At least four families have sued infant formula maker ByHeart saying their babies contracted botulism from contaminated formula, as the company faces ongoing scrutiny from federal investigators and a separate class action lawsuit filed last week. As NBC News reports, in the lawsuits, affected families described harrowing days or weeks in the hospital with their babies, who […]
President Donald Trump and SLGP-1 drug makers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk unveiled a deal last Thursday to slash the prices of popular weight‑loss drugs for the government’s Medicare and Medicaid programs, as well as for cash payers. As Reuters reports, the cuts, which the government said would reduce prices to between $149 and $350 a month on […]
FDA leaders under President Trump are moving to abandon a decades-old policy of asking outside experts to review drug applications, a move critics say would shield the agency’s decisions from public scrutiny. As CBS News reports, the agency “would like to get away” from assembling panels of experts to examine and vote on individual drugs, […]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced that it is “revoking, or proposing to revoke, 52 food standards after concluding they are obsolete and unnecessary.” It’s a move that could change the contents of some of your favorite prepared foods. As Food & Wine reports, the FDA explained in a statement that the […]
Your carton of ice cream might look a little different soon. Last week, the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) announced that dozens of brands have committed to eliminating artificial food dyes from their ice creams. As Food & Wine reports, the announcement by the IDFA stated that the commitment “represents dozens of companies making more than 90% […]
July is UV Safety Month, and while sunscreen season is in full swing, the topic can get more than a little messy. As Yahoo Health reports, while sun protection is critical for preventing skin cancer, researchers have found that a few of the chemicals commonly found in sunscreens are also linked to some pretty serious health concerns. So, […]
Both Kraft Heinz and General Mills have announced plans to eliminate synthetic food dyes from their U.S. product lines by the end of 2027. Though each company noted that most of their offerings are already made without artificial colorants, the companies are now committing to full removal, citing regulatory changes and evolving consumer expectations. As […]
More than 5,000 boxes of Honey Bunches of Oats cereal were recently recalled in two states due to foreign object contamination. As Health magazine reports, last week, the Food and Drug Administration gave the recall the second-highest risk level. The FDA reports that the recalled cereal may contain metal. Foreign objects can enter foods at some point during the production process […]
Skittles will no longer be made with titanium dioxide, a color additive that has drawn scrutiny for potential health risks, the parent company of Skittles, Mars Wrigley, confirmed with multiple news outlets. Under growing pressure from first the state of California and now the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) led by anti-additive advocate […]
In late 2024 and into early 2025, headlines were everywhere discussing the potential dangers of H5N1, otherwise known as avian influenza, or more simply, the bird flu. As Food & Wine reports, during that time hundreds of millions of birds, including millions of egg-laying hens, needed to be culled, resulting in a massive egg shortage that caused […]