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After delay, FDA approves Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, but only for older people and those at high risk
After a six-week delay, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, according to a letter ...
FDA to Expand Review of Chemical Preservatives Used in Food
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to expand its review of food additives beyond artificial dyes, targeting ...
FDA approves 3 new natural food colors. Here is what they are and how they can be used.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it has granted three new color additive petitions to expand the ...
FDA to speed up U.S. food chemical reviews, add three to investigation list
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday the launch of an updated systematic review process for chemicals already in the American food supply. As part of the process, the agency will ...
GLP-1 drugs made a former FDA chief ‘feel ill.’ But he’d take them again
In recent years, Kessler has lost considerable weight himself with the help of the new GLP-1 drugs. He describes his weight ...
Nearly 18,000 containers of ice cream recalled for potential plastic contamination
Wells Enterprises, the company that produces Blue Bunny and Halo Top ice creams, issued the voluntary recall April 25.
FDA approves 3 natural dyes for use in food and beverages
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved three new color additives from natural sources “that will expand the palette ...
Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Jorgensen, who led company into weight loss drugs, to step down
Novo Nordisk, maker of weight loss drug Wegovy, says CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen is leaving the company by "mutual ...
Weight loss drugs are squeezing the food industry
The revolutionary GLP-1 class of weight loss drugs are racking up blockbuster sales at a pace rarely seen in the ...
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 approves 3 natural food colors. Here's what they are and what they can be used for.
Galdieria extract blue, butterfly pea flower extract and calcium phosphate are three food colors from natural sources the FDA ...