Sep 11 FDA weighs crackdown that could shut hundreds of stem cell clinics By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT Scientists on Monday will urge the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on rogue clinics across the country that market stem cell treatments. Continue reading
Sep 10 Allergy-proof? Intelligence booster? FDA looks to rein in health claims for baby formula By Sheila Kaplan, STAT The FDA suggested this week that the $3 billion infant formula industry consider proving its claims before selling the products. Continue reading
Sep 09 FDA expresses concern over widely used ovarian cancer screening test By Sheila Kaplan, STAT The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday warned women and their doctors that current screening tests for ovarian cancer are unreliable. Continue reading
Sep 02 Antibacterial soap may do more harm than good, FDA says By Emily Wishingrad Soaps and wash products labeled “antibacterial” can no longer be sold, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday. Continue reading
Aug 26 Infant anti-gas medication linked to spread of hospital infections By Chad Terhune, Kaiser Health News A surprising ingredient — infant gas relief drops — may be contributing to the contamination of medical scopes nationwide. Continue reading
Jun 23 Compromise for GMO food labeling rules struck in Senate By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senators have a bipartisan deal to require labeling of genetically modified ingredients nationally, a week before a labeling law in Vermont goes into effect. Continue reading
Jun 21 Federal panel approves first use of CRISPR gene editing in humans By Sharon Begley, STAT A federal biosafety and ethics panel on Tuesday unanimously approved the first study in cancer patients of the genome-editing technology CRISPR/Cas9. Continue reading
Jun 09 If FDA doesn’t issue faster food recalls, consumers face danger, watchdog says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Despite new legal powers to compel recalls and sophisticated technology to fingerprint pathogens, the Food and Drug Administration allowed some food-safety investigations to drag on, placing consumers in jeopardy of death or serious illness, according to the inspector general's office… Continue reading
May 20 Watch 5:12 New food labels to emphasize calories, amount of ‘added sugar’ By PBS News Hour The FDA rolled out new rules for nutrition labels on packaged foods and drinks Friday, designed to highlight the amount of “added sugar” and calories in a given product. The measures, which take effect this summer, are part of a… Continue watching
May 20 Added sugar takes center stage in new food label rules By Darlene Superville, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Nutrition advocates have long asked for the added sugars line on the label because it's impossible for consumers to know how much sugar in an item is naturally occurring, like that in fruit and dairy products, and how much is… Continue reading