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Variety & Enjoyment: At the BIOFACH joint booth of the Italian Trade Agency, 62 businesses from all over Italy present the culinary delicacies they have to offer

Italy is leading the field when it comes to organically grown produce.Italy counts among the leading producers of organic products worldwide. Domestic sales as well as exports have increased steadily in recent years. With an export volume estimated at 3.37 billion euros in 2022 (+ 16% in comparison with 2021), Italy currently holds first place… Read More »

FDA’s inspection woes to grow if agency doesn’t address COVID-19 backlog: GAO

The Government Accountability Office has concerns about the FDA’s widening inspection backlog. COVID-19 certainly amplified the problem, but the issues had been mounting long before last March. As the FDA looks to honor lockdown rules and protect its staffers, the agency has largely paused inspections since the pandemic started last spring, conducting only those deemed “mission critical.”… Read More »

Federal agency finds ‘reasonable grounds to believe’ Rick Bright’s whistleblower claims: NYT

Only days after former BARDA chief Rick Bright filed a whistleblower complaint alleging retaliation by the Trump administration, the U.S. Office of the Special Counsel has recommended his temporary reinstatement, the New York Times reports. The agency found “reasonable grounds to believe” HHS officials were retaliating against Bright when they re-assigned him to a new public-private… Read More »

VA authors argue agency wait times beat private sector: JAMA

Dive Brief: Wait times for new patients at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities and private hospitals were similar in 2014, a new Journal of the American Medical Association study authored by researchers affiliated with the VA found. But while wait times in the private sector appeared to be static between 2014 and 2017, wait times… Read More »