In this new age of technology, our lives have become heavily tangled with our electronics. Even when it comes to alerts about ...
Steve Forbes warns that a proposed FDA rule that, in effect, would ban cigarettes will do about as much good to end smoking as Prohibition did to end alcohol consumption. The Food & Drug ...
An audit released by the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the parent organization of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is not a pleasant read. Let us turn ...
The FDA has tapped Sara Brenner to serve as acting commissioner as it awaits new leadership from the Trump administration to complete the congressional confirmation process. Brenner was most ...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently finalized its long-awaited rule for the use of "healthy" claims on food labels. The final rule brings welcome clarity for food companies but ...
This debate culminated in the FDA’s nationwide ban in January 2025. While the FDA cites no direct evidence of Red 3’s carcinogenic effect in people, it acknowledges that animal studies provide ...
An FDA advisory committee may have ruled in elamipretide’s favor back in October, but it looks like Stealth BioTherapeutics will have to remain patient a while longer before it finally finds out ...
“We have people who can immediately pivot to address those concerns.” Their checklist includes: making sure school walkways and roadways are clear of ice and accessible to children and ...
Red 3—also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127—has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its FDA approval in 1969. You've likely encountered Red 3 before.
In response to a report from the Government Accountability Office, the FDA says the biggest stumbling block to conducting inspections of food facilities is understaffing. The Food and Drug ...
Under the Biden administration, the FDA had urged industry to enroll more people of color and women in trials, and released draft guidance in June 2024 about how it should do so. It is unclear ...
Pape was associate chief counsel for foods at the FDA. Pines was associate commissioner for public affairs for the FDA. Zeller was director of the FDA Center for Tobacco Products. There has been ...