Food and Drug Administration

Are better-for-you foods good enough?

Susan Pitman November 18, 2010

Fifty-percent less saturated fat. Lower sodium. One-third fewer calories. Gluten-free. Low carbs. No sugar.

FDA releases nutritional-labeling guidelines

Jaimy Lee August 25, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration released guidelines this week to help restaurants comply with a new requirement that says companies must provide nutritional labeling on menus.

GolinHarris supports egg group during recall

Jaimy Lee August 19, 2010

ATLANTA: United Egg Producers, a trade group representing egg farmers, is working with AOR GolinHarris to handle the recall of 380 million eggs in the US due to a salmonella outbreak.

Report recommends FDA standard for salt

Jaimy Lee April 20, 2010

The latest piece of news regarding the battle over sodium comes from the Institute of Medicine, which said April 20 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) should set federal standards for salt usage in food products.

FDA warns food manufacturers about health claims

Jaimy Lee March 04, 2010

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued another round of letters to industry, warning food manufacturers such as Nestle and Dreyer's about misleading labels on packaging.

Allergan files lawsuit against government ban on off-label drug marketing

Jaimy Lee October 06, 2009

Allergan, maker of Botox, said it filed a free speech lawsuit against the Food and Drug Administration and Justice Department, charging that off-label marketing...

FDA releases strategic plan for risk communication

Jaimy Lee October 01, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a strategic plan for risk communication, one step of a process to better communicate with healthcare professionals,...

FDA to hold public hearing about Web, social media

Jaimy Lee September 24, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has scheduleda public hearing to discuss the use of the Web and social media when promoting FDA-regulated medical...

FDA's drug division launches Twitter feed

Jaimy Lee September 15, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a Twitter feed specific to drug and regulatory news as part of its communications and outreach...

FDA launches transparency task force

Jaimy Lee June 04, 2009

On June 2, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said that it is creating a task force to develop ways for the federal agency...

FDA issues draft guidance for drug and device promotions

Jaimy Lee May 27, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted a draft guidance to its Web site on May 26 for how the industry should provide risk information when promoting drugs and devices, partly because industry asked the agency to provide guidelines.

J&J pulls Ultram ER video after FDA letter

Jaimy Lee May 20, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent Johnson & Johnson a letter to warn the drug maker about an online video for its...

Hospira to raise awareness about biogenerics

Jaimy Lee May 06, 2009

One of the many big health issues on the table this year is generic biologics.

Hospira, a pharmaceutical company which develops generic injectable drugs,...