Tag: food
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Senate moves closer to confirming Califf to lead FDA
By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Senate on Monday moved closer to confirming Dr. Robert Califf to lead the Food and Drug Administration, overriding opposition from several senators who had sought to block a vote on the issue. In a procedural move designed to prevent the opponents from blocking the confirmation indefinitely, the Senate…
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Chipotle outbreak eyed by Justice Dept. consumer unit
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department's consumer protection unit is looking into a norovirus outbreak at a Chipotle restaurant in California, in a sign that a recent probe launched by federal prosecutors in California is getting attention at Washington headquarters. Chipotle Mexican Grill has been under increasing scrutiny in the…
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General Mills meets sodium-reduction goal in seven of ten product categories
By Anjali Athavaley NEW YORK (Reuters) – General Mills Inc said on Tuesday that it had reduced sodium by at least 20 percent in seven product categories, fewer than it had targeted, as part of the food industry’s effort to cut back on an ingredient said to increase the risk of serious illnesses. The maker…
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U.S. hogs fed pig remains, manure to fend off deadly virus return
In Oklahoma, farm workers are mixing manure from swine sick with the disease, known as Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv), into the food of healthy animals to build their immunity. The virus, which causes severe diarrhea that kills baby pigs, thrives in cold weather, and declining immunity in the U.S. herd has raised the risk…
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Nurofen to be pulled in Australia over misleading claims
Nurofen feels pain in Australia over misleading claimsdrug giant Reckitt Benckiser was Monday ordered to pull some of its popular Nurofen painkiller brands off shelves in Australia after a court ruled they made misleading claims. Australia's consumer watchdog took court action in March, disputing Nurofen packaging that products in its Nurofen Specific Pain range were…
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Two hospitalized, nearly 200 sickened in Seattle norovirus outbreak
Nearly 200 people who attended a catered party at a downtown Seattle office building have become ill with norovirus, a public health official said on Monday. Public health officials closed all the food-service locations inside the Russell Investments Center in downtown Seattle, including a Starbucks location, said Dr. Meagan Kay, a medical epidemiologist for the…
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El Nino threatens 11 million children in Africa with hunger, disease: U.N.
Food and water shortages caused by drought and floods are causing malnutrition, which increases children's vulnerability to killer diseases like malaria, diarrhoea, cholera and dengue fever, it said. “The consequences could ripple through generations unless affected communities receive support,” UNICEF said in a statement, referring to stunting, which affects children who are getting too few…
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Sophiris’s prostate drug meets main goal in late-stage study
(Reuters) – Sophiris Bio Inc said on Tuesday its sole drug in development met the main goal of a late stage study, reviving hopes for approval 11 months after the company’s interim analysis suggested the treatment would fail the study. The company said the drug, PRX302, had significantly improved symptoms in men suffering from benign…