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Target recalls baby food due to elevated lead levels, urges consumer caution
Parents are being urged to check their pantries after Target announced a recall of over 25,000 units of Good & Gather Baby ...
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FDA to phase out animal testing requirements
In a statement, the FDA said it’s taking this step because there are testing methods that are more effective and “human-relevant.” The agency said one possible replacement for animal testing ...
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FDA’s milk testing program pause is not cause for alarm, experts say
On Monday, the agency halted its “proficiency testing program” for milk and dairy products, the agency said in an email to staff, according to news reports. Under that program, the FDA sends ...
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Critic of drug industry and COVID-19 measures to lead FDA vaccine program
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Vinay Prasad, a prominent critic of the pharmaceutical industry and the Food and Drug Administration, has been named to oversee the health agency’s program for vaccines ...
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FDA Commissioner and Congress Speaking Same Language to Reduce Animal Testing in Drug Development
which lifted a Depression-era animal testing mandate for all new drug candidates. The bill’s introduction coincides with a bombshell announcement by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary that the agency ...