All Stories Tagged With: "FDA"
FDA to Makeover Current Nutrition Labels Yet Ignores Real Health Issues
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking to give nutritional labels a makeover, changing the way that serving sizes work to more accurately reflect real world eating habits. In addition, the FDA says that changes will also be made to give consumers a better idea of what they are actually consuming. Of course that does not mean they will be labeling the unmarked genetically modified ingredients that have been linked to infant mortality and sterility.
Cigarette Makers Sue FDA over New Labeling Rules
New graphic labels warning individuals of the dangers of smoking have recently led to a lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration.
FDA: Drug Companies Faked Thousands of Drug Documents
According to the Food and Drug Administration, a major drug research contractor has been found faking documents and manipulating samples. The firm, Cetero Research, has tested medicines for major drug companies that are now being forced to reevaluate their products.
FDA May Soon Define ‘Gluten-Free’ with New Standard
Gluten-free products have become top sellers among consumers who have come to realize the health risks involved with consumption. The requirements for labeling a product gluten-free, however, are not 100% defined.
FDA May Soon Seize ‘Lazy Brownies’ from Shelves
The Food and Drug Administration has announced that “Lazy Larry” brownies are unsafe and could soon be seized from store shelves. The manufacturer, HBB LLC, recently changed the name of the snack from “Lazy Cakes” to “Lazy Larry”
Has the FDA Approved Risky Medical Devices?
Does the FDA approve medical devices too hastily? Institute of Medicine, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences has called on the government to design a new system of approval that more thoroughly evaluates high-risk medical devices.
Salmonella Outbreak Sickens 17 in Illinois
According to the Department of Public Health, 17 people in Illinois have become ill due to a salmonella outbreak that has been linked to papayas grown in Mexico.
FDA Issues Alert on Popular Heart Drug
Both the United States and Europe issues alerts on Thursday regarding the safety of the popular heart drug Multaq. Following a long line of pharmaceutical recalls, the Food and Drug Administration.
FDA Moves to Regulate Smartphone Apps While Ignoring GMO Labeling
The Food and Drug Administration has aimed its sights at smartphone applications created for the purpose of improving the user’s health such as blood sugar monitors and digital stethoscopes. In an attempt to screen medical apps in the same way that medical devices such as ultrasound machines are regulated, the FDA is demanding that health-based smartphone apps meet FDA standards before being approved for use. According to the FDA, some medical apps may pose a risk to human health.
FDA Wants to Regulate Smartphone Health Apps
If you are using smartphone apps that act as blood sugar monitors or digital stethoscopes, that may soon change. The Food and Drug Administration is aiming to regulate these medical assistants in a similar manner to ultrasound machines and heart stents. According to the FDA, such applications could pose a potential risk to users and soon may have to meet FDA medical devices standards before being approved for use.
Many Sunscreens Increase Skin Cancer Risk, FDA Has Known for a Decade But Done Nothing
A new report issued by the consumer protection organization Environmental Working Group (EWG) reveals that many popular sunscreens contain ingredients known to spur the growth and spread of skin cancer cells, which defeats their stated purpose of preventing skin cancer. Data indicates that the sun’s rays combine with certain sunscreen ingredients in the skin and damage skin cells, which can lead to lesions and tumors.
Idaho Producer Recalls Sprouts Over Salmonella Fears
A week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned of a possible link between salmonella and sprouts from Evergreen Produce of Moyie Springs, the company is now issuing a recall of its alfalfa and spicy sprouts. Evergreen initially refused a recall, but the company stated Friday that it is responding to agency pressure. At least 21 cases of salmonella have been reported in Idaho, Montana, Washington, North Dakota and New Jersey.
FDA Halts Best-Selling Cancer Drug Use for Breast Cancer
A panel of cancer experts has ruled for a second time that Avastin, the world’s best-selling cancer drug, should no longer be used in breast cancer patients, clearing the way for the government to remove its endorsement from the drug. The unprecedented vote yesterday by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel comes less than a year after the same panel reached the same conclusion.
Menthol Cigarette Investigation to be Conducted by FDA
A menthol cigarette independent review is part of the Food and Drug Administration’s latest investigation into the public health impact of cigarettes. The FDA said Monday that members of its Center for Tobacco Products will gather menthol studies and then submit its review to an external peer review panel next month. The cycle should be completed by fall of 2011, at which point the results of the review will be available for public comment.
Consumers Beware: Incomplete Generic-Drug Warnings OK
Experts are warning the 75 percent of Americans who take generic prescription medication to carefully review usage and risks with pharmacists following a Supreme Court ruling this week that limits the liability of generic drugmakers. The court ruled Thursday that since generics are copies of name-brand drugs, generic drugmakers can’t be sued for not listing risks if those risks are not on brand-name labels.
Spices & Seasonings Exposed to Half a Billion Chest X-Ray’s Worth of Radiation
Irradiated herbs, seasonings and spices are exposed to HALF A BILLION chest X-ray’s worth of gamma radiation. This information is clearly publicized by the USDA and FDA. The FDA presently supports the use of Cobalt-60 culled from nuclear reactors on all domestically produced conventional food. The level of gamma-radiation used starts at 1 KiloGray — equivalent to 16,700,000 chest x-rays — and goes all the way up to 30KiloGray (500,000,000 chest x-rays or 10,000 times a human lethal dose).
Pfizer Stop-Smoking Pill Raises Heart Risk Says FDA
Pfizer Inc’s (PFE.N) stop-smoking drug Chantix can lead to a small increase in cardiovascular problems such as heart attacks for patients who already have cardiovascular disease, U.S. drug regulators said on Thursday. The Food and Drug Administration is changing the label for Chantix after reviewing the results of a clinical trial. An independent randomized trial of 700 smokers with cardiovascular disease who were treated with Chantix or a placebo showed that Chantix was effective in helping paients quit smoking for as long as one year.
