FDA > Fish: What Pregnant Women and Parents Should Know

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"Key Message:  Eat 8 to 12 ounces of a variety of fish* each week from choices that are lower in mercury. The nutritional value of fish is important during growth and development before birth, in early infancy for breastfed infants, and in childhood."

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FDA and EPA Nuclear Radiation Monitoring

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Here's a better set of webpages that offer information about possible nuclear radiation reaching the United States.

Joint EPA/FDA Statement: Update on Ongoing Monitoring - on steps taken to increase the level of nationwide monitoring of milk, precipitation, drinking water, and other potential exposure routes.

Japanese Nuclear Emergency: EPA's Radiation Air Monitoring - home page

EPA's RadNet Monitoring Data - a map of radiation monitoring stations

EPA - Daily Data Summary - from the EPA's RadNet Monitoring Data

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FDA Says Flush Certain Medications

When thinking about throwing away medications, be sure to consider family, pet, and environmental safety. The FDA just released more information about how to dispose of certain medications, Disposal by Flushing of Certain Unused Medicines: What You Should Know. These certain medicines appear to be highly potent drugs with a high potential for abuse. 

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EPA Attacks Nasty Bed Bugs!

Updated October 30, 2021:

Alas, the Harvard School of Public Health links in the original post didn't age well, and are invalid.

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Infestations of bed bugs are on the increase... by Harvard Univ. (PDF)

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I'm totally grossed out. Although I've never actually seen a bed bug, my skin crawls when I think about them. If you haven't seen one, checkout this WebMD Bed Bug Slideshow. The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) just hosted its first meeting to figure out how to respond to the biggest bedbug outbreak since World War II. One of the problems with controlling the reddish-brown insects, according to researchers and the pest control industry, is that there are few chemicals on the market approved for use on mattresses and other household items that are effective at controlling bedbug infestations. Interestingly enough, because the registration of new pesticides takes so long, one thing the EPA could do is to approve some pesticides for emergency use. The pesticide industry will be pushing for federal funding for research into alternative solutions, such as heating, freezing or steaming the bugs out of bedrooms.

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FDA Draft Guidance On Good Importer Practices

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Updated October 6, 2022

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Draft Guidance for Industry on Good Importer Practices; Availability - Federal Register

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A group of federal agencies issued a draft guidance for industry on Good Importer Practices, with the intent to help importers ensure their products are safe and comply with U.S. requirements, FDA Guidance for Industry – Good Importer Practices.

The guidance is designed to anticipate potential sources of product hazards and offer preventive controls that firms can implement to mitigate such hazards and help ensure imported products are safe and compliant with regulations. The draft is organized under 4 guiding principles . . .

1. Establishing a product safety management program
2. Knowing the product and applicable U.S. requirements
3. Verifying product and company compliance with U.S. requirements throughout the supply chain and product life cycle
4. Taking corrective and preventive action when the imported product is not in compliance with U.S. requirements

The draft guidance also recommends that:

• importers consider instituting practices to identify and minimize risks associated with imported products
• in general, importers should know the producer of the foreign products they purchase and any other manufacturers with which they do business, such as consolidators, trading companies, and distributors
• importers understand the products that they import and the vulnerabilities associated with these products
• importers understand the hazards that may arise during the product life cycle, including all stages of production, and ensure proper control and monitoring of these hazards

The agencies are issuing this draft guidance to implement recommendations outlined in the “Action Plan for Import Safety: A Roadmap for Continual Improvement,” issued by the Interagency Working Group on Import Safety, and to help foster a consistent approach by federal agencies and importers in ensuring the safety of products brought into the United States.

Related Posts: FDA Struggles To Keep Products From Foreign Sources Safe FDA Finds It Hard To Inspect Foreign Drug Manufacturing Plants

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Jan Is Natl Radon Action Month - Are you safe?

Radon is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, and chemically inert radioactive gas. It is formed by the natural radioactive decay of uranium in rock, soil, and water. Naturally existing, low levels of uranium occur widely in Earth's crust. It can be found in all 50 states. Unless you test for it, there is no way of telling how much is present. If your house has high levels of radon, you need to explore ways to reduce your family's risk of lung cancer. Here are some resources you need to check out . . .

• The EPA's National Radon Action Month website with consumer information
• The National Safety Council (NSC) radon webpages with coupons for radon testing kits

Has your house ever been tested for radon?

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Alert - Granite Countertops - They are HOT - Radiation and Radon Risk

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Cross-Reference GLPs by FDA EPA and OECD (free)

If you ever had an interest or need to compare the GLPs (Good Laboratory Practices) across these three organizations, then you need to look at the FDA's "Comparison Chart of FDA and EPA Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Regulations and the OECD Principles of GLP." The information is organized in tables that cross-walk and cross-reference a particular row topic against the three columns for each organization. 

Here's what you'll be able to see:

Comparison Chart of FDA and EPA Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Regulations and the OECD Principles of GLP - FDA.gov

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Scope and Authority
• Definitions
• Organization and Personnel
• Facilities
• Equipment
• Facility Operation
• Articles
• Protocol and Conduct
• Records and Reports
• Disqualification

Glossary: GLP = Good Laboratory Practice FDA = Food and Drug Administration EPA = Environmental Protection Agency OECD = Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 

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Alert - Granite Countertops - They are HOT - Radiation and Radon Risk

Hmmm. If you have granite countertops, or are thinking about upgrading to one, then think again. You might be exposing yourself and your family to uranium radiation and radon gas. Both can endanger your health. Read this Houston Chronicle article, "Be wary of granite that glows." As one poster says, "You can't take anything for granite these days." 

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