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Article Key Public Article Log-In to View	Previous Quality News Today Headlines Jul 3, 2008 Lead in Fireworks Not an Incendiary Issue Where's the Beef…less Patty? Salmonella Search Zeros in on Salsa Radioshack Cuts Power Supplies Due to Safety Hazards Surgeon Who Removed Wrong Kidney Blames Distractions EPA Orders Scotts to Turf Insecticides Over Labeling Issue Ohio Tries New Approach to Improve Poor Schools FDA Focus on Safety Slows Drug Approval Dietary Supplements Pulled Due to Undeclared Ingredients Back to Top>>> Jul 2, 2008 L.A. Mayor's Education Plan Goes to School More Labs Added to FDA's Salmonella Tracing Efforts Ground Beef Pulled From Shelves Due to E. Coli Metal Fatigue Forces Emergency Landing at O'Hare Unhealthy Number of Shortcomings Found at NJ Hospital Loss of Control Drives Toy Cars Off Shelves Experts Team Up to Ensure an ACCURATE Election Hospital Errors Play Out on Public Record Learning Not to Fumble Patient Handoffs Doctors Make No Secret of Distaste for Undercover Shoppers Hospital Bar Codes Not a Perfect Prescription Back to Top>>> Jul 1, 2008 Airports Are Learning How to Beat the Blame Game Quality the Keyword as U.K. Shakes Up Hospitals Welding Company Forms Quick Bond to Lean Concepts Companies Going Lean to Fatten Their Wallets New Hampshire Plugs In to E-Prescribing FDA Reversal on Mercury Fillings Something to Chew on Labeling Error Leads to Garlic Bread Recall As Gas Prices Rise, So Do Pump Complaints CDC Widens Salmonella Investigation Hong Kong Saddled with Food Safety Measures for Olympics North Carolina Honored for Quick Action During Recall Back to Top>>> Jun 30, 2008 Tomato Could Be Red Herring in Salmonella Outbreak Limits of Government Oversight Highlighted in Botulism Case La-Z-Boy Not Sitting Around When It Comes to Improvement Water Commission Fesses Up to Testing Glitches HP Issues Recall to Get Its Fax Straight Critics Blast Feds' Legal Shields for Manufacturers Quality Control Is Elemental to Malaysian Carmaker Education Helps Engineer Low Costs and High Quality Official Investigation into FAA's Oversight of Airlines Launched Back to Top>>> Jun 27, 2008 Tomato Outbreak Reaches Record Numbers U.S. Army Files for Better System with RFID Officials Hope Precautions Leave Good Taste in Mouths of Festival-Goers Hunt for E. Coli Source in Kroger Beef Brouhaha Begins Foundation Begins Second Phase of National Healthcare Project Safer Surgical Strategy? Check Legislators Try to Preempt Pre-K Problems Kroger Uses Recall to Contain Soup Mix-Up Frontier Meats Tries to Stay Ahead of Trouble with Recall Despite Lead Concerns, Artificial Turf Still in Play Back to Top>>> Jun 26, 2008 Kroger Grounds Beef Due to E. Coli Canada-Wide Pathology Crisis on Horizon, Expert Warns South Korea to Lift Last U.S. Beef Barrier as Protests Continue Bovine TB Found in Two More Herds Nestle Water Washed Out by Recall British Degree System Mired in a Fog Small-Town Physicians Get Wired to Pharmacists Staying Competitive Means Staying Lean How the FDA Determines Whether a Drug is Safe Impact of NCLB on Scores Murky, Value as Measuring Tool Isn't Heat Therapy Patches Recalled After Reports of Burns Back to Top>>> Jun 25, 2008 Organization Tackles Lead in Turf Head On Pennsylvania Not Doing Enough to Protect Drivers from Gas Scams Sunscreen Could Be Hazardous to Your Health Measuring the Safety of Senior Drivers Burrata Cheese Recall Is Expanded U.S., Vietnam Sign Agreement to Boost Safety of Traded Goods Medical Records in High-Tech Tangle Redefining the Role of Hospitalist RFID Devices Flagged for Interference in Hospitals MLB Takes a Swing at Quality Control with Maple Bat Issue Nordstrom Sandals Tripped Up by Choking Hazard Tomato Farmers Growing Anxious India Looking to Provide Assurance of Schools' Quality The Secret Behind Toyota's Continuous Improvement Back to Top>>> Jun 24, 2008 Since NCLB, Math and Reading Scores Higher Quality of Hospital Care Suffers Due to Overcrowding Finding an Answer to Pressures of Test Preparation in China Governments Begin to Help Consumers Avoid Toxic Products Raw Milk Tagged as Risk Due to Listeria Health Risks Covered Up in Monsanto Case, Lawyers Say Tomato Outbreak Getting Worse Due to Delayed Reaction Restaurants Keep It Clean Through Constant Communication New Case of Mad Cow Found, but Safeguards Negate Impact Steps Taken to Battle Bird Flu in China Recall Puts the Squeeze on Irish Juice Products Neglect Rampant in Steel Pipe Industry Back to Top>>> Jun 23, 2008 Day Care Providers in the Dark About Lack of Inspections Powerful Display Shows Boeing Has Handle on Supply Chain FDA Says Cancer Claims Are Hard to Swallow Customer Satisfaction with Airlines Plunges FDA Sets Sights on Florida, Mexico in Tomato Outbreak S. Korea, U.S. Conclude Talks on Beef Shipment Safeguards Amid Food Safety Concerns, Schools Turn to Natural Choice Massachusetts Takes Bold Steps to Reduce Hospital Errors Healthcare, if Money Was No Object Report Sees Potential Disaster in Tunnel Vision Volvo Recalls Defective Passenger Cars in S. Korea Ground Beef Might Be Cause of E. Coli Outbreak Back to Top>>> Jun 20, 2008 Florida Might Be the Source of Salmonella Outbreak Chemical Reaction: Parents File Lawsuits over BPA Inaction Delays Cleanup of Hazardous Waste Sites China Not Playing Games with Doping Ahead of Olympics Charm Key Chain Recalled Due to Lead No Child Left Behind Might Be a Drag on the Gifted Medicare Project Leads to Big Improvement for Hospital Some Preschoolers Need Higher Quality Care, Study Shows Katrina: A Tough Teacher for the Chemicals Supply Chain Petco Food Seized at Distribution Hub Back to Top>>> Jun 19, 2008 Survey Says High Costs Keep Doctors Away From E-Records Tomatoes Get Back on the Menu Feds to Issue Rankings of Nursing Homes Online Understanding the True Meaning of Lean Who's Looking at Our Farms? FDA Recalls Tiger Chai-Brand Concentrate Tests Reveal More Schools Dealing with Lead in Turf Source of Salmonella Cluster Identified in Chicago Off-Road Vehicles Thrown Off Track by Recall Back to Top>>> Jun 18, 2008 Playing Catch-Up with the Salmonella Culprit Source of Tomato Outbreak Might Never Be Found Nursing Quality in U.K. to Be Measured for Compassion Value-Based Purchasing Makes for Healthy Hospitals Inquiry Getting to Core of Pathology Problems Elections Unplugged: States Turning Back to Paper Ballots Brief Journey Indeed as Chrysler Recalls Just-Introduced CUV Teacher Pay-for-Performance a Testy Subject Sooner State Physicians OK with Going Electronic Dashboard Provides Clear View of Minnesota Schools Back to Top>>> Jun 17, 2008 In Age of NCLB, Schools Think More Tests Are the Answer U.S. Beef Inspections Don't Inspire Confidence Analysts Point to Critical Role for Health IT Hospital Not Interested in Playing Hide and Seek with Equipment 'Anatomy of an Outbreak' Putting TV Boxes Through Proper Channels Reveals Defect U.S. Salmonella Probe Angers Mexican Tomato Producers FDA Says Older Psych Drugs Bad for Seniors Hunt for Source of Tainted Tomatoes Continues Heparin Problem Finds Way to South Korea Boeing Exec Takes Hands-On Approach to Dreamliner Back to Top>>> Jun 16, 2008 Medical Records a Click Away, but Privacy a Concern Tomato Illness Outbreak Growing Drug Tracking System Could Transform Healthcare New Fertility Test Raises Accuracy Concerns Salmonella Scare Puts Stigma on Tomatoes Systematic Approach Improves ER Care Consumer Reports Offers Research on Hospitals One Rule-Breaker Costs Entire Pork Industry in Canada Fire Risk Prompts Major Bentley Recall Use of Eclipse Jets Throttles Back After Order for Inspections Back to Top>>> Jun 13, 2008 No Trace of a Source for Tomato Crisis Failure to Contain Tomato Crisis Has Congress Seeing Red Erie County Hopes Six Sigma Makes Renting Shelter a Picnic Parisienne Potatoes Recalled in Ontario Let's Be Frank; Fenway Food Stands Flunk House Committee Tightens Food Safety Regulations Fire Hazard Leads to Utility Vehicle Recall Back to Top>>> Jun 12, 2008 House Bill Targets Chemical in Food, Drink Containers Growing Concerns Among Cleared Tomato Growers Bush Seeks More Funds to Shore Up Food Safety FAA Whistle-Blowers Step Forward, Indicate Wider Problems Deloitte Survey: Food Recalls Spoil Consumers' Appetites Company Has Award-Winning Touch for Measuring Customer Service Advocacy Group Asks for Chemical Reaction to Food Dyes Boeing Expertise Speeds Up Dreamliner Partners Tomato Scare Shows Complexity, Dangers of Supply Chains Food Safety Not a Concern in Farm Bill Back to Top>>> Jun 11, 2008 Airport Technology Tries to Make Everything Look Good on Runway FDA Struggles to Track Source of Bad Tomatoes Thin Err: Denver Overpays Departing Workers Nearly $200,000 Recall Eats Up Purina Lamb Feed Products Safety Net Catches Tainted Meat Before It Hits Plates U-2 Keeps Its Elevation Thanks to Intense Inspections Multiple Problems Lead to Multivitamin Recall E. Coli Finds Way Into Wisconsin Beef RFID Technology Could Be a Life-Saver at Hospitals Camouflage Pajamas Can't Hide from Lead Recall Salmonella Forces McDonald's, Others to Put Squeeze on Tomato Back to Top>>> Jun 10, 2008 Tomato Crisis Puts Grocers, Restaurants in a Pickle Slow Response to Salmonella Scare Stirs FDA's Critics Despite Changes, Whistle-Blowers Still Run Afoul of Japanese Culture Officials Peg Lettuce as Likely Source of E. Coli Outbreak Hong Kong Market Shut Down After Positive Bird Flu Test Toyota Way Has Driven Layoffs Down to Zero Improvement Cycle Takes Air Force to Harley-Davidson Technology Dispenses with Drug Worries at Nursing Homes Report Reveals Closed Beef Plant Was Lax on Safety Back to Top>>> Jun 9, 2008 Best Practices Could Make for More Perfect Healthcare System Some Schools Think Tests Aren't the Best Measure Easy to Get Derailed From the Lean Track Election Officials Can't Count on Precinct Totals Bentley Recalls 33,000 Cars Over Fuel Filter Fault FDA Files for Permanent Injunction Against Seafood Company Bar-Code Company Expands as Supply Chain Needs Do Age Not Just a Number in Beef Dispute Between U.S., South Korea Oh, Deer! Processors Doing Uneven Job of Keeping Lead Out LiveActive Cereal Bowled Over by Recall Back to Top>>> Jun 6, 2008 Stats Didn't Lie, Even Before Possible Triple Crown Horse Was Born Technological Glitches Leave Election Results in Question Despite Rising Complexity, Overall Quality of New Cars Up Suit Claims Shield Not Bulletproof, Shows Honeywell Isn't Either Overhaul Needed in Lab That Botched Cancer Tests Despite Widespread E-Medical Records, Shared System Lacking Foundation Makes $300M Effort to Boost Healthcare Quality Transport Canada Defends Giving Airlines Domain Over Own Safety Threat of Overheating Leads to Phone Battery Recall Salmonella Outbreak Possibly Linked to Tomato Troubles Back to Top>>> Jun 5, 2008 Poor Service Has Time Warner Headed for Legal Channels FDA Takes Closer Look at Arthritis, Epilepsy Drugs Feedback is Welcome Sound to NYC Mayor Advanced Diploma Could Give Students Inside Track Study Finds Healthcare Quality Doesn't Bridge Regional Gap Struggling Schools Use Variety of Strategies to Climb Rankings Increasingly, High Schools Don't Fall in the Same Class Health Group Seeks to Standardize Fight Against Infection Back to Top>>>
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