- Jessica Smagacz | February 28, 2009 11:24 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsAccess North Ga reported today that two people died in separate car accidents on North Georgia roads yesterday.
The first car crash occurred near Demorest. The car accident occurred on Hwy. 365,...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 28, 2009 10:42 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesThis weekend, Atlanta Journal Constitution published an opinion from Pam Bailey, the president and CEO of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, on how to create a safer food supply.
Pam Bailey...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 27, 2009 10:37 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesAccording to Environment News Service, experts told a House panel on Thursday that the U.S. chemical regulatory system fails to protect public health and the environment and “is in dire need...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 27, 2009 10:14 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsAccording to U.S. regulators, “India’s largest pharmaceutical maker lied about test results for more than two dozen of its generic drugs,” reports the Associated Press.
Officials...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 27, 2009 1:04 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThis past Tuesday afternoon, an East Jackson Comprehensive High School student was killed in a car accident in Georgia, reports Gainesville Times. The car wreck occurred at Ga. 129 South and New...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 27, 2009 12:23 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThis past Sunday a man from Hogansville, Georgia died in a car accident, reports the Ledger-Enquirer. Around 9:40 p.m., David Garner, only 27 years old, drove his car on Keith Road just south of...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 24, 2009 10:56 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsSgt. Fred Moon with the Georgia State Patrol said that around 9:20 p.m., a beige Ford F-150 pulled out from a driveway (private) into the oncoming traffic. This caused a green Ford F-150 truck,...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 22, 2009 9:55 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAccording to NewsInferno, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced the recall of two products because of the injury risks associated with them.
BowTech Archery of Eugene, Oregon...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 21, 2009 2:04 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsCrime/Education reporter, Amber Pittman, reported that yesterday a man from Newton County (Georgia) was pulled from his car after it burst into flames.
This car accident happened around noon when...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 19, 2009 5:09 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsMany patients with the rare skin conditions Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) or toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) also experience involvement with the eyes, according to a study published in the...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 18, 2009 11:34 PM |
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Medical Devices & ImplantsThe Associated Press reported today that an independent watchdog group said FDA “has quietly scaled back enforcement of federal quality regulations at labs that develop medical...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 16, 2009 11:04 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsRecently, FDA has announced the “first-ever human trial of a medical treatment, derived from embryonic stem cells” is now allowed.
WCSH6 reported that the company is planning on...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 12, 2009 9:33 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsThis past Sunday, a collision near the boarder between Decatur and Baker counties in Georgia occurred around 2 a.m., reports the Post-Searchlight.
An 18 year old, Sanarious Romero Nelson of Newton...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 11, 2009 5:03 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesThe latest news on the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) where the national outbreak of salmonella started is that PCA’s president, Stewart Parnell refused to testify in front of Congress,...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 10, 2009 8:38 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesDespite FDA confirming the contamination of salmonella at the Peanut Corporation of America’s (PCA) plant in Georgia and finding reports of about 12 other times where PCA had problems with...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 05, 2009 10:51 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesAssociated Press reported yesterday that Tommy Irvin, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner called for a new state division. The division would focus on food safety monitoring “in the wake of a...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 03, 2009 9:41 AM |
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Toxic SubstancesThe Georgia local news discussed the recent salmonella outbreak and what Georgia is currently doing to prevent incidents like this from occurring again.
Currently, there is a bill being introduced...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 02, 2009 9:44 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesLocal eyewitness news reported that authorities began a criminal investigation into the Peanut Corporation of America’s (PCA) Georgia facility because of the link to the salmonella...
- Jessica Smagacz | February 02, 2009 2:32 PM |
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Toxic SubstancesThe Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) has been under investigation ever since Minnesota officials found salmonella bacteria in a tub of their manufactured peanut butter.
FDA inspectors found...