Food and Drug Administration News

Three Gulf Coast senators introduced legislation Thursday that would bar the Food and Drug Administration from using federal money to enforce a ban on the sale of raw, untreated oysters during warm-weather months.

Congressman Allen Boyd today introduced the Gulf Oyster Protection Act of 2009 in the House of Representatives, legislation that would prohibit the Food and Drug Administration from using federal funds to implement any regulations that would inhibit oyster harvesting in the Gulf Coast during the months of May to November.

Worried about swine flu ? You can buy healing gels that "create a barrier between you and the potentially deadly virus now spreading across the globe." Or "ionic silver" that kills every known pathogen, germ, bacteria, virus or fungus within six minutes.

The Gloucester Pharmaceuticals drug Istodax has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat cutaneous T-cell lymphoma in people who have tried at least one prior systemic therapy, the drug's manufacturer said in a news release.

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment clinically proven for treatment of depression .

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella.

The Legions Place office building was ordered on lockdown Friday afternoon as officers began a floor-by-floor evacuation.

Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Friday it will pay $296 million to settle a Department of Justice investigation into the company's Guidant unit.

At the height of the nationwide salmonella outbreak nearly a year ago, FBI agents raided two peanut plants and carried away boxes of evidence.

Laser labeling of fruit and vegetables is a new, patented technology in which a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam is used to label, or "etch" information on produce, thereby eliminating the need for common sticker-type labels.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers that Stiff Nights, a product marketed as a dietary supplement for sexual enhancement, contains an ingredient that can dangerously lower blood pressure and is illegal.

A federal judge ruled Thursday that tobacco companies hoping to block new restrictions on their marketing have little chance of succeeding.

Priority Review designation is given to drugs that offer major advances in treatment, or provide a treatment where no adequate therapy exists, and accelerates the target review timing from ten to six months.

GenVec, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to TNFerade for the treatment of pancreatic cancer.

But if you want a prescription that won't empty your wallet, while still keeping you well, you might start asking your doctor about drugs you don't see on TV.

Kellogg says it will pull immunity claims from its Rice Krispies and Cocoa Krispies cereal boxes amid the public's growing concern about swine flu.

November 3, 2009 As part of its ongoing cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration , Bodybuilding.com, LLC announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide and international recall of all lots and expiration dates of 65 dietary supplement products described on the attached list, that were sold through the Company's website, ...

The Food and Drug Administration is launching a program to try and prevent millions of accidental drug overdoses that occur each year due to medication errors, misuse and other problems.

Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks says some fish being imported into Alabama have tested positive for a banned substance.

A consumer advocacy group's analysis of canned goods has found measurable levels of the chemical additive bisphenol A across a range of foods, including some labeled 'BPA free'. Children eating multiple servings of some of the tested food would get doses of BPA "near levels of that have caused adverse effects in several animal studies," according ...