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Reporting Highlights A Hands-Off Approach: The FDA rarely tests generic drugs for quality concerns, despite warnings from doctors, universities and the Department of Defense about contaminants…

Thousands of cases of salad dressing have been recalled in the US after “foreign objects” were discovered in the products, according to the Food and Drug…

December 12, 20253 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmHealth Experts Slam Possible FDA ‘Black Box’ Warning for COVID VaccinesThe FDA is reportedly considering the addition…

The Food and Drug Administration rarely uses its authority to pull dangerous medical devices off the market and is so poorly staffed that it’s sometimes unable…

As the US’s top vaccine officials come under pressure from lawmakers and former leaders, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says it will release information…

December 11, 20252 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmU.S. Sunscreens Aren’t Great. The FDA Could Soon Change ThatThe U.S. is considering allowing bemotrizinol, a highly…

The Food and Drug Administration is poised to kill a proposed rule that would require testing for toxic asbestos in talc-based cosmetics, a problem that has…

This story was co-published with El Tecolote, a bilingual community newsroom that serves Latinx communities who live or work in San Francisco.When Gloria Caballero, 52, started…

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today that the Food and Drug Administration will remove so-called black box labels from hormone replacement therapy…

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will launch a review of the safety…