FDA Chief Says Opioid Review Still in the Works September 1, 2022 By Matthew Perrone A long-awaited review of prescription opioid medications, including their risks and contribution to the U.S. overdose epidemic, is still underway...
Juul Soon to Be Ordered Off the Market by FDA, WSJ Reports June 22, 2022 By Jonathan Roeder and Fiona Rutherford The US Food and Drug Administration is getting ready to order Juul Labs Inc.’s e-cigarettes off the market, the Wall...
High Court Won’t Hear Mississippi Lawsuit Over Talcum Powder December 15, 2021 The Supreme Court on Monday turned away a request by Johnson & Johnson to halt a Mississippi lawsuit over its...
FDA Finalizes Stronger Safety Warnings on Breast Implants October 29, 2021 By Matthew Perrone U.S. health regulators this week finalized stronger warnings for breast implants, including a new requirement that people receive detailed information...
FDA Tests for PFAS Found No Need to Avoid Processed Foods August 30, 2021 The Food and Drug Administration released the results of the first survey of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in nationally...
Half of Cosmetics Contain Toxic PFAS Chemicals June 17, 2021 By Matthew Daly More than half the cosmetics sold in the United States and Canada are awash with a toxic industrial compound associated...
Businesses Should Expect More Product Recalls, Regulations After Covid: Sedgwick May 20, 2021 While the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have kept inspections and product recall incidents at low levels, businesses should expect...
Viewpoint: Psychedelic Drugs to Treat Pain in Workers’ Compensation Cases? April 6, 2021 By Cliff Goldstein Medical science has moved forward by leaps and bounds in recent years, and yet for too many injured workers, their...
FDA Proposes Stricter Traceability Rules for Certain Food Products February 23, 2021 By Worldwide Facilities This post is part of a series sponsored by Worldwide Facilities, LLC. The ability to trace where food originally came...
Some Baby Foods Found to Contain High Levels of Toxic Heavy Metals February 10, 2021 By Susan Heavey and David Shepardson U.S. congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage, a...