Jan 25 The FDA banned Red 3 food coloring. A scientist explains the dye's history and health risks By Lorne J. Hofseth, The Conversation Over 35 years after the first study linking the artificial food dye Red 3 to thyroid cancer in rats was published, the U.S. is beginning to phase it out of foods and drugs. Continue reading
Jan 15 FDA bans red dye No. 3 from foods, nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press U.S. regulators are banning the dye called Red 3 from the food supply. The move comes nearly 35 years after the dye was barred from cosmetics such as lipsticks because of potential cancer risk. Continue reading
Jan 15 FDA releases plan to make cigarettes less addictive, but its fate rests with Trump By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal officials on Wednesday released a far-reaching proposal to make cigarettes less addictive by capping their nicotine content, a goal long sought by antismoking advocates that is unlikely to go into effect anytime soon. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 5:59 New FDA rules aim to redefine what's considered 'healthy' By William Brangham, Jackson Hudgins The Food and Drug Administration has issued new rules for food labels for the first time in three decades, an update the agency says will help empower consumers to make healthier choices in the grocery store. Lindsey Smith Taillie, a… Continue watching
Dec 02 LISTEN: Supreme Court seems unconvinced FDA blocking of flavored vapes popular with youths unfair By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A majority of Supreme Court justices didn't seem convinced Monday that federal regulators misled companies before refusing to allow them to sell sweet flavored vaping products following a surge in teen e-cigarette use. Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 5:43 Why the FDA wants to pull this common cold medicine ingredient from shelves By Stephanie Sy, Jackson Hudgins With winter setting in around much of the country, many people are also gearing up for cough and cold season. But the Food and Drug Administration now says that phenylephrine, a long-used ingredient in many over-the-counter medicines, is ineffective and… Continue watching
Nov 28 Supreme Court to hear case on crackdown of sweet vapes popular with kids By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Food and Drug Administration has denied more than a million marketing applications for candy or fruit flavored products, part of a wider crackdown that advocates say helped drive down teen nicotine use after an epidemic-level surge in 2019. Continue reading
Nov 23 Trump names a Fox News personality, a COVID mandate critic and an anti-vaccine doctor to key public health roles By Matthew Perrone, Amanda Seitz, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Trump on Friday nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the nation's next surgeon general, Dr. Marty Makary to lead the Food and Drug Administration, and doctor and former Rep. Dave Weldon, R-Fla., to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch 6:22 What Trump's latest picks mean for the future of U.S. public health policy By Laura Barrón-López, Harry Zahn, Claire Mufson Trump has made his picks for key public health roles in his administration, nominating family medicine doctor and Fox News contributor Dr. Janette Nesheiwat to be the next surgeon general, Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Marty Makary to lead the FDA,… Continue watching
Oct 30 McDonald's E. coli case count rises to 90 as FDA inspects an onion grower linked to recall By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press Federal officials on Wednesday reported more cases of E. coli poisoning among people who ate at McDonald’s, as government investigators seeking the outbreak’s source identified an “onion grower of interest” in Washington state. Continue reading