Center for Food Safety

bioMérieux and the Food and Drug Administration Launch Research Collaboration to Improve Microbial Detection Tools to Combat Food-Borne Pathogens

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水曜日, 2月 28, 2024
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CHICAGO, Feb. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- bioMérieux, a world leader in in vitro diagnostics for 60 years, has entered into a strategic research collaboration with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Offices of Applied Research and Safety Assessment (OARSA) and Regulatory Science (ORS) to develop tools to combat food-borne pathogens. The agreement will pave the way for many innovative projects to improve detection and microbial characterization systems for pathogens that pose a risk in foods.

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  • The agreement will pave the way for many innovative projects to improve detection and microbial characterization systems for pathogens that pose a risk in foods.
  • bioMérieux and the US Food and Drug Administration to collaborate on strategic research to combat food-borne pathogens.
  • "bioMérieux is incredibly proud to enter into strategic, collaborative research with the FDA.
  • bioMérieux provides diagnostic solutions (systems, reagents, software and services) which determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety.

Just launched: the Supermarket App Pro -- Toxic Ingredient Identifier!

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月曜日, 1月 30, 2023
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As a committed mom and pet parent, Fevi reveals that developing the app was the outcome of her own personal crusade to safeguard her family's health and wellbeing. "I've done a lot of research over the last few years and put together quite a substantial database of harmful ingredients that are commonly found in supermarket products," she says. "You'll be amazed at all the additives and fillers they put in that can cause havoc in our systems -- like those color dyes that make snack foods so attractive but can actually trigger severe allergies or increase hyperactivity in kids."

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  • The Supermarket App Pro is a newly launched App that provides a quick and convenient way of checking if the items in your shopping cart contain harmful ingredients, helping you to make healthier and more informed decisions in purchasing food and other staple consumer products for your home.
  • Using the Supermaket App Pro is simple -- snap a photo of the ingredients printed on the label of a particular product and the app will instantly identify if it contains any substances that is largely considered unsafe.
  • As a committed mom and pet parent, Fevi reveals that developing the app was the outcome of her own personal crusade to safeguard her family's health and wellbeing.
  • With the Supermarket App, her goal is to empower shoppers to understand which products are truly good for them and to identify which ones could be unsafe.

FDA Announces Action Levels for Lead in Categories of Processed Baby Foods

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火曜日, 1月 24, 2023
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The proposed action levels would result in significant reductions in exposures to lead from food while ensuring availability of nutritious foods.

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  • The proposed action levels would result in significant reductions in exposures to lead from food while ensuring availability of nutritious foods.
  • "For babies and young children who eat the foods covered in today's draft guidance, the FDA estimates that these action levels could result in as much as a 24-27% reduction in exposure to lead from these foods."
  • The baby foods have differing action levels, to account for variances in consumption levels of different food products and due to some foods taking up higher amounts of lead from the environment.
  • We expect the draft action levels announced today, along with the draft action levels for lead in juice announced in 2022 , will result in even lower levels of lead in the U.S. food supply.

Federal Court Ruling Leaves Farmers Scrambling; Paves Way for XtraGrow

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木曜日, 6月 23, 2022
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DALLAS, June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A huge win for green farming and gardening came on June 17. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit sided Friday with the Center for Food Safety (CFS) in rejecting the glyphosate registration decision, countering the original ruling that the toxic pesticide is safe for humans. The decision, overturning the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) assessment, suggests that farmers need to look at backup solutions as Roundup and Roundup Ready crops could become unavailable in the near future.

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  • says David Dennis, founder and chairman of XtraGrow, the world's first premium-organic-certified all-purpose plant-based fertilizer.
  • Revolutionizing agriculture and the fertilizer industry, XtraGrow is an innovative new concept in soil nourishment, revitalizing soil and feeding plants using plants.
  • For years, XtraGrow has been used by Master Gardeners, home gardeners, farmers & commercial producers with extraordinary growth and yield impacts.
  • A new concept in soil nourishment, XtraGrow, LLC launched XtraGrow as the world's first premium organic plant-based fertilizer.

Greystone Provides $20 Million Fannie Mae DUS® Loan to Refinance Multifamily Property in Lanham, Maryland

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水曜日, 5月 11, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone , a leading national commercial real estate finance company, has provided a $20,000,000 Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) loan to refinance a 322-unit multifamily community in Lanham, Maryland.

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  • NEW YORK, May 11, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Greystone , a leading national commercial real estate finance company, has provided a $20,000,000 Fannie Mae Delegated Underwriting and Servicing (DUS) loan to refinance a 322-unit multifamily community in Lanham, Maryland.
  • Amenities at the property include a swimming pool, playground, and common laundry room offered in each of the 25 buildings.
  • The borrower is a private investor and repeat Fannie Mae, Eastern Union, and Greystone client.
  • Loans are offered through Greystone Servicing Company LLC, Greystone Funding Company LLC and/or other Greystone affiliates.

Thousands Urge McDonald's to Follow Through on Cutting Antibiotic Use in Its Beef Supply

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火曜日, 2月 8, 2022
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"Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis fueled in part by overusing life-saving medicines to produce cheaper meat.

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  • "Antibiotic resistance is a global health crisis fueled in part by overusing life-saving medicines to produce cheaper meat.
  • Now, McDonald's has to follow through and do it," said Matt Wellington, US PIRG Education Fund's Public Health Campaigns Director.
  • "Antibiotic resistance will have drastic effects on our health, economy, and environment if a change is not made.
  • McDonald's, a global company, needs to follow through on its commitment by eliminating low-welfare production practices that drive up routine use of antibiotics.

Tekcapital Plc Provides Update on Portfolio Company Salarius, Ltd.

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木曜日, 10月 14, 2021
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Tekcapital owns 97.2% of the share capital of Salarius Ltd. and 87.1% of the share capital of MicroSalt Inc., its U.S. subsidiary.

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  • Tekcapital owns 97.2% of the share capital of Salarius Ltd. and 87.1% of the share capital of MicroSalt Inc., its U.S. subsidiary.
  • Tekcapital is quoted on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (AIM: symbol TEK) and is headquartered in the UK.
  • No assurance is given that such forward looking statements or views are correct or that the objectives of the Company will be achieved.
  • Tekcapital neither intends, nor assumes any obligation, to update or revise these forward-looking statements in light of developments which may differ from those anticipated.

FDA Releases PFAS Testing Results from First Survey of Nationally Distributed Processed Foods

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木曜日, 8月 26, 2021
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Results of this surveyshowedthat 164 of the 167 foods tested had no detectable levels of PFAS.

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  • Results of this surveyshowedthat 164 of the 167 foods tested had no detectable levels of PFAS.
  • Three food samples collected as part of the FDA's latest testing effort had detectable levels of PFAS:fish sticks, canned tuna and protein powder.
  • The newly released results are from a survey that included nationally distributed processed foods, including certain baby foods, frozen foods and foods in cans, boxes or jars, which are less likely to vary by location or time of year and are generally considered non-perishable.
  • The FDA will continue to provide additional updates on its ongoing sampling and testing efforts designed to better understand the occurrence of PFAS in the food supply.