FDA News Digest for July 9, 2007

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FDA News Digest

July 9, 2007

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IN THIS WEEK'S ISSUE

 

»  News

    -- U.S./Europe Agreement Aims to Assess Food Safety Risks

    -- 'FDA Patient Safety News' Video Available Online and as Podcast

»  Recalls/Safety Alerts

»  Upcoming Public Meetings

»  Question of the Week

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NEWS

 

U.S./Europe Agreement Aims to Assess Food Safety Risks

FDA and the European Food Safety Authority have signed the first U.S./Europe agreement to assess food safety risks. The agreement facilitates the sharing of confidential scientific information between the two agencies and provides for the protection of that information.

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01664.html

 

'FDA Patient Safety News' Video Available Online and as Podcast

FDA has posted the latest edition of "FDA Patient Safety News," a free Web-based video news program. Aimed primarily at health professionals, the program features information on new drugs, biologics, and medical devices, as well as FDA safety notifications and product recalls.

-- To view video or text version: http://www.fda.gov/psn

-- To access Podcast: http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/psn/podcast.cfm

 

To view an archive of past FDA news releases, go to

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/hpnews.html.

   

To access the RSS feed of FDA news releases, go to

http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/news/rssPress.xml.

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RECALLS/SAFETY ALERTS

Food Recalls

 

›  Scharffen Berger Kumasi Sambirano 68 percent cacao dark chocolate bars, 3 oz. bars

Reason for recall: milk not declared on label

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/artisanconfec07_07.html

 

›  Super Veggie Tings Crunchy Corn Sticks, 6 oz. size

Reason for recall: possible contamination with Salmonella bacteria

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/roberts07_07.html 

 

For a list of recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts involving FDA-regulated

products from the past 60 days, go to http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html.

 

To access the RSS feed of FDA recalls information, go to

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/rssRecalls.xml

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UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS

July 17 -- Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee

    Under discussion: pending application for cervical disc prosthesis

    Location: Gaithersburg, Md.

http://www.fda.gov/OHRMS/DOCKETS/98fr/E7-10267.htm

 

For a complete list of FDA meetings, seminars, and other public events, go to

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/hpmeetings.html.

 

 

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

 

How do you know if fish is fresh?

 

• The fish's eyes should be clear and bulge a little. Only a few fish, such as walleye, have naturally cloudy eyes.
• Whole fish and fillets should have firm and shiny flesh. Dull flesh may mean the fish is old. Fresh whole fish also should have bright red gills free from slime.
• If the flesh doesn't spring back when pressed, the fish isn't fresh.
• There should be no darkening around the edges of the fish or brown or yellowish discoloration.
• The fish should smell fresh and mild, not fishy or ammonia-like.

For more on seafood safety, see http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/seafood1.html. 

  

 

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