Is the FDA contributing to the homelessness crisis?
recent study It found that two-thirds of homeless people have a mental illness, and more than three-quarters of them have experienced a mental illness in their lifetime. between 10 percent and 20 percent Many homeless people suffer from schizophrenia, one of the most debilitating mental illnesses. Easy access to effective antipsychotic medications is critical for […]
FDA Recalls Nearly 80,000 Lbs Of Costco Butter, Citing ‘Milk Allergen’ Info Missing From Label
A shopper pushes a cart through the aisles of a Costco store on April 4, 2008 in Tucson, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images) OAN Staff Blake Wolf4:26 PM – Monday, November 11, 2024 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked Costco to recall 79,200 pounds of butter for failing to label the product […]
FDA Recalls 80K Pounds of Costco Butter from Costco — Label Didn’t Say ‘Contains Milk’
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered the recall of approximately 80,000 pounds of butter produced in Texas for Costco. Authorities ordered the product to be recalled because there was no allergy indication that it “contains milk” on the product package. Food & Wine reports that the FDA issued a Class II recall […]
Kennedy Jr. Says He Would Clear Out Entire Departments at the FDA
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an interview Wednesday that he would wipe out “an entire division” of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to preview his plans for the incoming Trump administration. “There are whole divisions like the nutrition division of the FDA that have to go and are not doing their jobs,” he […]
FDA proposes ending use of popular decongestant present in cold medicines
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed that oral phenylephrine, commonly used in cold and cough syrups, not be used as an active ingredient in over-the-counter drugs because it is ineffective, health regulators announced Thursday. Phenylephrine is widely used in a variety of over-the-counter flu and cold medicines, including popular products such as Benadryl, […]
FDA proposes removing ineffective decongestant found in most cold medicine
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed that a common ingredient in most oral over-the-counter cold medicines be removed from the market because they are ineffective. This move moves the FDA one step closer to removing products containing oral phenylephrine from store shelves. More than a year after the agency's advisory committee reached a […]
RFK Jr. wants to clear out ‘entire departments’ in the FDA: ‘They have to go’
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested that the second Trump administration could eliminate entire departments within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) due to “corruption.” The former independent presidential candidate spoke on MSNBC Wednesday about President-elect Donald Trump's 2024 election victory. Kennedy, who has been a key figure in the Trump campaign since endorsing President […]
‘Not Doing Their Job’: RFK Jr. Says ‘Entire Departments’ At FDA Could Get The Ax
Former independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said Wednesday that “entire departments” at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are failing to protect children and those departments could be cut. . Kennedy suspended his presidential campaign on August 23 and endorsed former President and now President-elect Donald Trump. President Kennedy said he would target […]
RFK Jr. already has big plans for FDA, CDC under Trump
In a post-election interview Wednesday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled some of his plans for a major overhaul of the nation's major health agencies. Ann MSNBC reporter RFK Jr. asked the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention whether they intend to fire “the highest level currently serving federal military […]
Novo Nordisk asks FDA to block compounding pharmacies from making Ozempic copycats
Novo Nordisk has asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to block compounding pharmacies from selling proprietary versions of its popular weight loss drug Wigoby and diabetes drug Ozempic, saying the drugs are too complex for pharmacies to manufacture safely. We are asking them to stop their production. Compounded anti-obesity drugs are sold at significantly […]