congress

12/21/2010 - A food safety bill (H.R. 2751) has been approved by both the House of Representatives and the Senate. President Obama has announced that he will sign the bill.
Daily Headline : Food Safety

Food Safety Bill Revived

12/20/2010 - A food safety bill (S. 510) received new life last night when Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) overcame procedural objections to the bill by adding it as an amendment to another provision (H.R. 2751). The Senate then approved the measure. Now, H.R. 2751 will go back to the House of Representatives for a vote. The bill has bipartisan support in the House and is expected to pass as early as tomorrow. President Obama has announced that he will sign the bill.
Daily Headline : Food Safety

Senate Passes Sweeping Food Safety & Inspection Reform Bill

11/30/2010 - If enacted, the bill would increase inspections and empower the government to require food recalls, rather than simply recommending them. The House is expected to vote on the measure before the end of the year.
Legal Report: Food Safety

U.S. Congressional Legislation: Food Safety

11/24/2009 - A bill (H.R. 2749) that would give the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) greater regulatory powers over the U.S. food supply has been approved by the House of Representatives. The bill is now pending in the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Daily Headline : Legislation

House Votes to Give More Power to FDA to Protect Food Supply

07/31/2009 - The recent rash of tainted spinach, peanuts, and hot peppers led the House of Representatives yesterday to pass the first modernization of the U.S. food safety system in decades.
Daily Headline : Food Safety

Better Biosecurity Could Minimize Bird Flu Outbreak

04/23/2008 - Two experts described the socioeconomic and cultural conditions that create poor biosecurity practices in the developing world.
Daily Headline : Food Safety

Foodborne Illnesses' Decline Continues to Stall in 2007

04/11/2008 - Rate of Salmonella infections miss national health targets by the widest margin of any other foodborne illness tracked by the CDC.
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