food-and-drug-administration

FDA Threatens Stores That Sell Tobacco To Kids
The Food and Drug Administration is going after businesses suspected of selling cigarettes and smokeless tobacco to minors, sending out letters to 1,200 stores and threatening eventual fines if they fail to comply with the law. The FDA says it has conducted 27,500 inspections to make sure retailers aren't violating restrictions on such activities as setting up cigarette vending machines, selling cigarettes and failing to check IDs. More »

That Honey In Your Cabinet Probably Isn't Honey
Most of the honey on store shelves isn't the genuine article. This according to testing findings, which found that most products labeled as honey are actually flower nectar with pollen filtered out. This filtering process disqualifies the product form passing most worldwide quality standards. More »

FDA Study Concludes That ADHD Meds Don't Cause Heart Problems
A Food and Drug Administration study found that those who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can take medications without increasing their risk of heart problems. The study focused on patients ages 2 through 24. More »

Obama Calls On FDA To Reduce Drug Shortages
In an attempt to quell drug shortages that are affecting patients around the country, President Barack Obama ordered the Food and Drug Administration to adjust policies in order to streamline the process of getting drugs into patients' hands. More »

FDA Gives Enlarged Prostates Hard Time By Approving Erectile Dysfunction Drug
Thanks to the Food and Drug Administration, those who suffer enlarged prostates have a new weapon at their disposal to combat the condition. Cialis, which messages in your spam filter repeatedly inform you has formidable powers of revitalization, can now be prescribed to pound away at prostates that have gotten too big for their britches. More »

FDA Says Some Cancer Drugs Are In Short Supply
According to the Food and Drug Administration, several generic cancer drugs are suffering dwindling supplies, creating stumbling blocks for treatment programs. The past two years have yielded sizable spikes in shortages, many of which are generic injections used to treat testicular and breast cancer. More »

FDA Says CT Scans Need To Be Safer
Acting to make the administration of CT scans safer, the Food and Drug Administration released documents that urged better training for those who administer tests as well as warnings for patients about the radiation levels to which the tests expose them. More »

The FDA Isn't Yet Sure How To Make Our Food Safer But Lots Of Cash Might Help

—>The FDA is set to receive $3.2 billion next year but they don't yet have a plan to make our food any safer. That doesn't sit well with Congressional appropriator Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), who at a recent hearing told Acting FDA Commissioner Joshua Sharfstein: "A lot sounds to me like buzzwords from a past administration."  More »

Former FDA Commissioner David Kessler Dumpster Dived To Keep You Thin

—>Consider this the next time you wonder how far government officials will go to protect you: former FDA Commissioner David Kessler used to dumpster dive for nutritional data that chain restaurants were unwilling to hand over. Kessler, who rummaged through rubbish in slacks and padded gardening gloves, was looking for the ingredient labels that suppliers are required to print on all inter-state food shipments. Kessler's findings were both dirty and disturbing...  More »

Judge Orders F.D.A. To Make Plan B Available To 17-Year-Olds

—>Great news, 17-year-olds! A federal judge has ruled that you can now avoid accidental babies by partaking in the emergency contraceptive wonder that is Plan B. Back in 2006, the Food and Drug Administration limited the contraceptive to women 18 and over, and ordered pharmacists to hide the drug behind their counters away from other common contraceptives. Judge Edward Korman ruled this week that the agency's decision was based on politics not science, and that it constituted an unacceptable public health buzzkill.  More »