FDA Clears First Automated Whole Blood Processing System in U.S. (Centre Daily Times)
Gambro BCT, Inc., soon to be known as CaridianBCT, a leading global provider of technology, products and services in automated blood collections, therapeutic systems, whole blood processes and pathogen reduction technologies, announced today that it received FDA clearance for the commercial sale of Atreus(R) Whole Blood Processing system in the United States. The Atreus system is the first ...

International Dairy Foods Association Files Lawsuit to Stop Ohio's Unfair Labeling Law (Centre Daily Times)
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) today filed a lawsuit against the State of Ohio challenging its new regulations regarding the labeling of dairy products from cows that have not been treated with artificial growth hormones. In the lawsuit, IDFA says the Ohio rule interferes with the First Amendment right of its members to communicate truthful information to Ohioans and with ...