The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is requesting manufacturers to withdraw all prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs, commonly known by the brand Zantac, from the market immediately. This is the latest step in an ongoing investigation of a contaminant known as N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)...

FDA, March 21, 2020 – Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for a point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostic for the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test. “The test we’re authorizing today will be able to provide Americans with results within hours,...

Romaine from Salinas, California Label Enjoy By December 2, 2019 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are warning consumers, restaurants and retailers not to eat, serve or sell any romaine lettuce from Salinas, California as the number of those infected...

Caesar salad with romaine lettuce. Photo credit: Food Network online. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with Centers for Disease Control (CDC), state and local agencies, is investigating a multi-state outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses likely linked to romaine lettuce. The Public Health...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Wednesday that King Bio has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of 36 of its kids and infant products due to contamination. “A small percentage of our products produced between 08/01/2017 and 04/2018 have tested positive for microbial contamination,”...

SILVER SPRING, Md. — Scott Gottlieb, the commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, addressed the issue of drug shortages in the following statement released Thursday: Without question, one of the most frustrating challenges that health care providers and patients must contend with...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a new comprehensive plan for tobacco and nicotine regulation that will serve as a multi-year roadmap to better protect kids and significantly reduce tobacco-related disease and death. The approach places nicotine, and the issue of addiction, at the...

The FDA is warning consumers to beware of products claiming to cure cancer on websites or social media platforms, such as Facebook and Instagram. According to Nicole Kornspan, M.P.H., a consumer safety officer at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), they’re rampant these days. “Anyone who...

Sargento has recalled select cheese products due to a concern over possible contamination of Listeria monocytogenes. Deutsch Kase Haus, LLC of Middlebury, Ind. has notified Sargento Foods Inc. that a specialty Longhorn Colby cheese they supplied to Sargento must be recalled due to a potential contamination...

The FDA Office of Women’s Health takes an active role in improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of heart disease and related conditions in women and celebrating National Wear Red Day to promote heart healthy lifestyles. The FDA educates women about heart health by providing free patient...