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    • food safety

      Comprehensive Food Safety Reform Moves Forward In Congress

      The House Energy and Commerce Committee just approved comprehensive food safety reform, setting it up for consideration on the House floor in the coming months. The Food Safety Enhancement Act was approved by voice vote, indicating bipartisan support and suggesting a relatively smooth passage through the entire House. More »

      2:48 PM on Wed Jun 17 2009
      By Alex Chasick
      2,199 views, 61 comments

      Most discussed HIV 2 Elway: Haven't food prices risen enough lately? more »

    • news from the swamp

      Obama Announces Plans To Make Food Safe For Human Consumption

      President Obama this week declared war on the Chinese Poison Train, announcing that the FDA will receive $1 billion in new funds for modern testing labs and additional food safety inspectors. Inspecting less than 5% of our food processing plants is apparently a "hazard to public health, and "it is unacceptable." So what's really behind the new policy shift? No, it's not those melamine murders or salmonella outbreaks. It's seven-year-old first daughter Sasha Obama! More »

      7:00 PM on Sun Mar 15 2009
      By Carey Alexander
      9,482 views, 66 comments

      Most discussed Ian Faragher: More smoke and mirrors.... When is somebody going to actually make the FDA accountable and stop allowing all this REAL more »

    • whoops

      Private Food Safety Inspectors Routinely Give Seal Of Approval To Dangerous Food

      Large companies routinely rely on private audits to prove that their food is safe even though private auditors are dangerously incompetent, according to a New York Times investigation. The private auditor who inspected the Peanut Corporation of America plant responsible for unleashing the massive salmonella contamination was trained to audit bakeries and repeatedly gave the plant a "SUPERIOR" rating, partly because he "never thought that [salmonella] would survive in the peanut butter type environment." More »

      9:58 AM on Sun Mar 8 2009
      By Carey Alexander
      7,454 views, 30 comments

      Most discussed dragonfire81: Auditors being paid by the companies they inspect...hmmm, that sounds like a conflict of interest on par with Aribitrators being more »

    • pointing fingers

      So, Who's To Blame For The Salmonella Outbreak? PCA, The FDA, The CDC...

      We know there's salmonella story fatigue setting in, but this new overview from yesterday's Senate hearing is the best yet as far as piecing together exactly how salmonella-tainted peanut butter made it into our food supply for such a long period of time, and why it took so long to trace it back to a single rotten peanut plant in Georgia. Ultimately the blame lies with Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) for failing to maintain its factory and for not destroying lots that tested positive for salmonella, but both the FDA and the CDC had a role in it, too. One example: the FDA didn't even know the plant produced peanut butter or peanut paste until 2007. More »

      12:01 PM on Fri Feb 6 2009
      By Chris Walters
      3,115 views, 34 comments

      Most discussed mwc5446: I've complained about this at the state/local/fed level for years, but, what's one voice?Let's say you get sick, like salmonella more »

    • food safety

      Peanut Corp Says Salmonella Plant Was Regularly Inspected, Given Good Ratings

      Peanut Corp. of America is now saying that its Georgia plant was regularly inspected by the FDA and given a "meets or exceeds" rating. This doesn't excuse the company from its own failings, but we think it points out what President Obama recently noted, which is that the FDA inspection system doesn't seem to work very well. More »

      1:35 PM on Wed Feb 4 2009
      By Chris Walters
      2,514 views, 42 comments

      Most discussed mythago: In other words, this is going to be their defense in the inevitable lawsuits: the government didn't catch us so more »

    • fios

      Most Verizon FIOS Installations Violate National Electric Standards

      A two-year investigation has concluded that most Verizon FIOS installations fail to meet national safety standards, and could cause fires or electrocutions. FIOS is famous for house fires, but New York's Public Service Commission first started its investigation back in 2006 after several inspectors discovered improperly grounded installations. More »

      6:00 PM on Sat Aug 30 2008
      By Carey Alexander
      20,564 views, 35 comments

      Most discussed Ragman: Man, what kind of techs are they hiring that think PVC is conductive? Besides, you can't always attach it more »

    • inspections

      FDA Report Cites 49 Safety Issues At Merck Vaccine Plant

      Between November of last year and this past January, the FDA "cited 49 areas of concern, including a failure to follow good manufacturing practices" at Merck & Co. Inc's vaccine plant in Pennsylvania. A Merck spokesman says that most of the incidents were found and reported by Merck's own employees, and that they occurred in the manufacturing process, not the vaccines themselves: "He stressed that no contamination was found in finished vaccines and that Merck was addressing all the problems." More »

      11:29 AM on Mon Apr 28 2008
      By Chris Walters
      1,786 views, 13 comments

      Latest by rsbryswrrl: You know you really don't "have" to get your daughter's shots. As a parent, you are in charge of her more »

    • health

      Recalled Heparin Contaminant Confirmed, And Congress Grills FDA On Inspections

      Researchers have identified the chemical in the contaminated blood thinner Heparin that killed 81 people in the U.S. and made patients here and in Europe sick:
      The researchers freeze-dried the heparin and used a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to analyze its structure. In addition to a known impurity of heparin called dermatan sulfate, they found that contaminated lots contain a molecule that looks similar to heparin and showed it was almost certainly oversulfated chondroitin sulfate.
      More »

      10:07 PM on Wed Apr 23 2008
      By Chris Walters
      2,595 views, 22 comments

      Latest by Gustastic: Ironically, Heparin hasn't been recalled from human hospitals, but has been pulled from veterinary hospitals. I haven't even really heard more »

    • lawsuits

      Southwest Passengers Sue Over Missed Inspections

      The AP is reporting that four Southwest passengers have filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Southwest broke its contract with passengers by skipping important safety inspections... over a period of six years. More »

      8:36 AM on Wed Apr 16 2008
      By Meg Marco
      3,201 views, 33 comments

    • rust

      Toyota Announces Tacoma Buyback Program For Severe Rust Corrosion

      If you own a Tacoma made between 1995 and 2000, Toyota would like to inspect it free of charge—and if the rust corrosion is severe enough, they will either repair the truck on their dime or buy it back as a vehicle in "excellent condition" no matter what state it's really in. Toyota announced this a little over a month ago and said thy would start sending letters to Tacoma owners in the weeks to come, so if you haven't received yours yet, be on the lookout for it. More »

      1:24 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
      By Chris Walters
      16,903 views, 18 comments

      Latest by GershamNiger: If it fails the inspection then you get a huge payoff. If it passes then you have a truck that more »

    • airlines

      Delta Canceling 275 Flights Through Friday To Complete Wiring Inspections

      It's official—Delta has said they're canceling a total of 275 flights, or about 3% of their worldwide schedule (we don't know what the US percentage is), to complete inspections of wiring in 117 planes. To check whether your flight is impacted, visit this page on Delta's site. More »

      4:06 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
      By Chris Walters
      1,031 views, 9 comments

      Latest by Ayrk: The issue is the spacing between ties on a cable bundle. Basically the it was a little unclear that the more »

    • airlines

      Delta Says It May Cancel More Flights Today Over Inspection Issues

      Delta will announce sometime today whether or not it will ground more of its planes to perform additional inspections, reports CNN. Yesterday, while American Airlines was grounding 200 of its planes for safety inspections, Delta also canceled an unnamed number of flights. Both airlines' renewed focus on safety inspections comes after reports that Southwest Airlines was caught flying planes that hadn't met inspection guidelines. More »

      8:39 AM on Thu Mar 27 2008
      By Chris Walters
      1,037 views, 15 comments

      Latest by oakie: everyone wants the world given to them, but they dont want to pay for it. you can have aircraft and airlines more »

    • FAA orders more inspections of potentially sketchy older "Boeing 737 jetliners after numerous reports of fuel leaks caused by a potentially faulty bolt," says the Associated Press. [AP]

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    • scandals

      Did FAA Allow Southwest To Fly Unsafe Planes To Avoid Flight Disruptions?

      Yesterday the FAA sought $10.2 million in civil damages from Southwest Airlines for neglecting to inspect the fuselages of 46 of its planes. In documents the FAA submitted to Congress, it alleges "the airline flew at least 117 of its planes in violation of mandatory safety checks" over a 30 month period. Southwest says its passengers were never in danger, and that it was an honest oversight that they caught on their own and revealed to the FAA—but (here's where it gets interesting) an FAA inspector has testified that Southwest continued to fly a plane after he discovered the failed inspections and notified them. Now the U.S. Department of Transportation and Congress are asking why the FAA didn't ground the planes as soon as they knew about the missed inspections, and a couple of FAA whistleblowers are leaking internal docs to the press. Only after the issue became public knowledge did the FAA seek civil damages. More »

      1:07 PM on Fri Mar 7 2008
      By Chris Walters
      3,394 views, 46 comments

      Latest by jtormey3: Law Office of John J. Tormey III, Esq.John J. Tormey III, PLLC217 East 86th Street, PMB 221New York, NY 10028 more »

    • quality control

      Christmas Cracker Contains Dead Mouse

      See, this is why we don't pull apart "crackers" on Christmas in the U.S.—a New Zealand woman found a dead, partially decomposed mouse in hers earlier this week during her family's Christmas celebration. "I had said to my granddaughter 'what's the smell' and we couldn't work it out until we pulled the cracker." Then: Merry Christmas! There's a dead mouse in yer lap! "It ruined my appetite for the rest of the day," she told her local paper. More »

      9:35 PM on Fri Dec 28 2007
      By Chris Walters
      1,894 views, 16 comments

      Latest by mamacita: Yeah. OK, well, uh, we found, uh, this mouse in one of your crackers, eh. Like, we was at a more »

    • toy safety

      NJ Toy Inspectors Performing Spot-Checks At Retail Level

      To pick up slack from the undersized/overwhelmed CPSC, states are stepping up to help increase toy safety locally. New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Vermont, Illinois and California have been taking "aggressive measures," from suing manufacturers to escalating state recalls to the federal level. Newsday describes how New Jersey worked with charities and educators during toy drives to make them aware of recalled toys. The state also assigned 15 state inspectors to a toy safety task force, and over the past month, the inspectors "fanned out across the state with assistance from county health department workers to test products and check for recalled toys. More »

      5:36 PM on Mon Dec 24 2007
      By Chris Walters
      1,427 views, 15 comments

      Latest by econobiker: New Jersey, of all places testing for safety... more »

    • food safety

      FDA Is So Underfunded It Can't Protect Consumers

      Today, an advisory panel to the FDA will present its findings developed over the past year. The result is "a scathing review of the state of the FDA" that says it's "so underfunded and understaffed that it's putting U.S. consumers at risk in terms of food and drug safety." More »

      10:40 AM on Mon Dec 3 2007
      By Chris Walters
      1,000 views, 20 comments

      Latest by Rusted: @galeninjapan: No, it's still free. It's just that what they are selling had better be safe. Well, in a more more »

    • government

      White House Is Proposing Its Own Version Of Product Safety Plan

      Today the White House will announce its own plan for how to tighten the country's slack product safety practices. The proposal is being offered as an alternative to the one Congress has come up with, which the White House—along with industry trade groups and Consumer Product Safety Commission head Nancy A. Nord—think is too mean to manufacturers. More »

      10:18 AM on Tue Nov 6 2007
      By Chris Walters
      685 views, 13 comments

      Latest by Jon Karak: Maybe I'm feeling a little tinfoil-hattish, but given all the discussion above, isn't this just an excuse to plant spies more »

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