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lead, FDA and baby food

FDA limits toxic lead in some baby foods

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and dry cereal, part of an effort to cut young kids' exposure to the toxic metal that causes developmental and neurological problems.

CNN on MSN · 16h

FDA disappoints child advocates with its new limit on lead in baby food

For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration has set a limit on the amount of lead that can be in baby foods, but critics say it’s too little, too late.

CBS News · 17h

FDA sets limits on lead in some baby foods

But consumer advocates say the Food and Drug Administration's new guidance on lead limit in baby food doesn't go far enough.

Newsweek on MSN · 16h

FDA Sets New Levels for Toxic Lead in Baby Food

The FDA's new standards for toxic lead target processed baby foods such as jarred fruits, vegetables, yogurts and dry cereals.

FDA, skin tone and pulse oximeter

The Hill · 17h

New FDA guidance aims to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people of color

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far more clinical data to show the devices accurately work across a range of skin

Newsweek on MSN · 18h

FDA Pushes to Improve Blood Oxygen Monitor Accuracy Across Skin Tones

The FDA's draft recommendations for pulse oximeters aims to include clinical studies involving at least 150 participants with diverse skin tones.

CNN on MSN · 16h

FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones

Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now the US Food and Drug Administration is proposing guidance to help make these devices more reliable and less biased.

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Why did FDA issue a recall over Cheese Puffs? Drama explained

Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, was one of the unreported flavor enhancers; according to the FDA, it is "generally recognized ...

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Save the Food and Drug Administration by breaking it up

Snake oil, it turns out, motivated the founding of the FDA. The term “snake oil” arose out of a controversy from the late ...

FDA approves first ever medication for obstructive sleep apnea — here's what that means

Tirzepatide is the active ingredient in Zepbound, the FDA approved prescription medicine for Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

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Cheese Puffs Recall as FDA Issues Risk Warning

The snacks were distributed in the state of New York and have been recalled due to undeclared additives and flavor enhancers.

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FDA’s new guidance on AI in drug development centers the risk introduced by the technology

After nearly a decade of machine learning innovations, the FDA has issued its first draft guidance on the use of AI in drug ...

CORRECTION - OraQuick® HIV Self-Test Now Approved for Use in Adolescents

In a release issued under the same headline on Tuesday, January 7th by (NASDAQ: OSUR), please note that the first sentence of the release (read "OraQuick® HIV Self-Test that will increase access to ...

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Clinical trials underway for new drug that could extend CO dog's lifespan

Clinical trials are underway in Colorado for a new drug that could extend a dog's lifespan. Loyal, a San Francisco based ...

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What Makes A Drug Special?: Understanding PBMs’ Pharmacy Definitions

With multiple stakeholders involved with different interests, the “specialty drug” definition can be a moving target.

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