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What FDA and USDA's New Pursuit of 'Ultra-Processed Foods' Definition Means for Emerging Litigation
A recent move from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and U.S. Department of Agriculture may end up giving the term ...
100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar
Commissioner Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra process foods, dietary guidelines and ...
Federal agencies work to create uniform definition of ultra-processed foods
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration are ...
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Feds say industry needs to help define the term ‘ultra-processed food’
The federal government wants business and industry to offer information about processed foods so a national definition of ...
Biotech exec George Tidmarsh picked as FDA's chief drug regulator
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration named ex-biotech exec George Tidmarsh as its chief drug regulator. FDA Commissioner ...
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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Snapshot of RFK Jr.'s plan for changing the U.S. food and drug system
RFK Jr., a prominent vaccine skeptic, wants to make many changes to the U.S. food and drug system as head of the HHS. Here's a snapshot.
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FDA to undo some layoffs, after cuts to inspections and drug safety
FDA's former top official warns of "giving people false hope" after RFK Jr.'s autism claims 10:38. Food and Drug Administration officials have told some scientists and inspections staff that their ...
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RFK Jr.'s HHS cuts will impact FDA, food safety, CDC. Here's how.
The Food and Drug Administration oversees prescription drug approvals and medical devices in the United States. HHS announced the restructuring will terminate 3,500 full-time FDA employees. Need a ...
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FDA moves to ban Red 3, citing concern over cancer in some animals
FDA debates ban on Red Dye No. 3 amid cancer concerns 04:37. The Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday it had decided to revoke Red 3's authorization to be added to foods, over concerns ...
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FDA’s Food Safety Chief Resigns - The New York Times
Jim Jones, the director of the Food and Drug Administration’s food division, resigned on Monday, citing what he called “indiscriminate” layoffs that would make it “fruitless for him to ...