The rise in caffeinated snack products has the FDA looking into the effects of these products on children out of safety concerns related to the excessive caffeine content.
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Caffeinated Snack Foods Under FDA InvestigationMay 3rd, 2013 - Jill EttingerFDA Receives 1.5 Million Public Comments Opposing GMO SalmonApril 30th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Last week’s FDA deadline on the pending approval of genetically modified salmon saw nearly 1.5 million comments oppose the approval. Read More:FDA Receives 1.5 Million Public Comments Opposing GMO SalmonFDA Found Guilty of Unlawfully Holding Up Food Safety RegulationsApril 26th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
The FDA is guilty of breaking the law for failure to release regulations necessary to 2011′s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), found a California U.S. District Judge earlier this week. Read More:FDA Found Guilty of Unlawfully Holding Up Food Safety RegulationsFDA Says Facebook ‘Likes’ Equals Illegal Medical Advice and Health ClaimsApril 7th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
The FDA has sent warning letters to several supplement makers about health claims the companies have been making on social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter, reports NutraIngredients-USA.com. Read More:FDA Says Facebook ‘Likes’ Equals Illegal Medical Advice and Health ClaimsDeceptive Egg Carton Labeling Lands FDA, USDA and FTC in Federal CourtApril 6th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Two national nonprofits, Animal Legal Defense Fund and Compassion Over Killing, have filed a complaint in a federal district court in Oakland, Calif. against the FDA, USDA, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and Agriculture Marketing Service, and the FTC for failing to regulate animal welfare labeling claims common on egg cartons. Read More:Deceptive Egg Carton Labeling Lands FDA, USDA and FTC in Federal CourtApproval Likely on GMO Salmon, Major Retailers Pledge to Ban ItMarch 21st, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
As the FDA gets closer to make its final decision on the approval of a genetically modified salmon—which would be the first bio-engineered animal allowed in the food supply—major U.S. retailers have pledged not to sell the fish, reports the New York Times. Read More:Approval Likely on GMO Salmon, Major Retailers Pledge to Ban ItOrganic Advocacy Group Urges FDA to Remove Controversial Additive from Food SupplyMarch 19th, 2013 - Lacy
In 2012, the Food and Drug Administration rejected a petition started by a researcher and physician at the University of Illinois to have carrageenan, a “natural” food additive that has been linked to gastrointestinal inflammation, including cancer, removed from the agency’s list of approved food additives. Read More:Organic Advocacy Group Urges FDA to Remove Controversial Additive from Food SupplySales of Antibiotics for Livestock Animals Rose in 2012February 22nd, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Growing concerns over the excessive use of antibiotics in livestock animals have fueled both a national dialogue and an even greater global discussion about the drugs’ safety and efficacy. But, despite the public anxiety, factory farms show no sign of reducing antibiotic use. Read More:Sales of Antibiotics for Livestock Animals Rose in 2012Preventing the Flu with GMOs? New Flu Vaccine Uses Genetic ModificationFebruary 16th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
New efforts to combat the spread of the flu are relying on genetic modification—the same controversial technology now widely used in much of our nation’s food supply. Read More:Preventing the Flu with GMOs? New Flu Vaccine Uses Genetic ModificationTiny Nanoparticles in Food Bringing Big Health ConcernsFebruary 10th, 2013 - Jill Ettinger
Concerns over the use of nanoparticles, molecule-size particles found in some popular food brands, are on the rise over fears that they may cause health issues. Read More:Tiny Nanoparticles in Food Bringing Big Health Concerns |
