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FDA will allow three new color additives made from minerals, algae and flower petals
The Food and Drug Administration said it is granting petitions to allow galdieria extract blue, a blue color derived from ...
Why Do Americans Pay More for Prescription Drugs?
Drug companies in the U.S. face few restraints on what to charge for their products. A bipartisan bill would penalize those ...
FDA to boost surprise inspections at foreign-based food, medical plants
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it will expand its use of unannounced inspections at foreign manufacturing ...
US judge sides with FDA's removal of Lilly's weight loss drug from shortage list
A U.S. federal judge has sided with a U.S. regulator's decision last year to take Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight loss and ...
FDA approved psoriasis drug could prevent Type 1 diabetes, study finds
In type 1 diabetes, the body’s own immune system turns against the pancreas. Cells meant to protect you start destroying ...
Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
The Food and Drug Administration says that a prominent medical contrarian and critic of the drug industry will head its ...
FDA taps critic of COVID policies, drug industry to lead vaccines division
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tapped Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of federal COVID-19 policies and a ...
Explainer-How does US food safety work, and what cuts has Trump made?
Recent actions by President Donald Trump's administration, including staff cuts at the Food and Drug Administration, have ...