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F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs
After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and ...
Is the U.S. banning artificial food dyes? Here is what to know.
U.S. health agencies announced that the food industry will begin "phasing out" eight artificial food dyes in the coming years ...
FDA head falsely claims no scientists laid off, as agency shutters food safety labs
The head of the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly claimed in recent interviews that no scientists have been laid ...
Gilead posts profit, says HIV prevention drug on track for mid-June
Gilead Sciences on Thursday reported a first-quarter profit, but revenue was flat, as higher sales of drugs for HIV and liver ...
US Justice Department unit for drug and food safety cases being disbanded
A Justice Department unit that handles criminal and civil enforcement of U.S. food and drug safety laws is being disbanded as ...
FDA stops short of synthetic food dye ban, calls on industry to stop use
The FDA's move stops short of the outright ban that had been floated for in Kennedy's "Make America Healthy Again" platform ...
Food dyes to be phased out by Trump administration in latest round of bans
HHS and FDA announced a ban of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the nation’s food supply on Tuesday with Secretary Kennedy ...
U.S. FDA Approves China-Produced Cancer Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week granted permission for the use of a new cancer drug from China despite ...
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary on RFK Jr.’s push to ban food dyes
ABC News’ Juju Chang speaks with Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary on the FDA’s plan to remove ...
Trump administration to announce plan to remove artificial food dyes from US food supply
The Trump administration plans to take action to remove artificial food dyes from the nation’s food supply, according to a ...
Kennedy wants to ban some food dyes. Are they actually bad for you?
The Department of Health and Human Services announced this week that it would work to remove some artificial dyes from the ...
No More Food Dye in Froot Loops? Not So Fast.
Companies make packaged food without synthetic dyes in other countries. But despite pressure from Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the change isn’t likely to happen quickly in the United States.