Tag: FDA Food and Drug Administration

Which Fruits & Veggies made 2024’s “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” Food List?

Just in time for National Nutrition Month, which focuses on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits, the 2024 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce has come out with its annual “Dirty Dozen” and “Clean Fifteen” food lists. Nearly 75 percent of non-organic fresh produce sold in […]

March is National Breast Implant Awareness Month. Here’s Why it’s Important to Check Yours.

March Is National Breast Implant Awareness Month. National Breast Implant Awareness Month was founded in March 2018 to help women make informed decisions about breast implants and to educate them about the risks associated with all kinds of breast implants. By bringing resources to women that are not readily available elsewhere, National Implant Awareness Month […]

The FDA Refuted False Claims that Ivermectin was a COVID Cure. Now the Agency is Being Sued.

In 2021, a bizarre cure for COVID-19 began to emerge on social media, the anti-parasite drug ivermectin. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now under fire for its efforts to refute claims that the drugs could stop the deadly virus.  A group of doctors is now suing the FDA, saying the agency’s efforts to refute […]

Counterfeit Foods: Vanilla Extract

If you bake a lot, you’re constantly doling out vanilla extract—a teaspoon in chocolate chip cookies one day, a tablespoon in vanilla ice cream base the next. But have you ever stopped to ask: Where does vanilla extract come from? Or, wait a minute, what even is vanilla? So, what even is Vanilla, anyway? To understand vanilla extract, you’ve got to […]

FDA Releases New Animal and Veterinary Innovation Agenda

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced that it has launched the Animal and Veterinary Innovation Agenda (AVIA) as a way to modernize the way the FDA evaluates and supports the development of innovative animal and veterinary products. The guidelines break for a list of 4 objectives and details that will support actions by […]

Do Young, Healthy People Need to Get the New Updated COVID-19 Booster?

Last week, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that everyone ages 6 months and older should get the new COVID-19 vaccine this fall, and kids under 5 may be eligible to receive two doses of the new vaccine if they haven’t been vaccinated previously. The new COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are […]

Check the Label: FDA Issues Recall a Popular Ice Cream Brand in 19 States due to Listeria

We’re in the dog days of summer, and you may have a strong hankering for a cup of your favorite ice cream to help cool you down. But, before you do, make sure to check the label, as Real Kosher Ice Cream is recalling its soft serve on-the-go ice cream and sorbet cups due to its […]

Does Aspartame Cause Cancer?

After World Health Organization’s (WHO) cancer research group on Thursday said that it was categorizing aspartame, the common artificial sweetener found in Diet Coke and other sugar-free foods and drinks as a possible carcinogen, the world is wondering if the long-standing sugar substitute is safe to consume. On the market since 1973, aspartame is known by such brand names […]