
Has the FDA Halted Food Inspections Because of the Government Shutdown?
17 January 2019 - Some inspectors have returned to resume their duties, but it's unclear for how long.
17 January 2019 - Some inspectors have returned to resume their duties, but it's unclear for how long.
12 September 2018 - Since 2017, FDA officials have discussed e-cigarettes as a potential tool to wean adult smokers off cigarettes.
11 April 2018 - A December announcement by a WHO committee stated that one specific component of marijuana is safe and should not require regulation.
6 February 2018 - Viral Facebook posts have rehashed an old recall, causing hundreds of thousands of people unnecessary concern.
1 February 2018 - The Food and Drug Administration has issued a draft guidance document suggesting a new legal interpretation of the controversial remedies, but they remain legal.
30 November 2017 - Bioidentical but synthetic THC has been approved for medical use since 1985, but it was only recently approved in a liquid formulation.
14 November 2017 - The FDA approved the first drug in the US with digital tracking, in an unprecedented move to ensure patients with mental illness take prescribed medicine.
14 November 2017 - The Food and Drug Administration is blocking shipments of kratom, which is touted as an alternative to opioid painkillers, but has been linked to 36 deaths.
10 August 2017 - News articles exaggerate the health risks associated with normal consumption of cocktails such as the popular Moscow mule.
16 February 2016 - Reports that a large quantity of rat meat was furtively sold as 'chicken wings' in the U.S. originated as fake news.
5 May 2017 - An internal e-mail suggests the Trump administration requested the change.
10 April 2017 - The recall affects certain Fresh Express brand spring mix salads with an April 14 'use-by' date.