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FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug program
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary announced that Dr. George Tidmarsh, a cancer and pediatric specialist, will direct the agency’s ...
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FDA finalizes "healthy" food definition | Agri-Pulse Communications, Inc.
The Food and Drug Administration has released a long-awaited final rule updating its definition of “healthy” foods. FDA finalizes "healthy" food definition | Agri-Pulse Communications, ...
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Save the Food and Drug Administration by breaking it up
A consumer advocate named Harvey W. Wiley started the FDA in 1906, through the Pure Food and Drug Act, in part a response to the snake oil problem. Wiley also had a passion for food safety.
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The FDA proposed a new definition for the term “healthy,” dividing ...
Amid the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposal to update the definition of the nutrition claim “healthy,” several major food companies — including the nation’s biggest ...
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How to define "healthy"? FDA reconsiders food labels
KIND bars CEO pushes FDA on "healthy" label 04:42. The Food and Drug Administration will re-evaluate its definition of "healthy," which could eventually upend how a range of foods are ...
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What the new FDA 'healthy' definition means for food labeling ...
What the new FDA 'healthy' definition means for food labeling, ... part of an effort by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to help educate consumers on nutrition literacy and align ...
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The FDA Is Revisiting Its Definition of ‘Healthy’ Food
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that it is proposing changes to its definition of “healthy.” The FDA’s definition of healthy defines criteria for when foods ...
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FDA updates definition of ‘healthy’ on food labels for first time ...
A new rule from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will update what it means for food to be labeled “healthy” for the first time in 30 years, a move that aligns with current nutrition ...
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FDA updates definition of 'healthy' for food labels - UPI.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Wednesday that it is updating the marketing term "healthy" to reflect what has been learned about what makes a wholesome diet.