Category: Issue 524
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FDA Issues Latest Findings in Jerky Dog-Treats Investigation
Despite its seven-year investigation into jerky pet treats that may have killed more than 1,000 dogs and left thousands more ill, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “has still not been able to identify a specific cause for the reported illnesses or deaths.” According to an FDA news release, as of May 1, 2014,…
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Senators Question FDA’s Use of Draft Guidance
U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), Richard Burr (R-N.C.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) have sent a letter to U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Margaret Hamburg expressing “significant concern” about the agency’s use of draft guidance to, in their view, make “substantive policy changes.” Noting that draft guidance is “increasingly becoming default FDA policy”…
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Bill Would End Tax Subsidy for Food and Beverage Youth Marketing
U.S. Sens. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) have introduced a bill that would end a tax subsidy for the marketing of food and beverages of poor nutritional quality to children. The “Stop Subsidizing Childhood Obesity Act” would also shift the money saved from eliminating the tax credit to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Fresh…