WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, May 7th, 2021, Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) and Elaine Luria (VA-02), both veterans and members of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, introduced the Public Health Service Ready Reserve Improvement Act. This bipartisan legislation grants members of the Ready Reserve Corps the same status as reservists from the other uniformed services for the purposes […]
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Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new report titled, “Resiliency Roadmap for FDA Inspectional Oversight,” outlining the agency’s inspectional activities during the COVID-19 pandemic and its detailed plan to move toward a more consistent state of operations, including the FDA’s priorities related to this work going forward. “Like most organizations around the […]
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Products Listing CBD as Inactive Ingredient Cited for Unapproved Drug and Misbranding Violations The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued warning letters to two companies for selling products labeled as containing cannabidiol (CBD) in ways that violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Specifically, the warning letters address the illegal marketing […]
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EL PASO, T.X.—Today, March 15th, 2021, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), a member of the House Homeland Security Committee, joined a group of members on a trip to the U.S.-Mexico border to meet with border patrol agents and assess the situation on the ground. During the trip, members toured the El Paso Central Processing Center. […]
OTTUMWA, Iowa – Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ campaign attorney, Alan Ostergren, issued the following statement today in response to the House Administration Committee’s action on the motion to dismiss defeated Democratic candidate Rita Hart’s notice of contest of Miller-Meeks’ state-certified victory last year: “The committee’s vote today was procedural. Congresswoman Miller-Meeks’ motion to dismiss is still […]
“The FDA’s new, interactive, supplementary curriculum is designed for use in middle and high school science classes to help students learn about food agriculture and the use of biotechnology, such as the genetic engineering of plants, in our food supply. A team of U.S. teachers in the fields of agriculture, biology, environmental science, technology and […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, February 5th, 2021, Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02) released the following statement after voting NAY on the budget resolution. “I am disappointed that Congressional leaders brought a partisan budget resolution to the floor costing $1.9 trillion of taxpayer dollars. Congress has acted in a bipartisan manner to address the pandemic, and it is unfortunate […]
By: Susan Mayne, Ph.D., Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Millions of Americans have food allergies and may experience adverse reactions to products that contain food allergens. Eight foods have been identified as major food allergens, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is aware of other food allergens, such as sesame. Most […]
By: Stephen M. Hahn, M.D., Commissioner of Food and Drugs and Anand Shah, M.D., Deputy Commissioner for Medical and Scientific Affairs Over the past year, we’ve seen first-hand the devastation and turmoil wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic; the unparalleled economic and personal tragedies inflicted on families and communities across the nation. We’ve also had the […]
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks issued the following statement today upon her swearing in as a member of the 117th United States Congress: “I am humbled and honored to have taken the oath of office as Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District representative and I wish my predecessor, Congressman Dave Loebsack, well in his future endeavors. […]
