Food safety becomes election issue as major outbreaks, recalls cause concern
Recent outbreaks of foodborne illness and high-profile recalls have made food safety a concern of voters.
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Recent outbreaks of foodborne illness and high-profile recalls have made food safety a concern of voters.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Nearly as many Americans are following news about the cyclospora parasite as they are the conflict with Iran.
The FDA panel reviewed seven peptides to decide if they should be added to a list of substances that can be safely produced by compounding pharmacies.
Federal health officials said they've identified a new outbreak of the cyclospora parasite, but the source hasn't been specified.
Health policy experts say higher import duties could increase costs and strain supplies while offering no guarantee manufacturers will shift production to the U.S.
The FDA said that as of Sunday, it had not found any "confirmed positive sample results for product testing" in the cyclosporiasis outbreak.
A lettuce supplier to fast-food giant Taco Bell has been linked to a nationwide cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened thousands of people, the CDC said.
Michigan is experiencing its largest outbreak of a parasitic infection, called cyclosporiasis, that causes severe diarrhea.
The QR codes will take soda drinkers to a website listing more than 140 beverage ingredients and their nutritional content.
Nitenpyram is the first generic animal drug authorized to treat screwworms in dogs and cats, according to federal regulators.
A sunscreen ingredient that's been available in Europe, Japan and South Korea for years has finally been approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S.
Doctors are jumping the gun to prescribe a medication lacking FDA approval that has gone viral on social media. "Why are we waiting?" one physician asked.
The FDA is moving ahead with a safety study of the abortion pill mifepristone, a senior FDA official confirmed to CBS News, a step that could create a path for the Trump administration to restrict access to the medication.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
Marty Makary has served as Food and Drug Administration commissioner since March 2025.
The FDA announced its first authorization of fruit-flavored electronic cigarettes intended for adult smokers, a major policy shift after months of appeals to President Trump from the vaping industry.
Former Sen. Ben Sasse, 54, called daraxonrasib "a miracle drug" that was allowing him to live longer and with less pain.
Federal health officials posted a warning about misleading statements by biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong about his company's bladder cancer drug Anktiva.
A federal appeals court backed Florida's first-in-the-nation ban on the manufacture and sale of cultivated meat.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
The device, which is cleared by the FDA for withdrawal mitigation from opioid use disorder, works by abating severe symptoms such as stomach aches, back aches, sweats, and the inability to keep food down, according to George Rizk, an executive board member with NET Recovery.
Thousands of pounds of ready-to-eat chicken products have been recalled due to potential contamination with listeria, officials say. The products were sold in 7 states.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved a pill version of the weight-loss drug Wegovy.
