With less than three months before the clock runs out on telemedicine electronic prescribing flexibilities, Reps. Doris Matsui, D-California, and Earl “Buddy” Carter, R-Georgia, are leading a bipartisan charge to urge the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to strengthen and deliver a better proposal for a controlled substance registry for telehealth providers. WHY IT MATTERS This
There are many emerging value-based care models in healthcare that are shifting the definition of what professionals have understood it to be. Equality Health is one example of a VBC success story to tell that offers a different view of value-based models – and holds some lessons that healthcare executives can learn from. Equality Health
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has granted a second extension to the comment period for the Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products proposed rule and determination — this time until Jan. 17, 2025. By adding an additional two months and 11 days to the clock, FSIS is falling short of the six-month extension leading
Reser’s Fine Foods is recalling certain meal kits because of the inclusion of recalled chicken from an outside ingredient supplier (BrucePac). The ingredient supplier recall is due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. BrucePac of Durant, OK, has issued a recall of 9,986,245 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products because they tested positive for
Batten down the hatches. They’re on their way. We’re talking about rodents, mice and rats, which are formidable enemies to the food industry especially when fall brings cooler weather. Food processors, warehouse managers, restaurant owners, and even homeowners, know this all too well. After all, the rodents are a lot like humans. They’re looking for
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to assess the safety of cell-based products. FSA and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have been awarded £1.6 million ($2.1 million) in funding to launch a program for cell-cultivated products. While “cell-based,” “cultivated” and “cultured” are preferred terminologies, other terms such as “in vitro,” “artificial,” “fake,” “clean” and “lab-grown” have
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company
Food safety multinational, Mérieux NutriSciences, has announced the acquisition of the food testing business ,Bureau Veritas, a French testing, inspection and certification (TIC) company. The acquisition, supported by the multinational’s parent company, Institut Mérieux, was made for an enterprise value of €360mn. The acquisition will mean that Mérieux NutriSciences will have $1bn in revenue. It will
It’s no secret that women’s health has taken a back seat to men’s, with research, funding and, most significantly, clinical trials, being focused upon the male biological response.“Research on women’s health has been underfunded for decades, and many conditions that mostly or only affect women, or affect women differently, have received little to no attention,”
The great and good food and drink innovators gathered this week for Future Food-Tech 2024 in London to celebrate and collaborate.Along with a great line-up of expert speakers, exhibitors and table top discussions, FoodNavigator’s editorial team teased out the juiciest nuggets, insights and thoughts from delegates.Here are the top three takeouts from the show.Share to