Andrew Zajac

Egg-recall hearing makes little headway in discovering cause of salmonella outbreak

May 13, 2019 at 9:13 p.m.

— Lawmakers made little progress Wednesday in figuring out what caused the salmonella outbreak as they questioned the owners of two Iowa egg farms linked to more than 1,500 salmonella...

Food safety legislation won’t mend regulatory divide

August 23, 2021 at 4:00 a.m.

As lawmakers prepare for hearings into the largest egg recall in U.S. history, food safety advocates say the congressional probe could give momentum to a long-delayed measure that would enhance...

Tylenol plant under scrutiny over recall

May 13, 2019 at 8:58 p.m.

— A Pennsylvania drug plant plagued by quality-control problems that prompted a nationwide recall of children's Tylenol and dozens of other widely used over-the-counter medicines apparently shrank its work force...

FDA launches effort to cut salt intake

August 23, 2021 at 2:54 a.m.

— Supported by an influential panel of medical experts, the Food and Drug Administration is launching a gradual but potentially far-reaching effort to reduce the amount of salt Americans consume,...

Tainted-food costs called understated

August 23, 2021 at 1:34 a.m.

It turns out that tainted food not only can make people sick, but it also can cost them a bundle in the process. A new report to be released Wednesday...

NATION & WORLD

August 23, 2021 at 1:11 a.m.

FDA drafts new guidelines Drugmakers are asked to test for potential abuse WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is calling on pharmaceutical companies to give more attention to the...

Few answers in FBOP failure hearing

August 23, 2021 at 1:03 a.m.

Speaking publicly for the first time about the demise of his $19 billion community banking empire, Michael Kelly told a congressional committee Thursday he'd still be in business today if...

NATION & WORLD

August 22, 2021 at 1:42 p.m.

Senate passes defense bill WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Saturday passed a $636 billion defense appropriations bill that includes money for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, a 3.4 percent...

Holocaust Museum attack

August 22, 2021 at 1:08 p.m.

An elderly Maryland man with a long history of ties to neo-Nazi organizations allegedly walked into the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum on Wednesday and opened fire, killing a security guard,...

Lawsuits withheld from panel in confirmation

August 22, 2021 at 3:00 p.m.

It was a short, simple question, one of dozens on the disclosure form that Steven Chu filled out in January for the Senate committee weighing his nomination to be secretary...

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