WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news on Dec. 6, 2024: * * * New Federal Order Will Require National Milk Testing and Support State Officials and Dairy Regulators; Builds on Actions to Protect Farms, Farmworkers and Communities from H5N1 Avian Influenza * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the start of its National Milk T more PR

WILMINGTON, Delaware, Dec. 7 (TNSres) -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Decision based on NIAGARA Phase III trial results which demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful event-free and overall survival benefit If approved, this will be the first and only perioperative immunotherapy regimen in this curative-intent setting * * * AstraZeneca's supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for IMFINZI (durvalumab)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 7, 2024, from the Public Health Institute at Denver Health: * * * To: Sarah Booth, PhD Chair, 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Members of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee c/o Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health Department of Health and Human Services  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 7, 2024, from the School Nutrition Association: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD HHS/OASH Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) 1101 Wootton Parkway Suite 420 Rockville, MD 20852 * * * Dear Ms. de Jesus: The non-profit School Nutrition Association (SNA), representing 50,000 school nutrition professionals nationwide, appreciates this opp more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 7, 2024, from the Sugar Association: * * * To: 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Janet M. De Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, Maryland 20852 RE: The 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans * * *  more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the following public communication dated Oct. 7, 2024, from USA Rice: * * * To: Janet M. de Jesus, MS, RD Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Office of the Assistant Secretary Department of Health and Human Services 1101 Wootton Parkway, Suite 420 Rockville, Maryland 20852 Re: Comments on Meeting Six to Support the Development of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030 * * * Dear M more ST

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- PROLACTA BIOSCIENCE, City of Industry, California, won a federal contract award for $1,900,000 from the Department of Defense Defense Health Agency (DHA), Falls Church, Virginia, for biological product (except diagnostic) manufacturing. The document states, about the contract: pasteurized human-based milk. Contract Award Number: HT941025A0002; ueiSAM: VJUKD4ELEKD6; NAICS Code: 325414; Product Service Code (PSC): 6505; Solicitation Number: HT941025A0002 more CTR

ROME, Italy, Dec. 7 -- The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization issued the following news: * * * New forecasts point to declining but still comfortable global cereals stock-to-use ratio * * * The benchmark for world food commodity prices rose in November to its highest level since April 2023, increasing by 0.5 percent from October, driven by surging international vegetable oil quotations, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) reported Friday. The FAO more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: New Federal Order Will Require National Milk Testing and Support State Officials and Dairy Regulators; Builds on Actions to Protect Farms, Farmworkers and Communities from H5N1 Avian Influenza Dec. 6, 2024 Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the start of its National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS), which builds on measures tak more PR