Why is the FDA slow to ban food additives?
Red Dye No. 3 is a "color additive made from petroleum," which "could previously be used in foods in small amounts as ...
Food companies want to confuse consumers. The FDA must push back.
Food companies criticize the science supporting front-of-package labeling, delay public consultation periods, push for their ...
Outgoing FDA chief flags online weight loss drug dangers
Current laws and regulations are not enough to protect Americans from the risks of compounded versions of popular weight loss ...
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FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 From Food, Beverages and Ingested Drugs, Citing Link to Cancer in Lab Rats
The synthetic additive found in thousands of food products will now be phased out by 2027, but advocates say the agency's ...
FDA Changes Food Safety Protocol for Fresh and Frozen Berries
The FDA just announced changes to help make berries sold in the U.S. safer to eat, lowering the odds you’ll get norovirus or ...
How food brands, drugmakers are responding to FDA's ban of food dye Red 3
The FDA says that food companies will have until Jan. 15, 2027 to stop using the dye. Drugmakers will have an extra year, ...
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Three former FDA officials: Here’s what Trump and his nominees need to know
The FDA is the leading science-based consumer protection agency in the world. Three former senior officials write about what ...
What the FDA ban on Red Dye No. 3 means for consumers
For consumers, the ban on Red No. 3 represents a small victory for public health and safety. It shows that the FDA is ...
Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications
Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has directed federal health agencies to pause external ...
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Outgoing FDA Commissioner Robert Califf discusses agency’s uncertain future
Dr. Robert M. Califf bid farewell to his role as Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a reflective post ...
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Trump administration freezes many health agency reports and posts, including those from CDC, FDA
The Trump administration has put a freeze on many federal health agency communications with the public through at least the ...