U.S. health officials say they will urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply, but stopped short of promising a formal ban and offered few specifics on how they intended to achieve the sweeping change. …
The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for its food testing laboratories as a result of staff cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. The proficiency …
The US Supreme Court largely sided with the Food and Drug Administration in its rejection of applications to sell flavored vaping products, backing actions the agency took during Joe Biden’s presidency amid uncertainty about the approach it will take under …
U.S. health agencies announced on Tuesday a set of actions and initiatives to ensure the quality, safety, nutritional adequacy and resilience of domestic infant formula supply. The Food and Drug Administration outlined a set of plans named “Operation Stork Speed,” …
U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert Kennedy Jr. directed the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to revise safety rules to help eliminate a provision that allows companies to self-affirm that food ingredients are safe. This would increase …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Monday the agencies were investigating a multi-state outbreak of listeria infections linked to frozen supplemental shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy Inc. As of …
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has unveiled a proposed rule to require standardized testing to detect asbestos in talc-containing cosmetic products. The FDA says the proposed rule, if finalized, would help protect consumers who use talc-containing cosmetic products …
A dispute over the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s refusal to let two e-cigarette companies sell flavored vape products due to their health risk to youths goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in another case involving the power …
A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment, newly released …
Nicotine alternatives used in vapes being launched in the U.S. and abroad, such as 6-methyl nicotine, may be more potent and addictive than nicotine itself, though the scientific data remains incomplete, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) …
