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F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs
After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and ...
US health officials seek to phase out artificial dyes from the food supply
U.S. health officials say they'll urge foodmakers to phase out petroleum-based artificial colors in the nation’s food supply.
US Justice Department unit for drug and food safety cases being disbanded
A Justice Department unit that handles criminal and civil enforcement of U.S. food and drug safety laws is being disbanded as ...
FDA head falsely claims no scientists laid off, as agency shutters food safety labs
The head of the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly claimed in recent interviews that no scientists have been laid ...
U.S. FDA Approves China-Produced Cancer Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week granted permission for the use of a new cancer drug from China despite ...
Gilead posts profit, says HIV prevention drug on track for mid-June
Gilead Sciences on Thursday reported a first-quarter profit, but revenue was flat, as higher sales of drugs for HIV and liver ...
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U.S. Food and Drug Administration Suspends Milk Quality Testing Despite Avian Flu Concerns
Furthermore, bird flu outbreaks have reached the dairy industry, resulting in contaminated milk at best, and fatalities among ...
Tough to swallow: The Trump administration’s approach to food safety keeps getting worse
Those who backed the Republican ticket may not have realized they were voting to scale back food-safety safeguards, but ...