U.S. House Democrats on May 17 unveiled a bill to provide $28 million to the Food and Drug Administration to help respond to a nationwide shortage of infant formula.
FDA Takes New Steps Regarding Evaluating Public Health Importance of Additional Food Allergens
Allergens, Allergic Reactions, Allergies, Draft Guidance, Eggs, FDA, Fish, Food, Food Allergies, Food Allergies, Food Safety, immunoglobulin E antibody (IgE)-mediated, immunoglobulin E antibody (IgE)-mediated, Nuts, Seafood, United StatesThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a draft guidance that, when finalized, will outline the agency’s approach to evaluating the public health importance of food allergens that are not one of the major nine food allergens identified by law in the United States (non-listed food allergens).
Pfizer Chief Predicts Pandemic’s End while Surgeon General Warns of Tough Days Ahead
BNT162b2 (Pfizer and BioNTech), Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, COVID-19 Studies, COVID-19 Vaccines, Fish, Gene Variant, Pfizer, Smell, Surgeon general, Symptoms: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), U.S. Supreme CourtSpeaking with French newspaper Le Figaro, Pfizer Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said he believes the world will “return to normal life” sometime during the spring of 2022.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on December 23 it is investigating two separate listeria outbreaks linked to packaged salads produced by Dole and Fresh Express.
AREA 23 and Hip Hop Public Health Launch “Lil Sugar,” Exposing the Many Hidden Forms of Sugar in Food Products
Campaign Launches, Campaigns, Children, Data, Food, Health Education, Healthcare Communications Agencies, Healthcare Communications Networks, Marketing & Advertising, Nonprofit, Obesity, Sugar, Type 2 DiabetesAREA 23 (an IPG Health company) launched the multi-platform campaign “Lil Sugar” in collaboration with global non-profit organization Hip Hop Public Health to raise awareness about the hidden sugars in many foods.
U.S. congressional investigators found “dangerous levels of toxic heavy metals” in certain baby foods that could cause neurological damage, a House Oversight subcommittee said in a report.
Sociétés des Produits Nestlé, a part of Nestlé Health Science, acquired the outstanding shares of California-based Aimmune for $2.6 billion in cash following years of increasing its financial position in the food allergy-focused company.
Further coronavirus heart impact discovered; new clues to why women fare better than men
Coronavirus, Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), Cytokines, Food Additives, Gender Differences, Heart Disease, Heart Muscle Cells, Heart tissue, Immune Response, Men, Physics of Fluid, R&D, T-Cells, WomenA roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus.
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a $3.2 billion budget proposal for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that will boost the regulatory agency’s abilities to approve new medicines and medical devices, as well as protect the nation’s food supplies.
Older adults who cut back on the amount of vegetable protein in their diets may be more likely to experience age-related health problems than their peers who increase the amount of plant protein they eat, a Spanish study suggests.