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Food and Drug Administration stories: 39 news summaries

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 Widening Peanut Recall 
 Now Includes Pet Treats 

486 are sick following outbreak at Georgia single plant

Jan 22, 09 2:58 PM CST
(Newser) - Peanut-flavored pet treats are the latest addition to the recall list of at least 125 peanut butter products, USA Today reports. A salmonella outbreak at a Georgia peanut plant has so far sickened some 486 people and may have caused six deaths. Pets can get salmonella from the peanut treats,... More »

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pet food recall • recall • product recall • Girl Scout cookies • Food and Drug Administration • peanut • peanut butter • Peanut Corporation of America

 US Blocks 
 Chinese Milk 
 Products 

FDA demands independent tests before products can enter

Nov 14, 08 1:43 AM CST
(Newser) - All Chinese products containing milk will be blocked at the US border until tests prove they're free of a widely used toxic contaminant, Bloomberg reports. The FDA is demanding independent testing to prove such products are not tainted with melamine like those which sickened 50,000 children in China. The... More »

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China • milk • melamine • Department of Health • dairy products • Food and Drug Administration • testing • milk formula

Forget Sugar; That Dye Can't Be Good for You

Weighing link to kids' hyperactivity, FDA mulls ban on artificial colors

Oct 13, 08 6:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA is weighing a ban on a handful of artificial food dyes in the face of mounting evidence that some of the chemical compounds trigger hyperactivity in children, reports the Los Angeles Times. "The safety testing on these [dyes] was done 30 to 50 years ago," says... More »

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banned foods • food allergies • ADD • Ritalin • Food and Drug Administration • natural food

 FDA Bans
Indian-Made Drugs 

28 medications included in import ban

Sep 17, 08 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - The FDA has banned imports of 28 products made in India by one of the world's biggest generic drug makers, Ranbaxy. The drugs include antibiotics and antiviral medication, as well as medicines for high cholesterol, diabetes, high blood pressure, allergies and acne, reports the Washington Post. There is no danger... More »

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Department of Justice • FDA • Food and Drug Administration • Ranbaxy • Center for Drug Evaluation and Research • ganciclovir • AZT • President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief

 Tainted Baby Formula 
 Kills 2 in China 

Dairy farms probed after banned toxic found in milk powder

Sep 15, 08 1:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Two Chinese babies have died, 53 are in serious condition and 1,253 others are sick from widespread milk powder contamination, the New York Times reports. The baby formula laced with melamine—the same additive behind last year’s US pet-food recall—was recalled just last week by Sanlu Group,... More »

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China • FDA • poison • Food and Drug Administration • baby formula • pet food

 Made in China: 
 Toxic Baby Formula 

Dangerous food may be in some US markets

Sep 12, 08 2:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Baby formula made in China has been found to contain melamine, the same toxic substance that contaminated pet food and poisoned thousands of US dogs and cats last year. None of the formula is in the general US food supply—but some may be on the shelves in American Asian... More »

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China • FDA • melamine • poison • Food and Drug Administration • baby formula • pet food • contaminants

Scientists Still Question Popular Drugs Zetia, Vytorin

Much-prescribed cholesterol medicines may not reduce risk of heart disease, death

Sep 2, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some cholesterol medicines have shown no indication they actually work—but that hasn’t stopped doctors from heavily prescribing them, the New York Times reports. Short trials of Zetia and Vytorin, known generically as ezetimibe, showed no evidence they reduced risk of heart attack or cardiovascular disease, while tests raised... More »

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Merck • drug safety • drug companies • cholesterol • cholesterol lowering drug • Vytorin • Zetia • Food and Drug Administration • Schering-Plough

Opinion

Beware the
Word 'Natural.' 
It Means Nothing

The FDA won't define it,
so it can be, and is,  slapped on anything

Aug 23, 08 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - "Is that natural artificial yellow coloring?" asks Barry Estabrook in Gourmet. Absurd as the question sounds, it's not, given that the Food and Drug Administration "can't be bothered to define the term at all." Eager to get on the "natural" bandwagon, manufacturers are "shamelessly slapping... More »

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food • organic food • USDA • Food and Drug Administration • Gourmet • natural food

 House Votes to Let FDA
 Regulate Tobacco

Cigarettes would be controlled by FDA

Jul 31, 08 3:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The House passed landmark legislation yesterday to bring the tobacco industry under the regulatory control of the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA wouldn't have the power to ban cigarettes under the bill, but it could order nicotine levels in cigarettes reduced and restrict other harmful ingredients, reports the New ... More »

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Senate • White House • cigarettes • tobacco • House of Representatives • American Lung Association • nicotine • Philip Morris • American Heart Association • tobacco companies • presidential veto • Food and Drug Administration • Lorillard • Newport

 Step Away From the 
 Green Lobster Goop 

Crustaceans' guts may contain toxins: FDA

Jul 29, 08 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Many people consider tomalley, the green substance inside lobsters, a delicacy—but the FDA doesn't. The agency is warning tomalley fans that the crustaceans' internal organs can contain dangerous levels of a specific toxin, the Boston Globe reports. Eating tomalley from Atlantic lobsters can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning, which can... More »

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food safety • Food and Drug Administration • lobster • tomalley

Key Salmonella
Strain Found
in Jalapeño

Mexico-grown peppers in Texas plant contain bacteria behind case

Jul 21, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Federal inspectors are urging people to avoid eating fresh jalapeños after discovering the same salmonella strain responsible for a nationwide food-poisoning epidemic in a Mexican-grown pepper in a Texas plant. Though the FDA says the finding is a “very important break in the case,” the Mexican jalapeñ... More »

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FDA • Texas • Mexico • food safety • salmonella • Food and Drug Administration • jalapeno • peppers

 Menthol Used
 to 'Hook' Young
 Smokers: Study 

Menthol cigarettes go down easier with youngsters

Jul 17, 08 2:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tobacco companies use menthol to make the taste of cigarettes more acceptable to young first-time smokers until they become addicted, a new study charges. Researchers found that 44% of child smokers used menthol cigarettes, reports Reuters. "Menthol stimulates the cooling receptors in the lungs," said an expert from... More »

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smoking • cigarettes • tobacco • Philip Morris • tobacco companies • Food and Drug Administration • teen smoking • menthol • R.J. Reynolds • Lorillard

Tomatoes May Not Be Behind Salmonella Outbreak

Government cautions remain in place as probe continues

Jun 27, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(AP) - As salmonella cases continue to climb, the government is checking to see whether tainted tomatoes are in fact to blame for the record outbreak, the AP reports. Federal officials say the problem may be with another ingredient or with a warehouse contaminating newly harvested tomatoes.The widening outbreak, with 810... More »

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food safety • tomatoes • salmonella • Food and Drug Administration

Vets Used to Test Drugs Linked to Suicide

VA accused of treating troubled patients like 'lab rats'

Jun 17, 08 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Combat veterans suffering post-traumatic stress disorder were recruited for clinical trials of drugs linked to suicide and mental disorders, ABC reports. In a trial involving the smoking-cessation drug Chantix, the VA did not warn patients of the drug's serious potential side effects until 3 months after the FDA and the... More »

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veterans • Department of Veterans Affairs • PTSD • clinical trials • Chantix • Food and Drug Administration • Veterans Administration

Are Tomatoes From Local Farms Safer?

Mistakes can be made at any size operation, scientists warn

Jun 15, 08 10:02 AM CDT
(Newser) - Salmonella-tainted tomatoes that sickened 228 people in 28 states may be a boon to the local-food movement, but Newsweek takes a look at whether "locavores" should be so smug. Equating smaller farms with safer practices—and long-distance shipping with more time for bacteria to infect food—more produce-lovers are... More »

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food • food contamination • tomatoes • salmonella • local produce • Food and Drug Administration

 Salmonella Outbreak
 Traced to Tomatoes 

At least 87 reported cases in nine states

Jun 4, 08 2:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tomatoes may be the source of a salmonella outbreak across nine states, Reuters reports. Health officials blame tomatoes for 57 reported salmonella cases in Texas and New Mexico since April, and the agency is investigating possible connections to cases in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas and Utah. At least... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak • Food and Drug Administration

Serious Side Effects
Linked to Avandia, Fosamax 

Heart trouble, brittle bones tied to drugs

Apr 29, 08 2:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two new studies have linked the popular prescription drugs Fosamax and Avandia to serious side effects, Reuters reports. Fosamax, prescribed for osteoporosis, has been tied to a type of abnormal heartbeat that can cause dizziness and fatigue. Another study links Avandia, used to treat diabetes, to a double or even... More »

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diabetes • Merck • GlaxoSmithKline • Avandia • osteoporosis • Fosamax • Food and Drug Administration • Dr. Jane Cauley

 FDA Probes Lasik Patients' Woes

Thousands have nightmare results

Apr 25, 08 3:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patients who have experienced complications following popular Lasik eye surgery will tell their nightmare stories to a panel of the Food and Drug Administration today. The procedure to correct nearsightedness, farsightedness or astigmatism is coming under increasing scrutiny following reports of excessively dry eyes, and of "starbursts" and "... More »

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Lasik eye surgery • Food and Drug Administration • Center for Devices and Radiological Health • National Eye Institute • Vision Surgery Rehab Network • American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery

Flu Shot: Better Luck Next Year

FDA includes new strains in formula

Feb 22, 08 4:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Next year's influenza vaccine will be reformulated to include three new flu strains in the hope of developing a more potent vaccine than this year's effort, according to US News & World Report. An FDA panel approved the move, following the lead of the World Health Organization. This year's vaccine... More »

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • vaccine • World Health Organization • flu shot • influenza • Tamiflu • flu • Novartis Vaccines and Diagnostics • Brisbane/10 • H3N2 • H1N1/Brisbane/59 • B/Florida • Food and Drug Administration

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