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FDA Launches Postmarket Chemical Review Program to Ensure Food Safety
By Stephanie Brown HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, May 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Last week, the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Publix Recalls Baby Food Pouches Over Lead Contamination Concerns
The voluntary recall was prompted after routine testing. It is the second such recall recently of baby food over possible ...
GLP-1 drugs made a former FDA chief ‘feel ill.’ But he’d take them again
In recent years, Kessler has lost considerable weight himself with the help of the new GLP-1 drugs. He describes his weight ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Regeneron buying 23andMe, the Novavax Covid shot, and more
The FDA finally approved Novavax's Covid-19 vaccine, but placed restrictions on it that its two competitors in the U.S. do ...
FDA to Expand Review of Chemical Preservatives Used in Food
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to expand its review of food additives beyond artificial dyes, targeting ...
The FDA Is Replacing Synthetic Food Dyes, and These 3 Just Got the Green Light
The FDA is embracing natural colorants, with three approvals meant to replace synthetic dyes. Galdieria extract, butterfly ...
FDA approves 3 new natural food colors. Here is what they are and how they can be used.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it has granted three new color additive petitions to expand the ...
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A pickled pepper maker knows exactly how hard it is to switch to natural food dyes
The MAHA movement loves the idea of getting rid of synthetic dyes in foods. But manufacturers face challenges that could ...
Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
The Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its ...
Explainer-How does US food safety work, and what cuts has Trump made?
Recent actions by President Donald Trump's administration, including staff cuts at the Food and Drug Administration, have ...
Weight loss drugs are squeezing the food industry
The revolutionary GLP-1 class of weight loss drugs are racking up blockbuster sales at a pace rarely seen in the ...
Ice cream maker issues recall over concerns about plastic
An Iowa-based ice cream manufacturer has recalled nearly 18,000 containers of ice cream and frozen yogurt over concerns they could contain pieces of plastic ...