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How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food
U.S. health officials are pushing to get artificial colors out of the nation's food supply. Sensient Technologies Corp. is ...
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 ...
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Trump administration to announce plan to remove artificial food dyes from US food supply
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary will share more about the ...
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Capricor Therapeutics forges ahead with FDA on Duchenne drug, despite political tumult
While there have been reports from drugmakers about possible interruptions with FDA matters due to staff layoffs, one company ...
In one of his first acts, RFK Jr. goes after food dyes
That’s about to change. By order of Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Martin Makary and U.S. Health and Human ...
Tough to swallow: The Trump administration’s approach to food safety keeps getting worse
Those who backed the Republican ticket may not have realized they were voting to scale back food-safety safeguards, but ...
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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about tariffs increasing U.S. drug costs, Trump cuts on drug safety, and more
Analysis found 25% tariff on pharmaceutical imports would hike U.S. drug costs by nearly $51 billion annually, boosting ...
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The FDA is phasing out synthetic food dyes—here’s what it means for your family’s health
The FDA and HHS announce a historic plan to phase out Synthetic Food Dyes, marking a major win for children's health and food ...
Green Minecraft 'Creeper Milk' is made with 'petroleum-based synthetic dyes' that even the Trump administration wants to ban
A Minecraft Movie has proven an enormous success, thanks in no small part to an all-out marketing blitz that's seen the game ...
FDA planning for fewer food and drug inspections due to layoffs, officials say
Around 170 staff were cut from the FDA's Office of Inspections and Investigations this week as part of wider cuts at U.S.
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FDA says it will phase out petroleum-based food dyes, authorize four natural color additives
The US Food and Drug Administration plans to phase out the use of petroleum-based synthetic dyes in the US food supply due to health concerns, Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced Tuesday.
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FDA stops short of synthetic food dye ban, calls on industry to stop use
The Food and Drug Administration is asking the food industry to stop using synthetic food dyes, in a bid to fulfill one of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s goals to swap ...