Christina Jewett
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How Do Heavy Metals Like Lead Get in Baby Food?
The problem begins at the farm where plants draw toxins from the soil. There’s no washing them away.
F.D.A. Proposes Limits for Lead in Baby Food
The agency estimated that the guidelines could reduce young children’s dietary exposure to lead by about 25 percent.
Justice Department Investigating Abbott Infant Formula Plant
Abbott shut down production at the plant last year amid “shocking” sanitation lapses, touching off a disruptive infant supply formula shortage.
Vaping Settlement by Juul Is Said to Total $1.7 Billion
The proposed deal would resolve thousands of lawsuits in multidistrict litigation based in Northern California.
Juul Agrees to Settle Thousands of Vaping Lawsuits
The deal is the latest in the company’s efforts to resolve litigation over its marketing of products that some contend fueled the teenage vaping crisis.
FDA Report Faults Agency’s Food Unit for Leaderless Dysfunction
Spurred by the infant formula crisis, a panel found that the agency shied away from tough decisions, sometimes fearing confrontations with industry over enforcement of...
Frustrations Grow Over Company’s Response to Breathing Device Recalls
Lawsuits claim the company, Philips Respironics, knew of problems with its CPAP and other machines long before notifying customers of potential health risks.
RJ Reynolds Sues California Over Flavored Tobacco Ban
On Tuesday, the state’s voters overwhelmingly supported letting a two-year-old law take effect. The company’s lawsuit is viewed by anti-smoking advocates as a tactic that...
FDA Panel Recommends Pulling Preterm Birth Drug From the Market
The agency has weighed years of study that showed the treatment given accelerated approval 11 years ago was not effective.
F.D.A. Confirms Widespread Shortages of Adderall
The agency cited Teva’s continuing supply problems as well as those of other drug makers struggling to fill the gap.