FDA disappoints child advocates with its new limit on lead in baby food
For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration has set a limit on the amount of lead that can be in baby foods, but critics say it’s too little, too late.
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Save the Food and Drug Administration by breaking it up
Snake oil, it turns out, motivated the founding of the FDA. The term “snake oil” arose out of a controversy from the late ...
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Balancing Safety and Accessibility: FDA Broadens Approval Pathway for Nonprescription Drugs by Finalizing the ‘ACNU’ Rule
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a final rule expanding the approval pathway for nonprescription drug ...
Health Advocates Are Unhappy with FDA Guidance on Lead Levels in Baby Food
TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Association (FDA) released the first-ever guidelines for ...
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FDA sets first voluntary limits on lead in children's food
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration set the first federal voluntary limits for how much lead should be allowed in ...
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US FDA approves Neurocrine Biosciences' genetic disorder drug
Dec 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Neurocrine Biosciences' (NBIX.O), opens new tab drug to treat a type of genetic disorder, the health regulator's website ...
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Unapproved Drugs in the US and FDA Enforcement
unapproved drugs that have been reviewed by the United States (US) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are still available and being marketed, thus giving the false impression that the drugs are ...
Cheese Puffs Recall as FDA Issues Risk Warning
The snacks were distributed in the state of New York and have been recalled due to undeclared additives and flavor enhancers.
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Decades-Old Problem Of Pulse Oximetry Across Skin Tones Targeted By New Draft FDA Guidance
Darker skin tones are typically the result of the presence of more of the pigment melanin, which can interfere with the absorption of light from the pulse oximeter. In practical terms, this means that ...
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US FDA warns online vendors selling unapproved weight-loss drugs
(Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday ... including one that claims to be approved by the FDA. The FDA has observed that the website offers misbranded products that ...
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US FDA declines to approve injection form of J&J's lung cancer drug
Dec 16 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve ... the drugmaker said on Monday. The FDA's so-called complete response letter was related to observations as ...