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After Years of Scrutiny, Mars Drops Skittles Color Additive

EU prohibits use of titanium dioxide, called out in Trump administration report

(Newser) - Skittles consumers in the US may notice a subtle change in the candy: Mars has removed a color additive linked to health concerns abroad. Titanium dioxide was banned in the European Union in 2022 but remains permitted in the US. The company has contested the health risk claims. But...

Kennedy Shifts COVID Policy for Kids, Pregnant Women

CDC will no longer recommend routine vaccinations for healthy members of both groups

(Newser) - It's a big shift for the CDC: The agency will no longer recommend routine COVID shots for "healthy children and healthy pregnant women," health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a video posted on X. The move alters prior CDC guidance that called for vaccination...

E. Coli Outbreak Sickened Nearly 90 People. But Few Heard About It

News of the outbreak didn't become widely known until lawsuits were filed

(Newser) - An E. coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce sickened almost 90 people across 15 states last fall, killing one. But the outbreak was not widely publicized, reports the Washington Post in a long look at the Trump administration's changes to the Food and Drug Administration and how those changes...

Second Outbreak Linked to Same Cucumber Grower

FDA says salmonella outbreak has sickened people in at least 15 states

(Newser) - If you've bought cucumbers and you're not sure what grower they came from, you should throw them away and clean any surfaces they touched, officials recommend. The Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall for cucumbers grown by Florida-based Bedner Growers and distributed by Fresh Start Produce...

FDA Makes a Big Shift on COVID Vaccine Policy

Booster won't be routinely approved for healthy people under 65

(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration announced a major shift Tuesday on how COVID-19 vaccines will be approved—and it could mean that not everybody who wants a COVID shot this fall will be able to get one. In a paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine , top FDA...

In-N-Out Says Goodbye to Red Dye No. 3

Other changes likely as food manufacturers urged to eliminate more petroleum-based dyes

(Newser) - In-N-Out is changing some of its recipes to remove the dye known as FD&C Red No. 3, now banned from the nation's food supply. The fast-food chain found primarily in the Southwest will remove the dye also known as Red 3 or erythrosine—which gives a bright, cherry-red...

10 Sickened in Listeria Outbreak Linked to Ready-to-Eat Foods

Products sold in hospitals, stores, and airports across 4 states

(Newser) - At least 10 people in California and Nevada have been hospitalized in connection with a listeria outbreak linked to ready-to-eat foods from Fresh & Ready Foods LLC, based in San Fernando, California. The US Food and Drug Administration says it is working with state and local officials to investigate....

A New Tool Can Save Women an OB-GYN Visit
A New Tool Can Save
Women an OB-GYN Visit
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May 11, 2025 4:15 PM CDT

A New Tool Can Save Women an OB-GYN Visit

FDA approves Teal Wand, first at-home testing kit to screen for HPV, cervical cancer

(Newser) - Dread those annual pap smears at the OB-GYN? If you're looking to get checked out for cervical cancer, the Cut says there's some "great news" on that front: a first-ever at-home testing kit for the disease, approved Friday by the Food and Drug Administration.
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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
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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...

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