RFK Jr. Wants to Close a Controversial FDA Loophole in Food Additive Regulation
The FDA’s GRAS rule lets companies decide if food additives are safe—without agency oversight. RFK Jr. now aims to close this ...
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Hims & Hers stock tumbles as the FDA issues a warning about 'unapproved' weight loss drugs
Hims stock took a hit just a day after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated a page on its website outlining its concerns with the use of what it calls “unapproved GLP-1 drugs.” ...
RFK Jr. wants to eliminate FDA’s controversial food additive program. Here’s why that matters
It’s time to revamp the FDA’s “generally recognized as safe,” or GRAS, program that allows companies to add untested ...
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Scientist’s Study Led FDA to Ban Red No. 3 Food Dye. Yet He Says It Is Safe
Joseph Borzelleca published a study on the food coloring Red No. 3. The FDA cited his work when banning the additive in ...
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FDA warns California company about selling injectable CBD
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week sent a warning letter to a California manufacturer that has been marketing an injectable hemp CBD product to medical patients.
FDA voices ‘concerns’ with unapproved GLP-1 drugs used for weight loss
FDA is aware that some patients and health care professionals may look to unapproved versions of GLP-1 – glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists – drugs, including semaglutide and tirzepatide, as an ...
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RFK Jr. Wants to Close a Controversial FDA Loophole in Food Additive Regulation
In 2024, the FDA determined that tara flour "in human food does not meet the GRAS standard and is an unapproved food additive." So what does Kennedy want to do now? “For far too long ...