Category: News
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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to BrightFarms Packaged Salad Greens
According to a “Food Safety Alert” issued by the Center for Disease Control, Bright Farms has issued a recall on some of its packaged salad greens due to a recent outbreak of Salmonella. The product was produced in Rochelle, IL. The occurrence of illness has been reported in at least five states, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa,…
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NASA’s Perseverance Team Assessing First Mars Sampling Attempt
NASA’s Perseverance Data sent to Earth by NASA’s Perseverance rover after its first attempt to collect a rock sample on Mars and seal it in a sample tube indicate that no rock was collected during the initial sampling activity. The rover carries 43 titanium sample tubes, and is exploring Jezero Crater, where it…
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NASA TV Coverage Set for Next International Space Station Cargo Launch
NASA and Northrop Grumman are targeting 5:56 p.m. EDT, Tuesday, Aug. 10, for the company’s 16th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Live coverage of the launch from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia, will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s websitebeginning at 5:30 p.m. NASA also…
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FDA Participates in New ‘Collaborative Communities’ to Address Emerging Challenges in Medical Devices
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced participation in several new collaborative communities aimed at addressing challenges in patient health care. Collaborative communities are a continuing forum where private and public sector representatives of the community work together on medical device challenges to achieve common objectives and outcomes. “We’re pleased to announce the progress we’ve made…
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NASA, Boeing Standing Down on Aug. 4 Starliner Launch Attempt
NASA and Boeing are standing down from the Wednesday, Aug. 4, launch attempt of the agency’s Orbital Flight Test-2 to the International Space Station as mission teams continue to examine the cause of the unexpected valve position indications on the CST-100 Starliner propulsion system. Early in the launch countdown for the Aug. 3 attempt, mission…
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Customs and Police Chase Highly Modified Drone over Tucson
Back in February of 2021, Tucson Police and US Customs & Border Protection helicopters chased what they were reporting as a highly modified drone across the night skies above the city of Tucson. It was reported that the drone violated the sensitive airspace above Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and a few other locations before…
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NASA Scrubbed Aug 3 Launch Attempt of Boeing OFT-2
NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance have scrubbed the Aug. 3 launch attempt of the agency’s Orbital Flight Test-2 to the International Space Station due to unexpected valve position indications in the Starliner propulsion system. ULA will begin removing propellant from the Atlas V rocket. Pending resolution of the forward work, our next available…
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NASA Updates Coverage, Invites Public to Virtually Join Starliner Launch
NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch, launch, and docking activities for the agency’s Boeing Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) mission to the International Space Station. OFT-2 is the second uncrewed flight for Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The mission is targeted to launch at 1:20 p.m.…
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FDA Warns Firm with Over 15 Million Products Listed with FDA to Remove Unauthorized Products for E-Cigarettes from Market
The following quote is attributed to Mitch Zeller, J.D., director of FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products “Today, the FDA issued a warning letter to a company with over 15 million tobacco products listed with the FDA, including many flavored e-liquids, for illegally marketing electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products without authorization. This action demonstrates the…
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FDA Approves First Interchangeable Biosimilar Insulin Product for Treatment of Diabetes
Availability of Insulin Products Will Help Increase Access and Potentially Lower the Cost of Insulin for People with Diabetes Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first interchangeable biosimilar insulin product, indicated to improve glycemic control in adults and pediatric patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and in adults with Type 2 diabetes…