FDA seeks to remove ingestible fluoride products for kids' teeth from market
The FDA says it will conduct a scientific review of children's ingestible fluoride prescription drug products by Oct. 31 with the aim of removing them from the market.
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The FDA says it will conduct a scientific review of children's ingestible fluoride prescription drug products by Oct. 31 with the aim of removing them from the market.
Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract and calcium phosphate are three food colors from natural sources the FDA has approved for use in food.
The FDA is warning the public about "gas station heroin," or products that contain tianeptine, an opioid alternative prescribed as an antidepressant in some countries.
Vietti Food Group is voluntarily recalling some canned baked beans for undeclared soy on the label that could people with a soy allergy at risk, the FDA said.
People infected with salmonella can often experience fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.
Some FDA scientists and inspections staff were told that their layoffs may be rescinded.
The Department of Health and Human Services is calling on companies to phase out all petroleum-based dyes by the end of next year, Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. announced.
Federal health officials want companies to swap out certain food dyes with natural alternatives.
Food safety inspections would be left to state and local authorities under the plan being developed by the FDA.
Dr. Peter Marks said that the deaths of unvaccinated children is "just not acceptable."
Steep cuts to the agency's workforce had disrupted drug and food safety inspections.
Cabot butter is being recalled across seven states over concerns that it could contain coliform, a bacteria found in fecal matter.
Multiple FDA labs were cut amid Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s layoffs this week.
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S. health agencies.
More than 130 staff were cut from the FDA's Center for Veterinary Medicine, officials said.
A Department of Health and Human Services official delivered an ultimatum to Dr. Peter Marks: either resign or be fired.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
About one in five newborns in the U.S. start out on infant formula, making it a crucial source of nutrition.
Recalled supplemental shakes were distributed to hospitals and long-term care facilities nationwide, federal officials say.
The NGO Doctors for America argued that HHS, CDC and FDA violated federal law in removing medical information from public-facing websites.
The sick or dead cats include domestic, exotic and sanctuary cats. The FDA is investigating.
Some Trump insiders are ready to take on the food industry. It remains to be seen whether their entrée will result in any meaningful change in government oversight of "Big Food" — or on American health.
The red food dye is used in products ranging from candies to vegetarian meats.
It will be up to the incoming Trump administration to finalize the rule on food labels.
Ninety-six percent of online pharmacies were found to violate the law, meaning they were operating without a license and selling medications without prescriptions.
