Food Safety News - 08/06/2018 Will whoever regulates cell culture technology also get the naming rights?

Email not displaying properly? View it in your browser. Will whoever regulates cell culture technology also get the naming rights? By Dan Flynn on Aug 06, 2018 12:05 am Analysis Atlantic magazine’s Sarah Zhang may have best captured what went on last month at the Food and Drug Administration’s public meeting on animal cell culture technology. “This is a war of words, with each one chosen to evoke specific associations.” Zhang wrote. “And it is a war to define lab-grown meat as either the... Continue Reading Norovirus outbreak among patrons at one McDonald's likely spread by person, not food By Coral Beach on Aug 06, 2018 12:04 am Human transmission of norovirus is likely what made dozens, possibly hundreds, of people in Transylvania County, NC, sick in an outbreak among customers of a McDonald's restaurant. Samples collected from patients by their health care providers tested positive for norovirus. Those results were confirmed by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, according to... Continue Reading Health claims on Hawaiian Organic Noni fruit leather earn FDA drug warning By Kelsey M. Mackin on Aug 06, 2018 12:03 am A Hawaiian fruit leather manufacturer is on notice from the FDA after inspectors determined the claims on the company’s product labels, product brochures and website established that its products are drugs. The Food and Drug Administration reported the drug designation is accurate for the products "because they are intended for use in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in... Continue Reading Seeking action: Representative presses FDA for answers on cyclospora in salad By Opinion Guest on Aug 06, 2018 12:02 am Opinion Editor’s note: U.S. Rep Rosa DeLauro sent this letter to FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Friday. Dear Commissioner Gottlieb: I write out of concern about the current outbreak of cyclosporiasis as well as the transparency and timeliness of your agency's ongoing investigation. As of this week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)... Continue Reading House of Lords committee wants details on post-Brexit food safety plan for UK By Joe Whitworth on Aug 06, 2018 12:02 am A House of Lords sub-committee in the United Kingdom has called for clarity on post-Brexit food safety decisions. The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee wrote to Steve Brine, the minister responsible for the Food Standards Agency, following an inquiry in July. It invited answers to whether the government supports a model by the FSA for... Continue Reading Food Safety News Copyright © 2018 Marler Clark LLP. All rights reserved. You received this email because you subscribed to notifications when new posts are published. Our mailing address is: Marler Clark LLP 1012 First Avenue Fifth Floor Seattle, WA 98104 Add us to your address book Update your preferences | Unsubscribe from this list