He covers federal public health agencies. The head of the Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly claimed in recent interviews that no scientists have been laid off at his agency, but one of ...

The US Food and Drug Administration plans to work with industry to remove petroleum-based food dyes from the US food supply by the end of next year. Specifically, the agency is targeting the most ...

Food and Drug Administration officials have told some scientists and inspections staff that their layoffs will be reversed, after the job cuts led to disruptions in drug and food safety work.

Last week, the Food and Drug Administration announced long-awaited bans on certain food dyes and added new warnings about sugar in processed foods. Public health advocates cheered. Parents ...

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.

the total number of food recalls issued by the Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture grew 15% between 2020 and 2024. Experts suggest this could be due to a variety of ...

On April 22, the Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced measures designed to phase out all remaining petroleum-based synthetic dyes from the ...