Top FDA Officials have Ties to Supplement Industry
Supplement Industry Growing Issue Of Safety Concerns. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA's) lenient regulation of dietary supplements has been a growing issue in light of safety concerns. Recently, the New York Times reported that the issue may stem from the fact that top FDA officials have conflicts of interest. Recent … [Read more...]
Officials test cattle manure for direct link to bacteria in spinach
Investigators Found Strain Of E. Coli In Cattle Manure. Government investigators have found the same virulent strain of E. coli that has sickened nearly 200 people around the nation in cattle manure on pastureland adjacent to two Salinas-area spinach fields, officials announced Tuesday. The discovery, however, doesn't end the … [Read more...]
Officials comb Salinas farms
Officials And Salinas Farms Blamed Each Other For Failure To Figure Out E. Coli Outbreaks. As the number of victims climbed, health officials and farmers on Tuesday blamed each other for the years of failure to figure out how to stop E. coli outbreaks linked to Salinas Valley lettuce and, more recently, spinach. But, in good news … [Read more...]
Officials: New testing proves leak at Ciba site
Groundwater Conducted At Ciba Site. Groundwater testing conducted at the former Ciba-Geigy Corp. Superfund site shows a lined landfill on the property is leaking, presenting a "substantial environmental health hazard," township officials said Thursday. Mayor Paul C. Brush and Council President Gregory P. McGuckin contend that the … [Read more...]
Officials: Pesticide, defect link possible
Baby Was Born With Pesticide Defect Link. Carlitos Candelario, the baby born without arms and legs to a poor fieldworker couple from Mexico, is at the center of a critical report by North Carolina health officials who say the child's mother appears to have been exposed to potentially dangerous chemicals while working for a … [Read more...]
Fungus haunts Bausch & Lomb
Officials Are Investigating Bausch & Lomb Contact Lens Solution. After two days in a tailspin, shares of Bausch & Lomb edged up Thursday as federal officials investigate whether its newest contact lens solution is to blame for a fungal eye infection that can cause blindness. Major U.S. retailers, led by Wal-Mart, Walgreens and … [Read more...]
Officials Suspect IPO Manipulation
Wall Street IPO Manipulation. Joseph Schacherer feels he was cheated by Wall Street. Like so many small investors who chased a share of the Internet dream, the Oceano, Calif., resident hoped to invest in the hotly anticipated initial public offering of Red Hat, the software vendor that went public in August 1999 for $14 a … [Read more...]
