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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How the FDA Opens the Door to Risky Chemicals in America's Food Supply
In 1958, Congress mandated that, before additives could be used in foods, manufacturers had to prove they were safe and get ...
US FDA issues labeling changes for testosterone products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it issued new labeling changes for testosterone products based on ...
Children with autism may see speech improvements with off-label prescription drug
An off-label prescription drug has been shown to help children with autism gain the ability to speak. Leucovorin is used for cancer patients, but doctors are pushing for its approval for autism.
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FDA delays when a final rule on what foods can be labeled as ‘healthy’ goes into effect
“In accordance with this direction, FDA is delaying the effective date of the final rule ‘Food Labeling: Nutrient Content Claims; Definition of Term “Healthy”’ (89 FR 106064), until ...
‘Our food is literally killing us’: FL lawmakers propose warning labels for certain foods
Concerns around ultra-processed foods and synthetic dyes have state lawmakers pushing legislation to ban chemical additives ...
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How the FDA lets chemicals pour into America's food supply
The references on product labels to unspecified natural or ... In many cases, it is not. The FDA's restraints on food ingredients are limited and relatively feeble, especially compared with ...
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Will warning labels on ultra-processed foods make America healthy again?
The FDA’s proposed nutritional labels aren ... What’s clear is that we will need more than nutrition labels to create a food environment that allows everyone to eat healthy nutritious ...
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Food safety legislation would require warning labels for some dyes and chemicals
New bipartisan legislation would increase awareness about what’s in food. Products that contain certain dyes and chemicals would be required to have warning ...
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FDA Guidance for Labeling Plant-based Products
The FDA has developed draft guidance addressing confusion and legal action over the naming and labeling of plant-based alternatives to eggs, ...