Tag Archives: FDA

ABC News reports: Coffee sold at Dollar General in 48 states, including Ohio, is being recalled due to the potential presence of glass, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Dollar General Corporation is recalling three lots of its eight-ounce Clover Valley Instant Coffee. According to the recall alert, the coffee was sold exclusively in Dollar General retail stores …

The Independent reports: Multiple packagings of High Noon Hard Seltzer are being recalled due to a major labeling issue. The popular drink brand is recalling two lots of its High Noon Beach Variety 12-packs, according to a press release. The recall was issued because some cans, filled with High Noon Vodka Seltzer, were mislabeled as the non-alcoholic Celsius Astro Vibe …

The New York Times reports: The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine and gene therapy official resigned on Tuesday after a public campaign against him led by the right-wing influencer Laura Loomer, according to people familiar with the matter. Over the past week, Ms. Loomer had taken to social media to attack the official, Dr. Vinay Prasad, for a series …

NewsNation reports: A popular yogurt company is recalling more than a dozen of its varieties due to the potential presence of plastic pieces that could have sharp edges and cause choking, as seen in a recall alert published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the recall alert, Danone U.S. is voluntarily recalling all flavors and sizes of …

The New York Times reports: The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official rejected broad uses of two Covid vaccines, citing unknown risks or injuries despite assurances of safety from dozens of staff experts, newly released documents show. The decisions by the official, Dr. Vinay Prasad, the agency’s new chief medical and scientific officer, stunned agency veterans. Records show that …

NBC News reports: Some ready-to-eat chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals are being voluntarily recalled by food manufacturer FreshRealm following a nationwide listeria outbreak linked to 17 illnesses and three deaths. FreshRealm issued the recall Tuesday for refrigerated chicken fettuccine Alfredo meals sold nationwide at Kroger and Walmart stores under Marketside and Home Chef brand names, the U.S. Agriculture Department’s Food Safety …

NBC News reports: The Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly effective new HIV-prevention medication, Gilead Sciences reported Wednesday. In clinical trials, the drug nearly eliminated HIV’s spread among people given an injection every six months. Called Yeztugo, the highly effective drug has inspired feverish anticipation among advocates for HIV prevention. The hope is the medication could accelerate the …

“We’ve got to talk about environmental toxins that cause cancer, not just the chemo to treat it. And maybe we need to treat more diabetes with cooking classes, not just throwing insulin at people. You know, scientists have been waving the flag for years, saying you’ve got to look at this body of scientific data, and the modern medical establishment …

CBS News reports: The Food and Drug Administration is telling Pfizer and Moderna to expand the warning labels on their COVID-19 vaccines about the risk of a possible heart injury side effect linked to the mRNA shots, primarily in teen boys and young men, citing findings from a study published last year and new agency data. Orders to expand the …

The Guardian reports: Moderna said on Wednesday it had withdrawn an application seeking approval for its flu and Covid combination vaccine candidate after discussions with the US Food and Drug Administration. The company said it would resubmit the application later this year with vaccine efficacy data from a late-stage trial of its experimental seasonal influenza vaccine, which it expects to …

Reuters reports: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to require new clinical trials for approval of annual COVID-19 boosters for healthy Americans under 65, effectively limiting their availability this fall to older adults and those with a higher risk of developing severe illness, FDA leaders said on Tuesday. FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and top U.S. vaccines regulator Vinay Prasad …

The Hill reports: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Tuesday it will be moving to take ingestible prescription fluoride products for children off the market, citing concerns that the mineral alters the gut microbiome of children. Ingestible fluoride products are prescribed for children who are at a high risk of tooth decay. The majority of municipal water systems in …

USA Today reports: If you’ve recently purchased tomatoes, you may want to check the label. There have been two separate recalls affecting tomatoes sold across 14 states. Ray & Mascari Inc. was notified by Hanshaw & Capling Farms of Florida that they were recalling the lot of tomatoes it sent to be repackaged into the 4 Count Vine Ripe Tomatoes …

NBC News reports: The Food and Drug Administration confirmed Monday it was requiring drugmaker Novavax to run another clinical trial as part of the approval process for its Covid vaccine, which has been available under emergency use authorization since 2022. Dr. Marty Makary, the FDA’s commissioner, said the company is asking the agency to approve “a new product” based on …

Semafor reports: Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary said Thursday he has “no plans to take action” to restrict the availability of mifepristone, the pill used in most medication abortions in the US. Speaking at the Semafor World Economy Summit, Makary took a firmer stance on the issue than he did in his Senate confirmation hearing last month, when …

Axios reports: Food and Drug Administration databases that physicians and public health experts rely on for key drug safety and manufacturing information have been neglected due to DOGE-directed layoffs, leaving health professionals flying blind on basic questions about certain drugs they’re prescribing, current and former FDA officials tell Axios. Information gaps that have become a hallmark of the workforce reductions …

Reuters reports: The Food and Drug Administration is suspending a quality control program for testing of fluid milk and other dairy products due to reduced capacity in its food safety and nutrition division, according to an internal email seen by Reuters. The suspension is another disruption to the nation’s food safety programs after the termination and departure of 20,000 employees …

CBS News reports: The Food and Drug Administration is drawing up plans that would end most of its routine food safety inspections work, multiple federal health officials tell CBS News, and effectively outsource this oversight to state and local authorities. The FDA is ultimately responsible for the safety of much of the U.S. food supply that’s distributed over state lines, …

CBS News reports: The Food and Drug Administration is finalizing plans to replace some of the employees it laid off with contractors, three FDA officials tell CBS News, after steep cuts to the agency’s workforce disrupted drug and food safety inspections. The contractors would effectively replace most of the work done by more than 50 laid-off federal employees who handled …

Politico reports: HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s visit to the FDA Friday was supposed to introduce him as a trusted leader to agency employees. It did anything but. Over the course of 40 minutes, Kennedy, in largely off-the-cuff remarks, asserted that the “Deep State” is real, referenced past CIA experiments on human mind control and accused the employees he …