TUESDAY Feb. 11, 2014, 2014 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it will investigate possible links between the diabetes drug saxagliptin and a heightened risk for heart failure among users. In a statement, the ...
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President Obama is giving federal agencies slightly more than one year to draft a rule proposal that would boost fuel economy and tighten greenhouse-gas emissions for medium- and heavy duty trucks. Obama directed the National Highway ...
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Some chefs and bartenders in California are miffed about a new regulation restricting them from handling ready-to-eat foods with their bare hands. At the beginning of January, language in the state's food code changed from directing food ...
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As the clock ticks on a May 31 deadline to submit conflict mineral reports to the federal government, some in the plastics industry are wondering how the new law aimed at addressing a humanitarian crisis in Africa applies to them. The ...
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The executive director of the Canadian Pork Council says a constitutional challenge has helped reshape American attitudes on U.S. Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling. In may, in response to a World Trade Organization order to amend ...
As experts continue to sound alarm bells about the rising resistance of microbes to antibiotics used by humans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced it was curbing the use of the drugs in livestock nationwide. "FDA ...
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The USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) and Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) released the latest beef trade data last week. The data for October, the latest month available, showed beef and veal exports up 5.4% over last year with the ...
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Consumers whose individual health insurance policies have been cancelled for failing to meet the minimum requirements of the Affordable Care Act may now apply for a "hardship exemption," Obama administration officials announced late ...
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Four out of five doctors who treat cancer were unable to prescribe their medication of choice at least once during a six-month period because of a drug shortage, according to a new survey. The survey also found that more than 75 percent ...
A new rule to protect the nation's food supply from terrorism has been introduced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Friday. The proposed rule would require the largest food businesses in the United States and ...
The UK Government is set to introduce new legislation forcing the tobacco companies to use plain packaging for cigarettes. The new rule, which aims at reducing the appeal of the cigarettes to the youngsters, has been delayed by the ...
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U.S. government agencies say they closed the loopholes that kept insured patients from being treated for mental illness or substance abuse. "This final rule breaks down barriers that stand in the way of treatment and recovery services for ...
The province of Ontario has announced a new biodiesel mandate, which will require a 2% biofuel component in on- and off-road diesel beginning in April 2014, and ramping up to 4% in 2015. The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) said it will ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing a rule that will allow the agency to restrict imports of potentially harmful perfluorinated chemicals. The regulation will require companies to report to EPA all new uses, ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new rule for the unique device identification (UDI) system, designed to provide a consistent and clear way to identify medical devices. The FDA worked jointly with industry, ...
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