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13 Mar 2012, 2:59 am
On Monday, 45 U.S. representatives and 10 U.S. senators signed a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg in support of a legal petition that asks the FDA to require labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods.The petition, filed by nonprofit Center for Food Safety and supported by more than 400 health and consumer organizations and businesses, argues that consumers require more complete labeling in order to make informed decisions. [read post]
6 Mar 2012, 1:59 am
" In a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Monday, CSPI shared the results of its study. [read post]
1 Mar 2012, 7:46 am
On February 29th, FDA Commissioner Margaret A. [read post]
1 Mar 2012, 1:59 am
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Thursday warned of more outbreaks and import problems if food safety is not properly funded and defended a proposal to collect registration fees to help pay for oversight. [read post]
28 Feb 2012, 1:59 am
The coalition explained in a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg that more consumers are trying to make better, informed choices about the foods they eat and that FDA has the ability to provide consumers with the informational tools to make smarter decisions.The letter noted that "[w]hile current regulations stipulate what foods can be labeled 'No Sugar Added' or use a similar phrase, there is currently no requirement that added sugars be… [read post]
24 Feb 2012, 1:59 am
"There are no regulations for this toxin in other food products, including juices or infant formula, though China has a standard for arsenic in food," read the letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. [read post]
20 Feb 2012, 10:33 am
While the Administration has not accomplished everything we food safety advocates would like to see done, Mike Taylor, along with President Obama, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Under Secretary for Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen, and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, have made great progress on food safety in a rather short period of time. [read post]
19 Feb 2012, 12:24 pm
While the Administration has not accomplished everything we food safety advocates would like to see done, Mike Taylor, along with President Obama, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Under Secretary for Food Safety Elisabeth Hagen, and FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, have made great progress on food safety in a rather short period of time. [read post]
18 Feb 2012, 12:18 pm
See Committee on Energy and Commerce January 10, 2012 letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, Attachment No. 4. [read post]
15 Feb 2012, 4:20 pm
Margaret Hamburg and NIH Director Francis Collins earlier this week expressing their concern over a recent report published in the British Medical Journal (“BMJ”) documenting the underreporting of results of clinical studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. [read post]
5 Feb 2012, 1:59 am
These days we know Americans don't much trust government, especially the one in Washington D.C.Why top federal officials do not try harder to earn that trust is the only mystery.Sadly, in the past six months, we've had performances from two such officials involved in food safety that did not restore trust, but only further opened that gap between the people and their government.I am speaking of Margaret Hamburg, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner, and… [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 6:51 am
… In a five-page letter,” Grassley “demanded that FDA Commissioner Margaret A. [read post]
27 Jan 2012, 1:57 am
This news created an obvious conflict of interest in the matter that forced the advocacy group to write a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg. [read post]
25 Jan 2012, 1:59 am
The report was accompanied by a Letter from the Committee to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg that further emphasized concern around the use of third-party auditors. [read post]
24 Jan 2012, 1:49 am
That legislation followed statements by the FDA Commission[er] Margaret Hamburg that the agency was having difficulties finding people without conflicts of interest to serve on its 55 committees. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 1:55 pm
Karst – Last week, FDA Commissioner Margaret A. [read post]
18 Jan 2012, 7:35 am
Project On Government Oversight Letter The government watchdog group Project On Government Oversight (POGO) wrote a letter on January 11 to the agency’s commissioner, Margaret Hamburg, requesting that a new hearing be convened. [read post]
11 Jan 2012, 1:59 am
Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee are flagging problems with third-party inspections, which many growers and retailers rely on for food safety oversight, and urging federal officials to reform the audit system.Lawmakers sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg Tuesday citing the "significant problems" the panel found during its investigation of the multi-state cantaloupe listeria outbreak, the deadliest foodborne illness… [read post]
10 Jan 2012, 3:07 pm
The letter that appears below was sent today to Margaret Hamburg, the Commissioner of the FDA. [read post]
6 Jan 2012, 7:38 am
UPDATE: The parties in International Center for Technology Assessment et al v Hamburg, in a stipulation filed with the court on January 13, 2012, agreed to grant the EPA " an extension of time to April 23, 2012 to answer, move, or otherwise respond to the complaint". [read post]
