Pregnant Women Face Tough Choices About Medication Use Due to Lack of Safety Data − Here’s Why Medical Research Cuts Will Make It Worse

Pregnant Women Face Tough Choices About Medication Use Due to Lack of Safety Data − Here’s Why Medical Research Cuts Will Make It Worse

By: Almut Winterstein , Sonja Rasmussen | theconversation.com A panel convened in July 2025 by the Food and Drug Administration sparked controversy by casting doubt about the safety of commonly used antidepressants during pregnancy. But it also raised the broader issue of how little is known about the safety of many medications used in pregnancy, considering […]

FDA and Retailers Initiate Cheese Recalls Amid Potential Listeria Contamination

FDA and Retailers Initiate Cheese Recalls Amid Potential Listeria Contamination

By: Staff Writer August 19, 2025 — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in coordination with multiple cheese producers and retailers, has launched a series of recalls involving various cheese products following concerns of possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The preventive measures, though precautionary, reflect serious attention to food safety. Wegmans Food Markets: Multi-State Recall […]

FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history

FDA bans Red 3 dye from food and drugs – a scientist explains the artificial color’s health risks and long history

By: Lorne J. Hofseth |Editorial credit: Scott Habermann / Shutterstock.com Red 3 – also called FD&C Red No. 3, erythrosine or E127 – has been widely used in food, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals since its FDA approval in 1969. You’ve likely encountered Red 3 before. It’s a common additive to many candies, beverages, baked goods, cereals, maraschino […]

Health Groups File Second Lawsuit Against the US FDA

Health Groups File Second Lawsuit Against the US FDA

Editorial credit: Tada Images / Shutterstock.com While the Biden Administration Delays the Rule on Menthol, Death Toll Rises Daily WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 2, 2024 – The African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC), Action on Smoking and Health (ASH), and the National Medical Association (NMA), represented by Christopher Leung of Leung Law PLLC, have filed […]