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Did you know “Grade A” on an egg carton doesn’t indicate whether the eggs inside are safe to eat?

Read the original here: Thurs. Egg Recall Roundup: Wider Federal Investigation Underway

The U.S. supply of table eggs, 550 million of which have been recalled, is separate from the supply of eggs used to make flu vaccines.

Read more: FDA, Vaccine Manufacturers: No Worries of Salmonella From Flu Vaccines

The FDA inspection reports don’t constitute a final finding of a violation, but they’re pretty stomach-turning reading.

View original post here: FDA Egg Farm Inspection Reports Include Rodents, Flies, 8-Foot-High Manure Pile

At the Minnesota State Fair, families can sign up to give DNA samples for a research study.

Go here to read the rest: What Should You Ask Before You Give Up DNA? (At a State Fair or Elsewhere)

Also: campaign donations by health insurers; Roche doesn’t get an accelerated review of new breast-cancer drug; Obama administration touts Medicare anti-fraud efforts.

See the rest here: A.M. Vitals: Latest J&J Recall Involves Two DePuy Hip Implants

eMarketer estimates online spending by U.S. health-care and pharma companies will hit $1.52 billion in 2014.

Excerpt from:  Report: Pharma Digital Spending Growing — But Slowly

Fresh eggs being laid at producers involved in the recall will be pasteurized and processed into liquid products and food.

Read the original:  Thurs. Egg Recall Roundup: Eggs Being Laid at Recall Farms Won’t Be Tossed

DeLauro sends a letter to the FDA and USDA; Waxman and Stupak write to the two egg producers associated with the recall.

More: DeLauro and Waxman, Leaving No Shell Unturned, Ask for Egg Recall Info

The vote was 20-2 against recommending the drug’s approval for use against fibromyalgia.

Here is the original:  FBI Agent, 19 Others Vote Against Jazz Pharma’s Drug For Fibromyalgia

Avandia’s back in the spotlight again, thanks to a Time magazine story that says the company’s under investigation for holding back data from the FDA.

Read the rest here:  Another Twist in the Chronicles of Avandia!