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FDA says ricotta and string cheese added to Listeria outbreak recall
The cheese recall announced earlier this month has expanded to include additional types of cheese, according to El Abuelito Cheese. Multiple brands are covered by…
Parents Erupt Over FDA Failure To Regulate Toxic Metals in Food
When Congress released a report this month finding that popular baby foods contain worrisome levels of toxic heavy metals, the reaction was swift. Scary headlines…
FDA panel votes unanimously in favor of authorizing J&J vaccine
Enlarge / A sign at the Johnson & Johnson campus on August 26, 2019 in Irvine, California. (credit: Getty | Mario Tama) After a day-long…
Democratic lawmakers push FDA to lift restrictions on abortion pill
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are asking the Food and Drug Administration to lift rules requiring people seeking medication abortion to obtain pills in-person,…
FDA: COVID-19 mutation will require vaccine & test changes but there’s still good news
COVID-19 mutations have already reached the US and could impact existing vaccines and tests during the pandemic, the FDA has said, confirming that new regulations…
Food stamp spending jumped nearly 50 percent in 2020
Federal spending on the country’s largest nutrition assistance program increased by nearly 50 percent in 2020 amid the economic shock of the pandemic, according to…
84% of Mexican hand sanitizers toxic or flawed; FDA issues drastic alert
Enlarge / Hand sanitizer being applied to a person’s hand. (credit: Getty | Leopoldo Smith) The US Food and Drug Administration on Monday issued a…
FDA approves 1st long-acting HIV drug combo, monthly shots
The two-shot combo called Cabenuva is expected to make it easier for people to stay on track with their HIV medicines and to do so…
Biden leaves top FDA job open amid vaccine push
President Joe Biden assumes office with an arsenal of health care veterans leading his coronavirus response — but his team’s handwringing has left an agency…
FDA fights for independence in Trump administration’s final days
The Department of Health and Human Services is rushing to enact major policy changes at the Food and Drug Administration without the agency’s input —…
FDA says more than 10,000 containers of ice cream recalled over metal
More than 10,000 containers of ice cream have been recalled in multiple US states over the risk of contamination, according to a recall recently highlighted…
FDA authorizes Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, as expected after an independent panel commissioned…
US FDA declares genetically modified pork ‘safe to eat’
Developer says it plans to focus on using pig organs for human transplant rather than selling for meat Genetically modified (GM) pigs have been approved…
FDA authorizes first over-the-counter at-home Covid test
The FDA on Tuesday authorized the first at-home coronavirus test people can buy without a prescription, a step that public health experts say adds a…
The FDA Has Authorized Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine for Emergency Use
On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use authorization to the covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, making it the first…
Fresh basil recalled in several states over risk of parasitic infection
Around 15,000 units of fresh basil have been recalled in several states over the risk of Cyclospora, a parasite that can cause illness in people…
Pfizer will seek emergency FDA authorization for coronavirus vaccine
Drug manufacturer Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech, plan to seek emergency authorization Friday from the FDA for their coronavirus vaccine. The companies said earlier…
FDA authorizes first at-home Covid-19 test that gives users results quickly
The Lucira COVID-19 All-In-One Test Kit requires a prescription and works in about 30 minutes, the FDA says. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fda-authorizes-first-home-covid-19-test-gives-users-results-n1248069 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this…
FDA says more dog food recalled in several states over salmonella risk
The US Food and Drug Administration has highlighted yet another dog food recall, this one over the risk of salmonella contamination. As with humans who…
FDA says more romaine lettuce recalled over risk of E. coli
A new romaine lettuce recall has been issued, this one over potential contamination with E. coli. The recall covers romaine lettuce sold as single head…
Covid cases are about to explode in US, ex-FDA commissioner warns
‘We’re building up a lot of trouble for the future, and I think that this is going to explode in several weeks’ Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/covid-cases-usa-latest-fda-deaths-b1674547.html Droolin’…
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