Through its food-safety and nutrition initiatives, the Pew Health Group addresses a variety of threats to the nation’s health and to the safety of its food supply. http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room.aspx <p>An article from Dow Jones Newswires about a lawsuit filed by Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., to lift Food and Drug Administration restrictions on cantaloupe imports.</p> Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:40:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=85899363518&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Food and Health&WT.rss_a=Fresh Del Monte Sues FDA Over Cantaloupe Imports&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>The cost of food-borne illness to Americans is over $150 billion, of which almost $40 billion is caused by produce.  The FDA and USDA are working towards going beyond just produce safety and instituting stricter regulations.</p> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 10:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59488&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Food and Health&WT.rss_a=Food Safety Update — Report Underscores Need for Enhanced Legislation to Protect Americans&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>The FDA will be putting in place preventive measures that will track how produce is handled from the farm to the table, in order to alleviate food borne illness.</p> Wed, 09 Jun 2010 09:35:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=59448&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Food and Health&WT.rss_a=Inside Washington: After Years of Outbreaks, FDA Steps Up Oversight of Produce Safety&WT.z_contenttype=NewsArticle <p>An op-ed by the Pew Health Group's Erik Olson, published in <em>Tulsa World</em>, urging Congress to pass food-safety legislation.</p> Sat, 15 May 2010 13:15:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=58943&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Food and Health&WT.rss_a=Working to Save Lives With Safe Food&WT.z_contenttype=OpinionEditorial <p>This report, authored by Michael Batz and J. Glenn Morris, Jr., looks at European countries with strong food safety systems and makes a number of recommendations on how to improve those in the United States.</p> Mon, 10 May 2010 10:10:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=58821&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Food and Health&WT.rss_a=Building the Science Foundation of a Modern Food Safety System&WT.z_contenttype=Report <p>The Produce Safety Project today issued a report that looks at European countries with strong food safety systems and makes a number of recommendations on how to improve those in the United States.</p> <p> </p> Mon, 10 May 2010 09:10:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=58817&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Food and Health&WT.rss_a=U.S. Food Safety System Needs To Integrate Human Health, Animal, and Plant Pathogen Data&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>Managing Director Shelley Hearne's message from Pew Prospectus 2010.</p> Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:35:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=58038&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Food and Health&WT.rss_a=Pew Health Group (from Pew Prospectus 2010)&WT.z_contenttype=Summary <p>Statement in response to the FDA’s announced plans to issue proposed regulations for fresh produce safety by October 2010.</p> Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:05:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/news_room_detail.aspx?id=56373&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Food and Health&WT.rss_a=Statement By Jim O'Hara, Director, Produce Safety Project, in Response to the FDA's Announcement on Enforceable Standards for Fresh Produce Safety&WT.z_contenttype=PressRelease <p>A survey of state health departments regarding their capacity to track produce-related foodborne illnesses found that the response and investigation of outbreaks varies greatly and can lead to delays in public-health response.</p> Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:50:00 GMT http://www.pewtrusts.org/our_work_report_detail.aspx?id=55836&WT.rss_ev=f&WT.rss_f=Food and Health&WT.rss_a=State Surveillance of Foodborne Illness&WT.z_contenttype=Report Terms and Conditions Page http://www.pewtrusts.org/terms_and_conditions.aspx