Outgoing FDA chief flags online weight loss drug dangers
Current laws and regulations are not enough to protect Americans from the risks of compounded versions of popular weight loss ...
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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 From Food, Beverages and Ingested Drugs, Citing Link to Cancer in Lab Rats
The synthetic additive found in thousands of food products will now be phased out by 2027, but advocates say the agency's ...
FDA Changes Food Safety Protocol for Fresh and Frozen Berries
The FDA just announced changes to help make berries sold in the U.S. safer to eat, lowering the odds you’ll get norovirus or ...
FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history
Over 35 years after the first study linking Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the US is beginning to wean it out of foods and drugs.
FDA approves Johnson & Johnson’s ketamine-derived nasal spray for depression as stand-alone treatment
The announcement was welcome news for those with major depressive disorder, which affects an estimated 8.3% of the adult ...
Federal regulations paused, halting FDA's proposed ban on formaldehyde in hair products
Over the years, an increasing number of studies have linked formaldehyde to cancers that are especially prevalent among Black ...
Food companies want to confuse consumers. The FDA must push back.
Food companies criticize the science supporting front-of-package labeling, delay public consultation periods, push for their ...
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Three former FDA officials: Here’s what Trump and his nominees need to know
The FDA is the leading science-based consumer protection agency in the world. Three former senior officials write about what ...
Why is the FDA slow to ban food additives?
Red Dye No. 3 is a "color additive made from petroleum," which "could previously be used in foods in small amounts as ...
Trump Administration Orders a Temporary Freeze on Food and Health Agency Communications
Dr. Dorothy Fink, the acting secretary for the Department of Health and Human Services under President Donald Trump, has ...
What the FDA ban on Red Dye No. 3 means for consumers
For consumers, the ban on Red No. 3 represents a small victory for public health and safety. It shows that the FDA is ...
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Government Accountability Office finds problems with FDA inspection rates
In response to a report from the Government Accountability Office, the FDA says the biggest stumbling block to conducting ...