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Khan presented award

MBJ Staff — Sun, 30 Sep 2012 06:01:42 +0000

Ikhlas A. Khan, a University of Mississippi researcher has been honored for his research leadership by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN). Khan, assistant director of the UM School of Pharmacy’s National Center for Natural Products Research and director of its FDA Center for Excellence in Botanicals, [...]

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Catfish industry touting ‘Today Show’ investigation

Wally Northway — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 15:21:08 +0000

WASHINGTON — The catfish industry is pointing to a recent airing of NBC’s “Today Show” as more proof the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s inspection system for imported seafood is weak. Many Americans are eating foreign catfish and other seafood tainted with chemicals that could cause cancer, birth defects and other serious health problems, according [...]

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Sprout grower targeted by FDA

Wally Northway — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:53:55 +0000

GRETNA, La. — The Department of Justice, in an action initiated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is seeking a permanent injunction against A Chau Sprouting Co., a sprout grower in Gretna, La., company owner and manager Quang “Mike” Trinh, and Hue Nguyen, the company production manager. The complaint, filed March 16 in the [...]

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Senate passes agriculture and FDA bill

MBJ Newswires — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:55:28 +0000

The FY2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration Appropriations Bill (HR.2997) has been approved by an 80-17 vote in the U.S. Senate. As a member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) will now serve on a joint conference committee to reconcile differences in the House and Senate-passed versions of the [...]

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