Whistleblower News From The Inside — September 11, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

New FDA rules tighten food safety requirements — “The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday finalized new rules that for the first time will require U.S. food manufacturers to develop and implement detailed plans to prevent foodborne illness.”  WSJ

Justice Dept. vow to go after bankers may prove a promise hard to keep — “The Justice Department acknowledges the limitations of its new guidelines, but it argues that it is nonetheless necessary to put corporations on notice and set the tone for its white-collar investigations.”  NYT

Alive Hospice pays over $1.5M to settle whistleblower charges — The payment settles whistleblower and government allegations that Alive submitted claims to Medicare and TennCare for general inpatient hospice care for patients who did not qualify.  DOJ

Israel nuclear whistleblower placed under house arrest over TV interview — “Whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu, who served 18 years for exposing details concerning Israel’s clandestine nuclear program in 1986, has been put under house arrest for giving an interview to local media, thus allegedly violating terms of his release.”  RT

ABC to make whistleblower drama ‘Canary’ — “Described as “Homeland meets Erin Brockovich,” Canary follows a woman who risks everything to help a whistleblower come forward with secret information that will impact the lives of millions.”  Deadline

China withdraws accusations against whistleblower reporter — “Liu Hu was put under criminal investigation for defamation in 2013 after he accused former Chongqing vice mayor Ma Zhengqi of dereliction of duty in the restructuring of a state-owned company in the southwestern city, leading to losses of millions of dollars.”  Bangkok Post