Jeez Louise.
The government acknowledged Friday that a shipment of peanuts from the plant linked to a salmonella outbreak contained a “filthy, putrid or decomposed substance” later identified as metal fragments. The shipment was returned to the U.S. in April, months earlier than reflected in a federal tracking database.
The rejected shipment — coming across a bridge [...]
Posts Tagged ‘FDA’
Salmonella Peanuts Had Metal Fragments In Them. Yep, We Should Totally Let The Free Market Handle It.
January 30th, 2009
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Remember, We Should Always Let Companies Police Themselves
January 28th, 2009
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The free market fairies will take care of everything.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said at least 12 times over the past two years the Peanut Corporation of America has knowingly sold products that had tested positive for salmonella.
The FDA also claimed the company did nothing to improve its manufacturing and sanitation practices after salmonella [...]
America Takes Up Stem Cell Research
January 23rd, 2009
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Science is back, under Obama.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for the world’s first study of human embryonic stem cell therapy, Geron Corp said on Friday.
The California biotechnology company plans to start a clinical trial to try to use the stem cells to regrow nerve tissue in patients with acute spinal [...]
