How Does Food Safety Work, and What Cuts Has Trump Made? May 9, 2025 By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek Recent actions by President Donald Trump’s administration, including staff cuts at the Food and Drug Administration, have raised questions among...
Nearly Quarter of People on Long-Acting Opioids Develop Addiction May 7, 2025 By Sam Hornblower More than one in five people prescribed extended-release painkillers such as OxyContin developed an addiction within a year, according to...
Health Officials Seek to Phase Out Artificial Dyes From the Food Supply April 28, 2025 By Jonel Aleccia and Matthew Perrone U.S. health officials say they will urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply, but...
FDA Suspends Food Safety Quality Checks After Staff Cuts April 21, 2025 By Leah Douglas The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of...
Supreme Court Largely Backs FDA on Flavored Vapes April 2, 2025 By Greg Stohr The US Supreme Court largely sided with the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications to sell flavored...
FDA Announces Plan to Strengthen Infant Formula Supply, Quality March 19, 2025 U.S. health agencies announced on Tuesday a set of actions and initiatives to ensure the quality, safety, nutritional adequacy and...
Kennedy Wants FDA to Close Food Manufacturers’ ‘Self-Affirm’ Safety ‘Loophole’ March 12, 2025 U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. directed the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to revise...
FDA, CDC Investigating Multi-State Listeria Outbreak February 25, 2025 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were...
FDA Proposes Standardized Testing of Talc Cosmetics to Identify Asbestos December 27, 2024 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled a proposed rule to require standardized testing to detect asbestos in...
Flavored Vape Products Dispute Goes Before US Supreme Court December 3, 2024 By John Kruzel A dispute over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products due...