The F.D.A. approved an artificial vessel to restore blood flow in patients, despite its own scientists flagging questionable study results and potentially fatal ruptures of the product.
Category: Food and Drug Administration
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Food Safety Jeopardized by Onslaught of Funding and Staff Cuts
The Trump administration halted some food testing and shut down a committee studying bacteria in infant formula. Earlier funding cutbacks under the Biden administration now threaten state labs and inspectors.
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F.D.A. Issues Warning About Galaxy Gas and Other Nitrous Products
The agency is advising people to avoid misusing or inhaling the products that are marketed as whipped cream chargers but have been used as recreational drugs.
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RFK Jr. Rattles Food Companies With Vow to Rid Food of Artificial Dyes
Mr. Kennedy told executives of major food companies that he wants synthetic colors removed from their products. “Decision time is imminent,” a trade group warned its members.
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Senators Press Marty Makary on Abortion Pills and Vaccines
At a hearing, Dr. Marty Makary, the nominee for F.D.A. commissioner, fielded questions focused on whether he would review or reopen certain policy areas.
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F.D.A. Nominee to Face Grilling Over Cutbacks and Policy Shifts
Dr. Marty Makary will testify before the Senate health committee on Thursday. Lawmakers may press him over staff reductions and changes in agency direction on issues like vaccines.
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He Fought Claims of Harm From Infant Formula. Now He Regulates It.
Kyle Diamantas, a former corporate lawyer, is the new director for the F.D.A. food division, which oversees infant formula. He defended a top maker in cases claiming the company had not warned of potential risks to very low-weight babies.
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FDA Staffed Up to Review AI and Food Safety. Those Hires Are Now Gone.
Teams evaluating high-tech surgical robots and insulin-delivery systems were gutted by Trump layoffs even though industry fees, not taxpayers, financed the employee salaries.
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2 Million Baked Goods Are Recalled Over Listeria Risk
The recall, which was initiated on Jan. 7 and upgraded on Wednesday, includes several Dunkin’ products, federal safety officials said.
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How an Activist Group Helped Torpedo MDMA Therapy
The fallout from the F.D.A.’s rejection of a new treatment for PTSD worries researchers and experts who fear other psychedelic drugs in the pipeline could be jeopardized.
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F.D.A. Upgrades Recall of Some Cal Yee Chocolates to Highest Risk Level
The agency warned that the products, made by Cal Yee Farm, could have potentially serious or even deadly consequences because the packages were mislabeled. No illnesses have been reported.
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The F.D.A. Upgraded a Recall of Some Lay’s Potato Chips. Here’s What to Know.
The Food and Drug Administration is using its most severe notice in a recall of more than 6,000 bags of chips in two states because of “undeclared milk.”