October 2, 1997
Remarks by the President on Food Safety Regulations
May 12, 1997
Vice President Releases Plan to Strengthen, Improve Food Safety
January 25, 1997
Radio Address of the President to the Nation on Food Safety
1997 FDA & HHS Fact Sheets and Talk Papers:
November 6, 1997
FDA Warns Against Drug Promotion of "Herbal Fen-Phen"
October 30, 1997
FDA Food Label Wins Presidential Design Achievement Award
September 23, 1997
FDA Publishes Final Dietary Supplement Rules
August 29, 1997
FDA Proposes Legislation to Improve Food Safety
July 25, 1997
Catfish Cleared for Processing and Shipping
July 17, 1997
Media Advisory: FDA To Convene Public Meeting On Cyclospora
July 16, 1997
Revised Sampling and Testing Program for Catfish
July 3, 1997
FDA Stops Distribution and Use of Some Animal Feed
June 25, 1997
Draft Report Available on Dietary Supplement Labels
June 11, 1997
1997 Food Code Updates Food Safety Guidelines
June 10, 1997
Outbreaks of Cyclosporiasis and Guatemalan Raspberries
June 3, 1997
FDA Prohibits Mammalian Protein in Sheep and Cattle Feed
April 24, 1997
Safety of Gelatin and Gelatin By-Products Reviewed
April 17, 1997
FDA Proposes Simplified GRAS Notification System
(Federal Register Notice)
April 2, 1997 Hepatitis A Outbreak in Michigan Schools (Suspected
Foodborne Illness)
March 7, 1997
FDA Warns Asthmatics, Other Sulfite-Sensitive Consumers on Tuna
February 6, 1997
1998 Budget Proposal for FDA
January 21, 1997
FDA Allows Whole OAT Foods to make Health Claim on Reducing Risk of Heart Disease
1997 FDA & HHS Press Releases:
December 31, 1997
FDA Announces Name Change for Lower-Fat Milks and Folic Acid
Fortification for Bakery Products
December 18, 1997
FDA/Seafood Industry Food Safety Initiative Goes Into Full Effect
December 2, 1997
FDA Approves Irradiation of Meat for Pathogen Control
(Federal Register: Meat and
Poultry)
December 1, 1997
HHS, USDA Will Convene Grassroots Meetings on Food Safety
October 24, 1997
New Safe Food Handling Campaign Urges Americans to "Fight BAC!"(tm)
August 26, 1997
FDA Announces a Strategy to Increase Safety of Fresh Juices
August 23, 1997
FDA Statement on Pacific oysters
August 5, 1997
FDA Warns Public against Royal Line Smoked Salmon
July 7, 1997 Updated July 11, 1997 -
FDA Stops Distribution of some Eggs and Catfish because of Dioxin-Contaminated Animal Feed
June 20, 1997
FDA Reissues Warning about Foods From Cedar's Mediterranean
Foods,Inc. Citing Inadequate Recall
June 12, 1997 Updated Again on July 2, 1997 -
FDA Warns Consumers Against Dietary Supplement Products That May Contain
Digitalis Mislabeled as "Plaintain"
(Additional firms listed)
June 12, 1997
FDA Issues National Warning on Hommus Dips and Salads Made
by Cedar 's Mediterranean Foods,Inc.
June 2, 1997
FDA Proposes Safety Measures for Ephedrine Dietary Supplements
(Federal Register Notice)
May 16, 1997
FDA Warns Against Consuming the Arise & Shine Product "CHOMPER"
March 24, 1997
President's Food Safety Initiative Public Meeting Announced
January 15, 1997
Warnings Required on IRON-Containing Drugs & Supplements
January 2, 1997
FDA Proposes Precautionary Ban against Ruminant-To-Ruminant Feeding
