Michael Taylor

Obama’s Calorie Display Rules Delayed by Grocer Blowback

The lobbyist for grocers including Kroger Co. and Safeway Inc. is calling on President Barack Obama to curtail a U.S. health law provision that mandates the companies display the calorie content of all their foods.

Mars Wrigley Gum Prompts FDA Review of Effect on Children

A Mars Inc. Wrigley chewing gum with added caffeine has sparked U.S. regulators to review how food with the added stimulant affects children.

Food Processors Face Stricter Rules Under U.S. Proposal

A federal food safety law passed two years ago after poisonings sickened hundreds of Americans is finally being implemented by the Obama administration.

Self-Policing of Food Firms Fails, Says Congresswoman With Plan

Rosa DeLauro, a Democratic congresswoman from Connecticut, says she will introduce a bill as soon as January to create an agency with the sole mission of protecting food safety and she’ll press for more funding to prevent foodborne illnesses.

FDA Aide Joins Industry to Push Stalled Food Regulations

Food companies, consumer groups and even a senior administration official are pressuring the White House to announce new food safety regulations that were mandated by law to be released more than four months ago.

Superbug Rise Spurs Rule for Animal Antibiotics

Farmers will need prescriptions to get antibiotics for their livestock and the drugs should only be given when medically necessary to avoid overuse that can foster resistance, U.S. regulators said today.

Revolving Romanian Cabinets Spook Investors as Cash Flees

Romania needs its Dec. 9 election to end a political war that has split the nation’s leaders or face a slide in the currency, bonds and investments, said executives and analysts from Bucharest to London.

Food Safety Official’s Past Work for Monsanto Spurs Petition for Ouster

A top U.S. regulator’s ties to Monsanto Co., a maker of genetically modified food, are fueling an election-year recall push by consumer and public-interest groups flexing their clout on the Internet.

Bumbling Murderers, Power Moves, Raucous Rhymes: London Stage

The attempted murder of a vulnerable old lady is played for laughs. Brutal deaths are used to prompt chuckles. When times are tough, the tough turn to gallows humor.

BP Oil Spill Haunts Gulf Business Owners Almost Two Years After Disaster

Louisiana oysterman Terrance M. Shelley was struggling to keep up with demand by New Orleans restaurants before BP Plc’s Macondo well blew out in April 2010, crippling the processing plant he opened six months earlier.

"Implementation raises complex issues that FDA is working to address in a practical way that achieves the congressional objective of providing information consumers can use to choose healthy diets."

- Michael Taylor on May 09, 2013

Food And Drug Administration

Margaret Hamburg

Mexico

U.S. Stocks Rise on Stimulus Bets as Manufacturing Falls

Gold Futures Tumble Below $1,400 as Dollar Extends Gains

Soldier Who Led Sex-Abuse Prevention Under Investigation

Euro-Style Bail-In Plan Means Bondholder Wipe-Out: Brazil Credit

Google Unveils Music Service as Product Conference Starts