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Food and Drug Administration

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Sushi Alert: Spicy Tuna Rolls Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

    Dubbed the pink slime of the sea, nearly 59,000 pounds of yellowfin tuna have been recalled after a salmonella outbreak. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak has been reported in 20 states and 12 people have been hospitalized. The product is called Nakaochi Scra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2012

    Arsenic, Prozac Banned Antiobiotics Found in Chicken

    What's in that delicious chicken wing you're gnawing? Chicken, you say? Yes, but among the herbs and spices might also be arsenic, Prozac, caffeine, Tylenol, Benadryl and banned antibiotics like Cipro, according to Mother Nature Network. Two new studies conducted by scientists at Johns Hopkins' Bl ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 2, 2012

    Fight Against BPA in Food Packaging Takes a Hit

    The fight to get bisphenol A (BPA) out of our kitchens took a hit on Friday, when the Food and Drug Administration declined to ban the controversial chemical from food packaging. The FDA rejected a petition from the environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), but also said it will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 14, 2012

    Quorn: The Questionable Joys of Faux Meat

    Fake chicken products were the subject of a piece by Mark Bittman in this past Sunday's New York Times, in which he described one faux meat, known by the brand name, Quorn, as "pretty appealing in some instances." While the name Quorn conjures up images of the charming English village for which it's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2012

    Coca-Cola, Pepsi Will Modify Recipe to Use Less Cancerous Caramel Coloring

    As if you need another reason to scale back on all that soda pop: NPR and Reuters report that Coca-Cola and Pepsi will change their recipe slightly to reduce the amount of 4-methylimidazole (4-MI), a chemical that, in high very doses, has been known to cause cancer in animals. In sodas, it's used t ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 1, 2012

    To Our Health

    As if you need another reason to scale back on all that soda pop: NPR and Reuters report that Coca-Cola and Pepsi will change their recipe slightly to reduce the amount of 4-methylimidazole (4-MI), a chemical that, in high very doses, has been known to cause cancer in animals. In sodas, it's used t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    FDA to Investigate Safety of Caffeine Inhaler AeroShot Pure Energy

    T. NguyenAeroShot Pure Energy​AeroShot Pure Energy -- a small canister that delivers a "shot" of inhalable, powdered caffeine with just a puff or two -- landed on the market in New York and Massachusetts last month without much scrutiny by the Federal and Drug Administration. Until now, anywa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    Arsenic Found in Organic Brown Rice Syrup Baby Formula

    Arsenic is totally bad for you. Even if it doesn't kill you a la the classic "old lace" cocktail, small amounts have been associated with raising the risk for cancer and heart disease. Chronic arsenic ingestion in the young appears to result in dumb children (low IQ and "poor intellectual function") ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2012

    Activists Call for Food Safety Czar's Ouster

    Occupy cornfields! Support is growing for a petition calling for the ouster of Michael Taylor, a senior adviser for the FDA who formerly served as vice president of Monsanto, the controversial agricultural multinational at the forefront of genetically modified foods, the Washington Post reports. Pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2011

    U.S. Still a Dumping Ground for Crappy Honey, Study Finds

    Flickr/Joelk75​ They're calling it "honey laundering." More than three-fourths of the honey sold in U.S. grocery stores is filtered to the point where it contains no pollen -- which would make it flunk the quality standards set by most of the world's food safety agencies, according to testing ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2011

    Something's Fishy on Your Fish Plate

    Guzzle & NoshSea bass at a fish market.​Maybe the latest crime show spinoff ought to be CSI: Seafood. More than one-fifth of the nearly 200 pieces of seafood bought at retail stores and restaurants in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut weren't what they claimed to be, according to an investi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 24, 2011

    Bagged Salads Recalled Due to Salmonella

    NatalieMaynor/FlickrLettuce toss your salad.​Taylor Farms Retail, a California producer of bagged salads, has issued a voluntary recall of various salad blends over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration announced October 19.

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Listeria Update: 23 Deaths Since September

    clayirving​A listeriosis outbreak first reported last month has now resulted in 23 deaths, making this the deadliest outbreak since 1985, when 52 people died from the Listeria strain contracted via Mexican-style soft cheese. The sad food story began last month when a Colorado produce company i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 19, 2011

    The Corn Syrup Diaries: Why Won't You Love Us, FDA?

    Guzzle & NoshCorn on the cob.​The high fructose corn syrup battle has many fronts: There's the court of public opinion, the court of law and, perhaps most importantly, the "court" of the Food and Drug Administration. Last September, the Corn Refiners Association, petitioned the FDA to let th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    FDA Cracks Down on Lazy Larry Brownies

    ​ The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on Lazy Larry (nee Lazy Cakes), a special brownie marketed as a way to reduce stress and facilitate relaxation. (Lazy Larry bears a startling resemblance to "South Park"'s Towelie, but that's another legal issue.) "Relaxing. It's what we're ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2011

    The Thursday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

    Flickr/dubh​ What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections mid-week. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is free), it's where most of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 25, 2011

    Mexican Papayas Recalled Due to Salmonella

    Flickr/janineomg​ Agromod Produce of McAllen, Texas, is recalling all of its papayas because the tropical fruit may be infected with Salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration announced July 23. The papayas were imported from Mexico and are possibly linked to 97 reported cases of Salmonella ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    Charles B. Hensley, SoCal Inventor of Zicam, Arrested For Allegedly Selling Fake Bird Flu Remedy

    ​The SoCal inventor of zinc-based Zicam cold treatment has been charged with importing and distributing an unapproved treatment for bird flu, the U.S. Attorney's Office in L.A. announced today. Charles B. Hensley was due in federal court downtown today to face the music. (What, the Zicam cash ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Groups Sue FDA Over Antibiotics in Animal Feed

    Flickr/delgaudm​ A coalition of consumer groups filed a federal lawsuit May 20 against the Food and Drug Administration, saying that the use of human antibiotics in farm feed creates dangerous "superbugs," Agence France-Presse reports. The suit alleges that the FDA has known since 1977 that ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 28, 2011

    Ruminations on the Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and Very Large Poultry

    Flickr/delgaudm​ A coalition of consumer groups filed a federal lawsuit May 20 against the Food and Drug Administration, saying that the use of human antibiotics in farm feed creates dangerous "superbugs," Agence France-Presse reports. The suit alleges that the FDA has known since 1977 that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2011

    Ban on Caffeinated Alcoholic Beverages (Like Four Loko -- Last Year) Proposed by Valley State Sen. Alex Padilla

    La vida Loko.​Long after the FDA pressured the makers of Four Loko to make the alcoholic beverage a little less loco, San Fernando Valley state Sen. Alex Padilla is attempting to put the brakes on similar drinks in the Golden State. As part of a flurry of last-minute bills in Sacramento this ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Vicodin, Painkillers To Be Gutted Of The Good Shit; Livers Rejoice, Heidi Montag Weeps

    The FDA doesn't feel Heidi Montag's pain​First Four Loko, now the very pills we were using to numb the pain? This is an outrage of the highest order. The FDA's newest beef is with acetaminophen, or paracetamol, that delightful ingredient most famously found in Vicodin. Apparently the feds don ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 7, 2011

    Four Loko To Be Turned into Ethanol: From Fueling Frat Parties to Fueling Your Car

    Flickr/Darby RoseFour loco, etc.​ You may remember the relative chaos over Four Loko, the energy drink that contains up to 12% alcohol, which debuted in US markets in 2005 and provoked a warning letter from the FDA this past November. The FDA called the caffeine and alcohol combination an "un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    Food Safety Bill Passes in House; Heads to Obama for Signature

    After a year in legal limbo and what looked like certain defeat only weeks ago, the House this afternoon passed the Food Safety Modernization Act (a.k.a. S. 510), paving the way for the first overhaul of America's food safety system in seven decades. The vote was 255-144 mostly along party lines (D ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    [Updated] Senate Votes on Sweeping Food Safety Bill

    Flickr/graymalkna farm in Northern California​ Updated: Yesterday evening the Senate passed the Food Safety Bill, otherwise known as the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, or S.510. The bill passed on a 73-25 vote. It now goes to the House, which is widely expected to pass it, and then to Pre ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    Energy-Alcohol Beverage Four Loko Bows To Government Pressure: Don't The Feds Have Better Things To Do?

    Four Loko is making the FDA crazy.​The economy is lower than Andy Dick on hangover day, Congress might let unemployment benefits for two million Americans expire this month, and the country's deficit is at $1.3 trillion. And the feds find time to crack down on ... energy-drink alcoholic bevera ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2010

    Four Loko Can Stay -- If Purged Of Everything That Makes It Delicious

    Houston PressQ: What do you get when you pour out all the good stuff? A: One depressing chance at re-entering society. No thanks.​It seems just yesterday we were making fun of New York City for its lonely state of Four Loko-less-ness, sitting around playing Edward Lokohands like we were untouc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 15, 2010

    Get Your Stem-Cell Treatement Started Right Here In L.A: Korean Company RNL Opens Outpost In K-Town

    udayton.eduFile photo of a woman probably not working with stem cells.​A South Korean company that offers to send clients overseas for controversial stem-cell treatments has opened an outpost in L.A.'s Koreantown -- the first such office in the area, the Los Angeles Business Journal reports. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    'F You' To Smokers: Embarrassing New Warning Labels To Be Stamped On All Cigarette Cartons -- And L.A. City Council Wants To Ban Smoking In Public

    U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationQuit smoking, and you could be as happy as this guy​Just like sex offenders, cigarette smokers are being pushed out of Los Angeles one ordinance at a time. Following a new U.S. Food and Drug Administration mandate for graphic warning labels on cigarette carton ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2010

    Raw Means War: FDA Raids Venice Beach Raw Food Co-Op

    Venice Beach is famous for many things, among them glistening meatheads pumping iron at Muscle Beach, hippies parked on grassy dunes exhaling plumes of herbal smoke, and throngs of European tourists snapping photos of both. Now we can add news of an FDA raid of Venice-based Rawsome Foods, a raw-fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2010

    The Sweetener Perhaps Soon to be Formerly Known As High-Fructose Corn Syrup

    Steven Vance/FlickrCorn Syrup for sale.​ According to a September 14th New York Times Well piece, the Corn Refiners Association, the representative of firms manufacturing high-fructose corn syrup, is trying to get the FDA to start referring to the ingredient as "corn sugar." The FDA has six mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    FDA Cracks Down on Green Tea Claims

    Flickr/KankoThe real stuff. ​ Seems "green tea-adjacent" doesn't really count. The Food and Drug Administration has told the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea to stop making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavored beverages, the Associated Press reports. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2010

    FDA May Approve First Genetically Modified Animal

    Flickr user woodleywonderworksWould you eat this salmon if it were genetically altered?​ The Washington Post is reporting that the FDA may be getting ready to approve the first genetically modified animal for human consumption. The FDA released a briefing document stating that the food from A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2010

    Chew: A Comic Book Series for Geeks and Gastronomes

    CHEW​Psychic eating powers, bird flu-related conspiracies, and ass-kicking FDA agents more or less round out the major plot points in Chew, the latest full color comic book venture from writer John Layman (Puffed, Army of Darkness/Xena: Why Not?) and artist Rob Guillory. In July, Chew, which c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 23, 2010

    Egg Watch Continues: More Recalls, New Safety Rules

    Flickr user Muy YumPoached egg from Bottega Louie​ Our egg problem is still going strong. MSNBC is reporting that over a half-billion eggs have been recalled, and even more could be on the horizon. Meanwhile, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that new egg safety rules were only recently pu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2010

    Froot Loops, Other Kellogg Cereals Recalled

    Flickr/ZanastardustConsumers have complained of a waxy, metallic or soapy odor and taste. ​ Do not open that box of Apple Jacks. According to a report Friday in the Christian Science Monitor, Kellogg Co. is recalling the apple-cinnamon-flavored cereal along with Fruit Loops, Corn Pops and Hone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 15, 2010

    Fresh Express Recalls Salad Because Of Possible E. Coli Contamination

    ​Salad production company Fresh Express recalled nearly twenty varieties of Romaine lettuce-based salad products Wednesday over fears of E. coli contamination. The salad mixes were sold throughout California and have a "use-by" dates of July 8-12 with a "S" in the product code. According to t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2010

    Airplane Food Is Grosser Than You Thought

    Flickr/Mr. MysteryDoes this meal have an unsavory history?​ While airlines debate whether or not to serve peanuts to potentially allergic passengers, they apparently haven't been paying attention to what's being served up from their caterers. USA Today reports that many meals served by major a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    FDA Plans to Legally Limit Your Salt Intake

    Morton Salt​ According to today's report in The Washington Post, the FDA is planning an "unprecedented" effort to limit the salt consumption of Americans. The idea is that putting legal limits on the amount of salt allowed in food would significantly lower the number of deaths from heart dise ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 20, 2010

    Father-Daughter Team Charged For Allegedly Selling Fake Viagra

    ​A father-daughter duo from Orange County has been charged on suspicion of selling a "misbranded" drug that contains an untested chemical analog of a key ingredient in Viagra. The pills, called Vitalex and sourced from compounds made in China, were allegedly marketed as "all-natural" sexual en ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Today's Newspaper Food Stories

    SapphireBlue22stack of newspapers​What's the country reading today food-wise? Here's a roundup of some of the food-related stories from other newspapers, many of which print their food sections on Wednesday. And remember, even if you don't actually buy papers these days (or not; this paper is ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Small Farms Exempt from New Egg Safety Regulations

    Ah, government bureaucracy. Since the discovery in the mid-1980s that table eggs contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella Enteritidis were making thousands of people sick, food regulators and lawmakers have been quibbling over how to address the problem. On July 9, they finally did something about ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2009

    Mercury Rising: Yet Another Reason to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup

    Even if you're not a Stephen King fan, you've got to admit that cornfields are creepy. Crop circles. Kevin Costner wandering between the rows with a baseball bat. But unless you fled an Iowa childhood, it's not the corn itself that's the problem, but what it's processed into. High fructose corn syru ... More >>

  • News

    September 27, 2007

    The God of Sperm

    In an industry veiled in secrecy, a powerful L.A. sperm peddler shapes the nation’s rules on disease, genetics — and accidental incest

  • News

    October 13, 2005

    The Torn Condom

    Thin hopes for a Plan B pill

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    December 2, 2004

    We Have Ways of Making You Not Talk

    Song of the Whistleblower

  • News

    August 28, 2003

    Under My Tongue

    The new face of the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine — safer, easier and FDA-approved

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    August 19, 1999

    Ecstasy-in-a-Can

    The new face of the anti-addiction drug buprenorphine — safer, easier and FDA-approved

  • News

    August 20, 1998

    Viagra to your door via the Internet

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