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FDA's New Vaccine Chief: Doc Accused of Vaccine Misinfo

Dr. Vinay Prasad has expressed skepticism about COVID boosters

(Newser) - The new vaccine chief of the Food and Drug Administration is, perhaps not surprisingly, a doctor well-known for his skepticism about at least one vaccine. Dr. Vinay Prasad is a hematologist-oncologist who spoke out against the response to the COVID pandemic by the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control...

FDA Is No Longer Testing Milk
FDA Suspends Milk Testing
Apr 23, 2025 11:45 AM CDT

FDA Suspends Milk Testing

Agency temporarily halts proficiency testing of dairy products, citing job cuts

(Newser) - Got milk? The FDA's quality control team currently doesn't. Citing job cuts, the Food and Drug Administration on Monday stopped proficiency testing of fluid milk and other dairy products, reports Reuters , according to an internal email. The move comes after the overarching Department of Health and Human Services...

FDA Halts Food Safety Inspections After Jobs Purge

Some worry about the 'reckless disregard' with which the Trump administration is carrying out cuts

(Newser) - With as many as 20,000 staffers let go at the Department of Health and Human Services in the DOGE purge, and with President Trump aiming to slash $40 billion from the agency, services are shuttering at every turn. The latest victim: a Food and Drug Administration quality control program...

Can a Pig Liver Give a Human Liver Time to Heal?

A trial involving the gene-edited pig organ aims to find out

(Newser) - What if gene-edited pig livers could hold the key to saving thousands of human lives each year? A groundbreaking clinical trial aims to find out. The FDA has given the green light to the trial, which will test gene-edited pig livers as a treatment for sudden liver failure. The...

Kennedy Gives FDA Staff Earful
Kennedy Gives FDA Staff Earful
Apr 12, 2025 1:00 PM CDT

Kennedy Gives FDA Staff Earful

First visit to agency includes pronouncement that the 'deep state' is real

(Newser) - Addressing an FDA staff whose morale already has plunged because of thousands of layoffs, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told employees that they're a "sock puppet" of the industries they regulate, the "deep state" is real, and they should turn in their bosses...

FDA's Top Vaccine Scientist Is Out, Citing RFK Jr.'s 'Lies'

Dr. Peter Marks says HHS secretary 'doesn't care about the truth'

(Newser) - The Food and Drug Adminstration's top vaccine regulator has stepped down from his role, and it's reportedly because he was forced out by the Trump administration via Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., reports the Washington Post . Sources tell the paper that Marks was offered...

Steep Cuts to FDA, CDC Workforces Announced

Kennedy says new round of 10K layoffs is part of 'dramatic restructuring'

(Newser) - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the department's workforce is shrinking by around a quarter in a "dramatic restructuring." In a Thursday press release , Kennedy said 10,000 jobs are being cut as "part of this most recent transformation." Combined with...

For UTI Sufferers, a Move 30 Years in the Making

FDA approves first new class of antibiotics for uncomplicated UTIs

(Newser) - UTI sufferers have a new treatment option—and it's the first new class of antibiotics the FDA has approved for urinary tract infections in almost 30 years. NBC News reports gepotidacin, a pill from drugmaker GSK that will be sold under the brand name Blujepa, was on Tuesday given...

FDA Change on Ozempic to Shake Up the Market
FDA Change on Ozempic
to Shake Up the Market
in case you missed it
Mar 1, 2025 11:00 AM CST

FDA Change on Ozempic to Shake Up the Market

Active ingredient no longer officially is in shortage, so imitators may have to drop out

(Newser) - The shortage of Ozempic and Wegovy has been declared over by the Food and Drug Administration, a change that suggests higher costs for users and lower income for companies selling off-brand versions of the weight-loss drugs. On Friday, the FDA updated its database to show the shortage of the active...

Canine Longevity Pill Passes Key Step at FDA

Agency says drug developed by Loyal has 'reasonable expectation of effectiveness'

(Newser) - A daily pill to extend Fido's lifespan could soon be on the market. An anti-aging pill created by biotech startup Loyal has been certified by the Food and Drug Administration as having a "reasonable expectation of effectiveness," the Washington Post reports. Loyal CEO Celine Halioua says the...

FDA Cancels Meeting on Picking a Flu Vaccine

Move draws attention to health secretary Kennedy's skepticism on vaccines

(Newser) - The FDA has canceled its usual spring meeting with an advisory panel of vaccine experts to discuss next year's flu shots, reports NBC News . The move has done two things: drawn attention to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy's skepticism about vaccines and raised questions about how effective next...

Tainted Shakes Tied to 12 Listeria Deaths

FDA issues recall over outbreak involving 38 people in 21 states, though there are probably more

(Newser) - Twelve people have now died in a multi-state listeria outbreak connected to frozen supplemental shakes. The FDA on Monday announced a recall of 4 oz. shakes manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy due to a potential contamination of listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that can cause serious listeriosis infections, especially in the...

Judge Orders CDC, FDA to Restore Scrubbed Web Pages

Official calls situation 'a double waste' due to time spent needlessly

(Newser) - Part of the Trump administration's purge of the federal government included the removal of thousands of web pages . Now, some of them might be coming back. A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration to put some websites...

Sweeping Doughnut Recall Includes Dunkin'

2M-plus baked goods from FGF Brands recalled over fears of listeria contamination

(Newser) - America may run on Dunkin', but it'll have to run somewhere else temporarily for some of the eatery's sweet treats. The doughnut and coffee chain is just one of the parties affected by a recall of about 2 million baked goods nationwide, spurred by fears of possible listeria...

Pharma Group Wants to Block 'Dangerous' Super Bowl Ad

Lobbyists say Hims & Hers promo for weight-loss medication 'misleading,' 'deeply troubling'

(Newser) - Even folks who aren't into football tune into the Super Bowl for its ads, but this year there's some "big drama" around one that's set to air on Sunday, reports Quartz . A pharmaceuticals industry group is slamming a "dangerous" advertisement from Hims & Hers, asking...

FDA: Chocolate Recall Is Also Very Serious

Organization bumps recall to highest risk level after doing the same for potato chips

(Newser) - Echoing a move it made regarding potato chips , the Food and Drug Administration recently raised the alert level for a chocolate recall to the highest risk level due to the possibility of undeclared allergens. The products from Cal Yee Farms were originally recalled in December, but last week the FDA...

The FDA Goes After Nicotine
The FDA Goes After Nicotine
the rundown
Jan 15, 2025 11:40 AM CST

The FDA Goes After Nicotine

It unveils proposal to slash allowable levels

(Newser) - In its waning days, the Biden administration is angling to make a big move against cigarettes' addictive nature. On Wednesday, the FDA released a proposed rule that would slash the allowable nicotine in cigarettes to 0.7 milligrams per gram of tobacco, reports USA Today —levels that "could...

FDA Bans Red Dye No. 3 From Foods
Red Dye No. 3
Banned From Foods
Jan 15, 2025 9:44 AM CST

Red Dye No. 3 Banned From Foods

FDA's move comes 35 years after it was banned from cosmetics due to cancer risk

(Newser) - US regulators on Wednesday banned the dye called Red 3 from the nation's food supply, reports the AP , nearly 35 years after it was barred from cosmetics because of potential cancer risk. Food and Drug Administration officials granted a 2022 petition filed by two dozen food safety and health...

Proposed New Food Labels Offer Guidance at a Glance

Sugar, salt, and saturated fat content would be ranked high, medium, or low on package front

(Newser) - After much discussion , the FDA is proposing new nutrition labels to appear on the front of most packaged foods to easily inform consumers of a product's sugar, salt, and saturated fat content. The new front-of-package (FOP) label, a simplified version of the Nutrition Facts box on the back of...

Popular 'Decongestant' Will Stop Being Sold

FDA starting process of phasing out phenylephrine in oral meds

(Newser) - Changes are coming to the cold and cough aisle of your local pharmacy: US officials are moving to phase out the leading decongestant found in hundreds of over-the-counter medicines, concluding that it doesn't actually relieve nasal congestion, the AP reports. Phenylephrine is used in popular versions of Sudafed, Dayquil,...

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