By Jill Richardson / OtherWordsSep 11, 2016
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration just passed a regulation that will actually protect people, and may save you a few bucks and an unnecessary purchase. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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A sharp reduction in availability and a $350 million per year spike in the cost of a particular class of drugs begs the question of whether prescription drug companies increased their profits by jacking up prices in a created scarcity. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigNov 7, 2013
U.S. food safety officials are taking steps to prohibit the use of trans fats in foods, a move they say could prevent 7,000 deaths and 20,000 heart attacks each year. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigOct 31, 2013
An analysis of spice imports to the U.S. found that about 12 percent of them are contaminated with "insect parts, whole insects, rodent hairs and other things," The New York Times reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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The tea party-driven government shutdown includes the vast majority of inspectors and other government officials charged with monitoring food-safety practices. Upton Sinclair, where are you when we need you? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJan 25, 2013
Seafood consumed in restaurants like Red Lobster is likely to be imported from foreign factory-style farms, where antibiotics, bacteria and carcinogenic drugs are found in products that often go uninspected by the Food and Drug Administration. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Tracy Bloom / TruthdigSep 20, 2012
The next time you want to enjoy a meal that includes rice -- a steaming bowl of it perhaps, or some rice pasta or rice drink -- think about this: A study by Consumer Reports says that eating rice once a day can increase the arsenic levels in your body by at least 44 percent. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigAug 25, 2012
In a rare victory for the tobacco industry, a U.S. appeals court has ruled against the Food and Drug Administration’s requirement that cigarette manufacturers adorn their products with pictures of dead and diseased smokers, saying the mandate constituted a violation of free speech. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 21, 2012
Doctors and scientists working for the Food and Drug Administration became targets of surveillance and some lost their jobs after blowing the whistle on the agency's approval of medical devices that they believed were not safe for public use.FDA scientists became targets of surveillance and some lost their jobs after blowing the whistle on the agency's approval of medical devices that they believed were not safe for public use. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 17, 2012
Revelations that the FDA monitored its own scientists in the acts of disclosing alleged wrongdoing marks “the first time [that] we … have a glimpse into what domestic surveillance of whistle-blowers looks like in this country with the modern technological developments,” says attorney Stephen Kohn. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigJul 15, 2012
In an effort to protect its public image, the Food and Drug Administration secretly intercepted thousands of emails sent from disgruntled scientists working at the agency to members of Congress, journalists, labor officials and the White House. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 31, 2012
Public concern about the dangers of BPA, or bisphenol A, hasn't translated into regulatory measures on the part of the Food and Drug Administration, as the agency isn't yet cracking down on the chemical, which turns up in a few commonly used products and even in receipts. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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