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FDA Tells Startup That Their Vegan Mayo Can't Be Labelled Mayonnaise
Hampton Creek Foods Inc., a San Francisco based food startup, has been slapped with a warning letter from the US Food and Drug Administration which says the company cannot call their vegan 'eggless' mayonnaise, "Just Mayo." Oxycodone FDA: OxyContin Opiate Painkiller Approved For Kids In Severe Pain Between 11 And 16
The latest approval made by the Food and Drug Administration has risen more than a few eyebrows all over the country, as oxycodone's FDA was announced last week, something that has alarmed many as there's few information on the compound, except for the fact that it's a derivate from the opium poppy plant, the same one where heroin stems from. Hospira Infusion Pump: FDA Calls Symbiq Cybersecurity Risk, Asks Hospitals To Halt Use
In the first Food and Drug Administration warning to medical staff over cybersecurity risks in history, the FDA has found that the Hospira infusion pump is liable to hacker attacks and it's currently asking medical experts and hospitals all over the country to stop using this. FDA Proposes Added Sugar Guide On Food Labels, Sugar Industry Reacts
The FDA has reacted in its proposal to include a percentage daily value (DV) of added sugars on the Nutrition Facts Panel and the sugar industry is not happy about it. Weight Loss Balloon: FDA Approves Balloon Device For Obesity Epidemic – This Is How Non-Surgical Method Works
As the obesity epidemic becomes a growing health concern all over the world and particularly in countries such as the United States, the Food and Drug Administration analyzes more and more new methods to shed pounds as citizens strive for healthier bodies - and the most recent treatment of the kind of a weight loss balloon. FDA Bans Cilantro From Puebla, Mexico
FDA will not allow fresh cilantro that are grown from Pueblo, Mexico to enter the US. The Food and Drug Administration is banning some of the fresh cilantro imported from Pueblo, Mexico, after health officials linked the herb to intestinal illnesses or known as Cyclosporiasis in the United States. Theranos 2015: FDA Approves New Blood Test For Elizabeth Holmes’ Company – What’s Next For Controversial Theranos?
After having secretly worked on their blood test technology for over a decade, Theranos' 2015 has exploded over the past few weeks, as the controversial company led by Elizabeth Holmes has reached its second landmark with the United States Food and Drug Administration, as they move forward in the ultimate goal of creating cheaper and more easily accessible blood tests. Whole Foods Sued Over False Advertising Of Sugar In Goods
Just weeks after getting called out for overcharging customers for prepackaged food items, Whole Foods is in trouble again for allegedly mislabeling baked goods. A class action suit filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri in April by plaintiff Lois Bryant alleges that the high end grocer has been misleading customers into thinking their products are healthier or "more natural" by using the term "evaporated cane juice"-or ECJ-instead of just writing sugar. FDA Painkillers Regulations: NSAIDs Like Ibuprofen Risk Stroke And Heart Attack – Label Change Advised
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs such as Celebrex, Advil, Aleve and Motrin IB have long had warnings on their labels about them possibly increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes, but after follow-up studies from the Food and Drug Administration, the latest FDA painkillers regulations state that this is not a possibility but rather a fact. FDA Finds Most of Herbal Supplements Sold At GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, Target Don’t Contain Herbs At All!
Find out what they’re really putting in these supplements. Store brand herbal supplements have been found to contain odd ingredients. This recent finding prompted the New York State Attorney General's Office to demand GNC, Walmart, Walgreens, and Target to pull out their store brand herbal supplements from their stores. Theranos Test Herpes: FDA Approves Elizabeth Holmes Blood Test For Herpes Costing $9!
The newest trend in medicine seems to be the creation of very cheap blood testing to find out more about the body, illnesses and infections, and the Theranos test for herpes follows this new trend, as the multimillion-dollar startup gets its official approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Conspiracy Theories Increase After FDA Announced Mandatory Removal of Artificial Trans Fat in Manufactured Food
After the FDA annouced that they will not allow manufacturers to used artificial trans fat after three years, the proposal seems to be getting an increase of conspiracy theories from the feds. FDA Trans Fat Ban: Within 3 Years, Hydrogenated Oils Must Disappear From U.S. Food Products, Obama Delivers Promise
The Barack Obama Administration, and particularly First Lady Michelle, has championed a balanced diet and an exercise-filled lifestyle since the very first term, having often said to be looking for an FDA trans fat ban in the midst of the obesity epidemic rampaging the country - and now, the United States is one step closer to this goal. Promising New Drug To Lower Cholesterol Comes With A Huge Price
The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) announced a new drug on June 9 that would lower the body's bad cholesterol. According to Fox News, the officials are still however questioning who could take it in and they are still torn on just approving it from the data that is available as of now.
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