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Report: Response to Outbreaks is Deteriorating

FOOD SAFETY NEWS — Foodborne illness outbreaks in the U.S. are not getting worse, but the government response to food-related outbreaks is deteriorating, according to a paper published by the American Enterprise Institute this week. Conservative think-tank AEI’s “Regulation Outlook” for June looked at federal foodborne illness statistics and concluded that reporting and data disclosure Read More »

June 8, 2011
| Filed under North America, Policy & Initiatives, and Public Health
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Pentagon Picks Firm to Support Armenian Biodefense Effort

GSN DAILY NEWS — The Kansas-based firm Black & Veatch on Thursday said it had received a contract from a Defense Department agency to help Armenia organize a continuing initiative aimed at augmenting the nation's capacity to counter biological threats to humans and animals (see GSN, April 30, 2009). The company would undertake the planning Read More »

June 6, 2011
| Filed under Middle East, International, and Policy & Initiatives
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House Seeks Ag, FDA Science Cuts

GENOME WEB — NEW YORK – Federal spending for agricultural research, food safety efforts, and medical device testing and regulation would be cut under a budget plan currently being considered in the House of Representatives as part of an effort to reduce the US budget deficit.

June 3, 2011
| Filed under North America and Policy & Initiatives
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Army Awards PPD Contract to Support Biodefense, Vaccine Development Programs

GOVCONWIRE — The U.S. Army has awarded PPD, Inc. (NASDAQ: PPDI) the U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity: Regulatory Affairs & Compliance Support contract to provide global regulatory and biostatistical services for several Army clinical development programs. It is a multiyear, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a ceiling value of $45.5 million over a Read More »

June 2, 2011
| Filed under North America, Countermeasures, and Policy & Initiatives
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Op-Ed: Smallpox Debate, A Reasonable Outcome, Moving Faster Toward Resolution

By Victoria Sutton, MPA, PhD, JD, Professor and Director of the Center for Biodefense, Law and Public Policy of the Texas Tech University School of Law — On May 16-24, 2011, the World Health Assembly debated the destruction of the last smallpox that exists, officially. This meeting is the fourth meeting, convening every five years, Read More »