F.D.A.’s Food Safety Chief Resigns Over Trump Administration Layoffs
The chief said the loss of critical employees overseeing the nation’s food supply made his work impossible. Robert F. Kennedy ...
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Resignation of Food and Drug Administration Leader Is a Setback for Safety of U.S. Food System
(WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 18, 2025) The head of the Food and Drug Administration, Jim Jones, announced his resignation today, citing far-reaching staff cuts at the agency.
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US approves a new painkiller with less risk of addiction than opioids and equally potent
The suzetrigine, which only acts on pain neurons, is the first innovation in analgesia in the last 20 years. "It stands out for its potency, but above all, in comparison with opioids, for its safety," ...
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A Spoonful of Peanut Butter Might Be the Key to Overcoming Peanut Allergies
For millions of children worldwide, a peanut allergy diagnosis means a lifetime of constant vigilance. But what if there was a simple, cost-effective way to help children safely tolerate peanuts? A ...
The FDA just approved a new painkiller. Is it too good to be true?
Meet suzetrigine, a non-opioid that promises to avoid addiction risk. But some experts say it can't replace opioids ...
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Food, drug administration oversight needed to protect child health, nutrition–UNICEF
It is critical that agencies mandated to protect public health, such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), maintain their authority to ensure these products meet high safety standards that ...
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Americans might finally have to face what’s in their food
A grocery shopper at a Chicago store on Jan. 15. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) In the final days of the Biden administration, the Food and Drug Administration proposed a front-of-package food label ...
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Trump tariffs on chips and drugs would hit U.S. allies in Asia
which has been expecting strong sales growth in the U.S. of its Alzheimer's disease drug Leqembi. For Takeda, the U.S. market accounted for just over half of its revenue in last financial year ...
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Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
By Apoorva Mandavilli The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if the drugs have already been ...
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The FDA banned Red 3 food coloring. A scientist explains the dye’s history and health risks
These risks prompted California to ban its use in food in 2023 and the Food and Drug Administration to ban its use in both food and pharmaceuticals nationwide on Jan. 15, 2025. Over the past 35 ...
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FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history
These risks prompted California to ban its use in food in 2023 and the Food and Drug Administration to ban its use in both food and pharmaceuticals nationwide on Jan. 15, 2025. As a researcher ...
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Trump Administration Orders a Temporary Freeze on Food and Health Agency Communications
According to NBC News, Fink sent a memo to leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the National Institutes of Health to ...