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Your Protein Bar May Be Not Far Off From Halloween Loot

Nutritionists warn that many high-protein snacks mimic candy's health risks

(Newser) - Your "healthy" protein bar might not be that far off from a Snickers after all. Writing for the Atlantic , Nicholas Florko walks through how the booming protein-bar market has morphed into something that often looks, tastes , and—in some cases—nutritionally behaves a lot like candy, just with better...

Latest to Flex Muscle on Yanking Food Dyes: Target

Retailer to ban synthetic food dyes from all cereals it sells by May

(Newser) - Target is about to turn the cereal aisle into a petri dish for food policy. The retailer tells Axios it will require all cereals on its shelves—store brands and big names alike—to be free of certified synthetic colors by the end of May, a move that effectively forces...

Check Your Fridge for Walmart Cottage Cheese

Great Value products in 24 states recalled, may not be fully pasteurized

(Newser) - Shoppers in two dozen states may want to check the cottage cheese in their fridge. Walmart says several Great Value cottage cheese products are being pulled because some dairy ingredients might not have been fully pasteurized, raising a potential health risk, especially for children, older adults, and people with weakened...

FDA Does a 180 on Moderna Flu Shot Review

Agency will now evaluate experimental mRNA shot, which could arrive for older adults by the fall

(Newser) - The FDA has made a U-turn on Moderna's experimental flu shot. After refusing to even review the vaccine last week over concerns about how the pivotal trial was designed, the agency has now agreed to evaluate it for potential approval, Moderna said Wednesday, per the New York Times . The...

FDA Defends Rare Refusal of Moderna Vaccine Application

Agency says trial used substandard comparator shot for seniors

(Newser) - Moderna's surprise stumble with its experimental mRNA flu shot is turning into a very public spat with its regulator, NBC News reports. One day after the company said it was blindsided by the Food and Drug Administration's refusal to review its vaccine application, the agency fired back, accusing...

'Complete Sham:' Novo Nordisk Sues Hims & Hers

Drugmaker accuses rival of illegal copycats of weight-loss drugs

(Newser) - Novo Nordisk has taken its fight over weight-loss drugs to federal court, targeting telehealth company Hims & Hers over what it calls unauthorized copycats of Wegovy and Ozempic. In a lawsuit filed Monday, the Danish drugmaker asked a court to block Hims & Hers from selling compounded versions of its...

Don't Rely Too Much on Those 'GLP-1 Friendly' Labels

Nutrition experts say labels aren't regulated by FDA, may be misleading for GLP-1 users

(Newser) - Meals and snacks with "GLP-1 Friendly" labels on the packaging are becoming more common in US supermarkets as a growing number of Americans try obesity drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, Zepbound, and Mounjaro to lose weight. But the labels aren't regulated by the FDA, unlike the popular medications themselves,...

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You May Want to Skip the Coffee, Tea on Your Next Flight

Research reveals that airline drinking water has become a public health issue

(Newser) - Next time you reach for a cup of coffee at 30,000 feet, you might want to think twice. The nonprofit Center for Food as Medicine & Longevity analyzed more than 35,000 onboard water samples from 10 major and 11 regional US airlines over a three-year stretch and concluded...

Frozen Tater Tots Recalled in 26 States

Voluntary FDA Class II recall cites risk from hard plastic fragments

(Newser) - More than 38,000 cases of frozen tater tots are being pulled from freezers in upward of two dozen states due to possible plastic contamination. McCain Foods USA has voluntarily recalled the cases of Ore-Ida Tater Tots and Sysco Imperial Potato Tater Barrels, the Food and Drug Administration said, per...

Dog Treats Recalled in 7 States Over Salmonella

Some Country Vet and Heartland Harvest products run the risk

(Newser) - Dog owners in seven states are being urged to check their treat stash after a popular biscuit brand was pulled over salmonella concerns. Consumers Supply Distributing of Sioux City, Iowa, has recalled two 4-pound dog biscuit products after federal inspectors found salmonella in finished samples, the FDA says in a...

Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Raw Oysters

More than 60 cases have been seen in 22 states, but the source of the oysters is not clear

(Newser) - Those partaking in raw oysters over the holidays, be warned: The CDC is seeing an unusually high number of related salmonella cases, reports USA Today . A CDC advisory counts 64 cases across 22 states, but warns that the numbers are likely higher because of unreported illnesses. No deaths have been...

FDA Issues Recall for Potentially Radioactive Shrimp

It's the latest of a dozen notices on imported shrimp

(Newser) - Shoppers in more than a dozen states are being told to check their freezers after federal regulators widened a recall of frozen shrimp over possible radioactive contamination. The FDA says roughly 83,800 bags of frozen raw shrimp imported from Indonesia are being pulled because they may have been processed...

4 Big Retailers Didn't Exactly Leap at Botulism Recall: FDA

Albertsons, Kroger, Target, Walmart land on feds' bad list for not yanking ByHeart baby formula quickly

(Newser) - Four of the nation's top retail stores failed to promptly pull contaminated infant formula tied to a dangerous botulism outbreak from their shelves, federal health officials said in warning letters posted Monday. The US Food and Drug Administration sent letters to leaders at Walmart, Target, Kroger, and Albertsons, saying...

Ground Cinnamon Yanked From Shelves in Dozen-Plus States

Lucky Foods brand pouches tied to FDA lead contamination alert

(Newser) - A Brooklyn distributor is recalling a brand of ground cinnamon sold in 14 states after tests found elevated levels of lead, federal regulators say. Per USA Today , the FDA says the recall involves Lucky Foods-branded cinnamon powder distributed by TBC Distribution Corporate between April 11 and Sept. 1. The affected...

FDA Poised to Allow a Big Sunscreen Improvement

New UV filter offers broad, stable protection with strong safety profile

(Newser) - American sunscreen options may soon look a lot more like what's already on shelves in Europe and Australia. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday proposed allowing bemotrizinol, an ultraviolet filter widely used overseas, to be added to the list of active ingredients US sunscreen makers can use. Dermatologists...

50-Plus Babies Sickened in Botulism Outbreak

Illnesses are tied to recall of ByHeart infant formula

(Newser) - Federal health officials on Wednesday expanded an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in March 2022. The US Food and Drug Administration said investigators "cannot rule out the possibility that contamination might have affected all...

FDA Issues Warning on Glucose Monitors

Faulty monitors linked to 7 deaths

(Newser) - The US Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stop using certain types of glucose monitor sensors after the company that makes them, Abbott Diabetes Care, said the devices were linked to seven deaths and more than 700 injuries. Certain FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors...

Blaming 10 Children's Deaths on COVID Shot, FDA Plans Changes

Agency will no longer 'rubber-stamp new products,' commissioner says, though claim doesn't cite evidence

(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration plans a more skeptical approach to vaccine approval, prompted by an internal memo that claims without providing evidence that at least 10 children died "after and because of receiving" a COVID shot. The memo, written by Dr. Vinay Prasad, head of the FDA's...

'People Should Be Outraged': FDA Yanks Talc Testing Plan

It announced it would withdraw proposed rule for testing cosmetics made with talc

(Newser) - "People should be outraged," and some public health advocates are: The FDA has done an about-face on a Biden-era proposal that would have forced makeup manufacturers to test talc-containing products for asbestos, reports the Hill . The agency's decision means cosmetics made with talcum powder, a mineral that...

FDA Rectifies One of the 'Greatest Mistakes of Modern Medicine'

Hormone replacement therapy for menopause will no longer carry 'black box' warning

(Newser) - The FDA is preparing to strip its strongest safety warning from hormone therapy for menopause, a move expected to reshape how millions of women manage symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats. The "black box" warning—added more than 20 years ago after a landmark study flagged increased risks...

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