Bob Woods
This section of the web site contains media releases from January 1996 to December 1996 for Bob Woods.
Date: 10/12/1996
Title: Industry to develop advertising code of conduct
Description:
An interim report on advertising for non-prescription and complementary medicines has recommended the continuation of a co-regulatory system to guide industry activity, Senator Bob Woods announced today.
Date: 10/12/1996
Title: Hearing aids, cochlear implants and digital mobile phones
Description:
Australia's eagerness to embrace digital mobile telecommunications has a significant impact for people with hearing aids and cochlear implants because the phones can cause discomfort when used near people with hearing devices and those people must take steps to use such phones safely.
Date: 29/11/1996
Title: Industry agrees to work with government as food poisoning sends a timely reminder
Description:
The recent salmonella outbreak in Melbourne and serious food poisoning scare in Scotland are timely reminders of the need for effective food regulations and hygiene standards, Senator Bob Woods said today.
Date: 29/11/1996
Title: Study finds Australian food clean and green - boost for exports as internationl standards met
Description:
A two-year study of herbicide, pesticide and other contaminants in the food on Australian tables has found that Australia's food supply deserves its title as clean and green, Senator Bob Woods said today.
Date: 24/10/1996
Title: Cord blood - new hope with new transplants - first national cord blood conference opened
Description:
Cord blood was a valuable resource for treating serious illnesses which was previously discarded after birth but which now could be collected and stored and used as an alternative to bone marrow transplantation, Senator Bob Woods said today.
Date: 16/10/1996
Title: Easier access to range of alternative medicines
Description:
Major steps towards removing unnecessary barriers preventing ill people accessing alternative medicine have been taken at an Alternative Medicines Summit held in Canberra, Senator Bob Woods said today.
Date: 24/9/1996
Title: Benchmark food labelling survey released
Description:
A comprehensive survey of consumer attitudes towards food labelling has found that Australians want clear and simple labelling and that the most commonly consulted information on labels is the date marking, country of origin and nutritional information.
Date: 19/9/1996
Title: New HIV / AIDS drug approved
Description:
Australia's drug regulation agency has fast-tracked approval of an important new drug for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, Senator Bob Woods announced today.
Date: 17/9/1996
Title: Consultant appointed to review medicinal regulations
Description:
KPMG Management Consulting has been appointed to review Australia's regulation of medicinal products.
Date: 17/9/1996
Title: Warning on wheat-filled heat packs
Description:
Senator Bob Woods today issued a warning on wheat-filled heat packs and instructed the Therapeutic Goods Administration to investigate the packs after a number of house fires have been attributed to misuse of the devices.
Date: 3/9/1996
Title: Rural community confronts medical workforce shortages
Description:
The problem of medical service shortages in rural and remote Australia is being addressed by members of the rural general practice community at the Second Undergraduate Rural Curriculum Conference opened by Senator Bob Woods today.
Date: 22/8/1996
Title: No threat To vitamins, minerals and herbal remedies
Description:
New restrictions are not being placed on nutritional and dietary supplements, Senator Bob Woods said today.
Date: 22/8/1996
Title: New whooping cough vaccine approved by TGA
Description:
A new whooping cough vaccine which has fewer side effects in children has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, Senator Bob Woods announced today.
Date: 2/8/1996
Title: Meeting decides mechanism for genetically modified foods
Description:
A two-day forum on the use of gene technology in food production has broken the stalemate on Australia's handling of genetically modified foods with broad agreement for the establishment of mechanisms for the assessment and labelling of such products.
Date: 2/8/1996
Title: New guide to the use of medicines in pregnancy
Description:
A booklet providing Australian women with accurate and concise information about medication use during pregnancy was launched in Sydney today by Senator Bob Woods, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services.
Date: 5/7/1996
Title: Food recall under the spotlight
Description:
National food recall arrangements will be reinforced through streamlined Commonwealth-State arrangements and greater emphasis on prompt responses, the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Health and Family Services Senator Bob Woods said today.
