FDA head calls on Congress to pass mandatory testing for lead in food
The FDA commissioner urged Congress on Thursday to pass legislation mandating that food manufacturers test for lead in products imported to the United States.
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The FDA commissioner urged Congress on Thursday to pass legislation mandating that food manufacturers test for lead in products imported to the United States.
The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Robert Califf, stressed that there’s no reason for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DE...
A test to gauge if it's safe to prescribe a patient an addictive opioid may have been approved too soon by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
The government still blames the private sector despite its own role in creating, exacerbating, and prolonging the shortage.
In a letter to the agency, a group of experts called on the commissioner to revoke its approval, saying the test doesn't work.