FDA, HHS announce plans to increase testing for heavy metals, contaminates in baby formula
The FDA and HHS announced "Operation Stork Speed" Tuesday, which aims to increase testing for heavy metals and other ...
Opus Genetics Reports Inducement Grant Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
Opus Genetics, Inc. (Nasdaq: IRD), a clinical-stage ophthalmic biopharmaceutical company developing important new therapies ...
North Carolina biotech sues to block copies of $400M drug
BioCryst Pharmaceuticals sues Hetero with claims of Orladeyo patent infringement. Orladeyo generated $437.7 million in revenue for BioCryst last year. BioCryst seeks court order to prevent FDA ...
Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and ...
Scientist whose work led FDA to ban food dye says agency overstated risk
When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden's term ended, that it would ban a dye called red dye No. 3 in ...
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Florda House panel takes up restrictions on water fluoridation and food labeling
A subcommittee advanced a package dubbed the "Florida Farm Bill." Targets include "any additive" to water "for health-related ...
FDA launches effort to review infant formulas
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a new initiative Tuesday titled “Operation Stork Speed” aimed at reviewing ...
The FDA has recalled some raw cat food — here’s what’s safe to give your pet instead
This weekend, the FDA announced that two types of Savage Pet raw cat food are being recalled for potential contamination with ...
Raleigh Whole Foods remove recalled item from the shelves for a ‘life-threatening’ reason
People who have egg allergy may experience a “serious or life-threatening allergic reaction” if they eat the product, the ...
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NCBiotech's Sara Imhof honored by Triangle Business Journal
Sara Imhof, Ph.D., vice president of the focused initiatives team at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, has been honored by a regional business publication for her inspiring work to lead North ...
FDA allows companies to decide what food additives are safe. That may be changing.
The Food and Drug Administration lets companies self-report whether a chemical they add to food is safe. That may be changing ...