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 ...
Green Beans Recalled Over ‘Foreign Object’ Contamination Concerns, Per FDA
Good and Gather canned green beans were recalled over potential contamination with a foreign object. Del Monte Foods has ...
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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 ...
The FDA Finally Visited an Indian Drug Factory Linked to U.S. Deaths. It Found Problems.
The inspection comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that drugs made at the Glenmark Pharmaceuticals plant ...
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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 ...
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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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 ...
RFK Jr. Wants to Close a Controversial FDA Loophole in Food Additive Regulation
The FDA’s GRAS rule lets companies decide if food additives are safe—without agency oversight. RFK Jr. now aims to close this ...
The FDA Is Recalling Nearly 200,000 Cans of Green Beans Sold at Target Locations in 21 States
Del Monte Foods is recalling 197,808 cans of Target’s Good & Gather Cut Green Beansdue to potential contamination. The FDA ...