FDA allows companies to decide what food additives are safe. That may be changing.
The Food and Drug Administration lets companies self-report whether a chemical they add to food is safe. That may be changing ...
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Scientist’s Study Led FDA to Ban Red No. 3 Food Dye. Yet He Says It Is Safe
Joseph Borzelleca published a study on the food coloring Red No. 3. The FDA cited his work when banning the additive in ...
Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and ...
FDA, HHS announce plans to increase testing for heavy metals, contaminates in baby formula
The FDA and HHS announced "Operation Stork Speed" Tuesday, which aims to increase testing for heavy metals and other ...
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Food safety leaders express concerns about recent cuts in FDA workforce
The Department of Government Efficiency has cut staff at the Food and Drug Administration, including employees in food safety roles.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration increases risk level to recalled coffee creamers
The Food and Drug Administration has increased the risk level of two coffee creamers recalled in late February. Approximately ...
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FDA plans infant formula testing program following Consumer Reports study
The FDA has launched a program, titled Operation Stork Speed, to help ensure the safety of infant formula. The Food and Drug Administration’s action comes ...
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Nearly 200,000 Cans of Target Green Beans Recalled Over Safety Risk—What to Know
Over 197,000 cans of Target's Good & Gather Cut Green Beans were recalled last month due to potential foreign object ...
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Can FDA Step In When EPA Fails to Ensure Safety from Pesticide Mixtures in Food?
As the issue of independent review of the food industry’s GRAS declarations emerged, on another food safety issue Beyond ...
Scientist whose work led FDA to ban food dye says agency overstated risk
When the FDA announced in January, before President Joe Biden's term ended, that it would ban a dye called red dye No. 3 in ...
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Infant formula is under scrutiny at the FDA
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has turned his attention to infant formula, with the goal of ...
FDA Recalls Nearly 200,000 Cans of Green Beans for Potential Contamination
Nearly 200,000 cans of green beans have been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration due to potential contamination ...