2004 Food & Nutrition FDA Press Releases & Fact Sheets

 2004 White House Statements:

• February 20, 2004 President Bush to Nominate FDA Commissioner McClellan to Head Medicare Agency

White House Statement Archives: 1997 - present

 2004 FDA Talk Papers:

• November 19, 2004 FDA Proposes Draft Guidance for Industry for New Plant Varieties Intended for Food Use
• October 29, 2004 FDA Warns Consumers About Risks Associated With Unpasteurized Juice
• September 3, 2004 FDA Gives Advice to Consumers to Handle the Aftermath of Hurricane Frances
• August 12, 2004 FDA and CBP Announce Revised Compliance Schedule for Enforcement of The Prior Notice Interim Final Rule and Contingency Plan for Prior Notice System Outages
• July 9, 2004 FDA Alerts Consumers Not to Feed Infants Chinese Infant Formula
• July 7, 2004 FDA Seizes Adulterated Crabmeat in Louisiana
• July 2, 2004 FDA Alerts Consumers About Adverse Events Associated with "Permanent Makeup"
• May 25, 2004 FDA Alerts Consumers of Recall of Certain Germack Brand Almonds Due to Potential Contamination
• January 8, 2004 FDA Seizes Goods at Reed Creek Milling Due to Insanitary Conditions

Talk Paper Archives: 1995 - present and Other FDA Talk Papers

 2004 HHS & FDA Press Releases:

• December 6, 2004 FDA Issues Final Rule on the Establishment and Maintenance of Records to Enhance the Security of the U.S. Food Supply Under the Bioterrorism Act; FDA also issues draft guidance regarding records access
• November 23, 2004 FDA Acts to Remove Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements From Market
• November 9, 2004 FDA Announces Major Initiatives for Dietary Supplements
• November 1, 2004 FDA Allows Qualified Health Claim to Decrease Risk of Coronary Heart Disease
• October 29, 2004 FDA Issues Nationwide Alert "Jelly Candy Pops Sour Zip Kids" Brand Halloween Candy May Contain Undeclared Food Allergen
• October 28, 2004 FDA Warns Consumers of the Dangers of Using Decorative Contact Lenses Without Proper Professional Involvement
• October 28, 2004 EEOC Provides Restaurateurs and Other Food Service Employers Information on Disabilities Act Compliance
• October 20, 2004 EEOC and FDA to Roll-Out Guide for Restaurateurs Addressing Overlap of Disabilities Act and Food Code Rules
• September 23, 2004 USDA, FDA And DHS Sign Agreement With NASDA to Make Nations Agriculture and Food Supply More Secure
• September 22, 2004 USDA, FDA and DHS Officials to Sign Cooperative Agreement With National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
• September 20, 2004 FDA Proposes Further Action to Improve Farm-to-Table Shell Egg Safety
• September 8, 2004 FDA Announces Qualified Health Claims for Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• August 20, 2004 Leslye M. Fraser, S.M., J.D., Named Director of FDA's Office of Regulations and Policy, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• August 13, 2004 FDA Offers Information for Hurricane Aftermath
• August 9, 2004 FDA Alerts Consumers That Certain Healthy Way Brand Sprouted Grain Bread Products May Contain Stone Pieces
• August 2, 2004 Acting FDA Commissioner Outlines Priorities for Next Six Months
• July 28, 2004 FDA Analyses Finds Ground Castor Beans - Not Purified Ricin -- in Two Tampered Baby Food Jars in Irvine, California Case
• July 23, 2004 FDA Investigates Certain ROMA Tomatoes as Source of Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Mid-Atlantic States
• July 22, 2004 Metabolife, Founder Indicted for Lying to FDA about Ephedra Risks
• July 20, 2004 FDA Commends Passage by the House of Representatives of S. 741, a Bill Providing Improved Consumer Protection and Incentives for Animal Drug Development
• July 16, 2004 FDA Issues Alert on Foodborne Illness Outbreaks in Pennsylvania and Mid-Atlantic States
• July 9, 2004 USDA and FDA Strengthen Safeguards Against Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
• June 25, 2004 FDA Issues Nationwide Alert on Bucks County Distributors Food Products That May Contain Undeclared Food Allergens
• June 23, 2004 Statement on FDA Test Results from Washington State Dairy Cattle
• June 21, 2004 Statement on Dairy Cattle Deaths in Washington State
• June 16, 2004 Dr. Laura Tarantino Named Director of FDA's Office of Food Additive Safety, Center for Food Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• June 3, 2004 Sprouters Northwest, Inc. Recalls Raw Alfalfa Sprouts Due to Possible Health Risk
• June 2, 2004 FDA Investigating Illnesses Associated With School Lunches Served in Massachusetts
• May 27, 2004 FDA Finalizes Rule on Administrative Detention of Suspect Food; Final Rule Increases Security and Safety of U.S. Food Supply
• May 21, 2004 FDA Issues Alert on Additional Recalled Stocks of Paramount Farms Raw Almonds
• May 21, 2004 FDA Issues Alert on Foodborne Illness Associated with Certain Basil and Mesculin/Spring Mix Salad Products
• May 7, 2004 FDA to Determine Health Significance of Low Furan Levels in Foods
• May 6, 2004 FDA Announces Modernization of Food Good Manufacturing Practices
• May 6, 2004 British Man Charged in Extortion Plot Involving Tainted Food Products
• May 4, 2004 Statement on Texas Cow With Central Nervous System Symptoms
• April 26, 2004 FDA Proposes Additional Rules to Ensure the Safety of Imported Food
• April 19, 2004 Acting FDA Commissioner Dr. Lester M. Crawford Outlines Science-Based Plan for Dietary Supplement Enforcement
• April 12, 2004 Dr. Barbara O. Schneeman Named To Lead FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutritions Office of Nutritional Products, Labeling, and Dietary Supplements
• April 12, 2004 FDA Announces Rule Prohibiting Sale of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids Effective April 12
• April 9, 2004 FDA Statement on Lead Contamination in Certain Candy Products Imported from Mexico
• April 7, 2004 Physicians, Nurses and U.S. Government Release New Foodborne Illness Guide
• April 1, 2004 FDA Warns Distributors of Dietary Supplements Promoted Online for Weight Loss
• March 31, 2004 FDA Moves Forward on Qualified Health Claims
• March 25, 2004 FDA Releases Acrylamide Data and Final Acrylamide Action Plan
• March 19, 2004 FDA and EPA Announce the Revised Consumer Advisory on Methylmercury in Fish
• March 17, 2004 Dietary Supplement Firms, Seasilver USA, Inc., and Americaloe, Inc., Sign Consent Decree With FDA To Stop Selling Product Claiming To Cure "Over 650" Diseases
• March 12, 2004 HHS Unveils FDA Strategy to Help Reduce Obesity
• March 11, 2004 HHS Launches Crackdown on Products Containing Andro; FDA Warns Manufacturers to Stop Distributing Such Products
• February 27, 2004 Canada, Mexico and United States Sign Charter
• February 6, 2004 FDA Issues Regulation Prohibiting Sale of Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids and Reiterates Its Advice That Consumers Stop Using These Products
• February 5, 2004 FDA Seizes Ephedra-Containing Dietary Supplements From On-Line Massachusetts Company for Unsubstantiated Athletic Performance Claims
• February 2, 2004 FDA's Budget Proposal for FY 2005 Requests Increase for Food Safety
• February 2, 2004 President Requests Budgetary Increase, Greater Food Defense Role for FDA in FY 2005
• February 2, 2004 FDA Names David W.K. Acheson, M.D., Director of the Food Safety and Security Staff
• January 26, 2004 Expanded "Mad Cow" Safeguards Announced To Strengthen Existing Firewalls Against BSE Transmission
• January 23, 2004 FDA Warns Consumers Not to Feed Infants "Better than Formula Ultra Infant Immune Booster 117"
• January 13, 2004 FDA Advances Consumer Health and Safety in 2004

Press Release Archives: 1995 - present and Other FDA Press Releases

 2004 Congressional Testimony

• June 25, 2004 Statement by the Acting Commissioner before the Health Subcommittee of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
• June 8, 2004 Statement by the Center Director before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs
• June 3, 2004 Statement by the Acting Commissioner before the House Committee on Government Reform
• March 30, 2004 Statement by the Center Director before the Civil Service and Agency Organization Subcommittee of the House Committee on Government Reform
• March 24, 2004 Statement by the Center Director before the Human Rights and Wellness Subcommittee of the House Committee on Government Reform
• January 27, 2004 Statement by Deputy Commissioner before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry

Congressional Testimony Archives: 1996 - present and Other FDA Congressional Testimony

 2004 FDA Speeches

• December 1, 2004 Remarks by Acting Commissioner to Health Care Research and Innovations Congress
• October 25, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to Council for Responsible Nutrition
• October 14, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to Soyfoods Association of North America
• September 24, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to U.S. Vatican Mission's Conference on Biotechnology
• August 4, 2004 Remarks by by Acting FDA Commissioner to National Medical Association
• August 2, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to National Press Club
• July 13, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to IFT 2004 Chief Food Officials
• July 12, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to World Obesity Congress & Expo
• June 29, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to American Seed Trade Association and American Organization of Seed Certifying Agencies Joint Annual Convention
• June 21, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to Association of Food and Drug Officials
• June 7, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to Association of Academic Health Centers' 11th Congress of Health Professions Educators
• May 6, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to National Food Policy Conference
• April 19, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics & American Society for Nutritional Sciences
• April 6, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to National Institute for Animal Agriculture
• April 5, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to American Veterinary Medical Association Executive Board & House Advisory Committee
• March 10, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to Harvard Medical School 6th Postgraduate Nutrition Symposium
• March 3, 2004 Remarks by Acting FDA Commissioner to Food Science Dept., U. of Massachusetts

Speech Archives: 1999 - present and Other FDA Speeches

Other Government Sources of Food Safety Information

• www.FoodSafety.gov - News and Food Safety Alerts