Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Cloning, Stem Cells Long Mired In Legislative Gridlock

Julie Rovner — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:04:00 +0000

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Judge Denies Administration's Request To Delay Plan-B Ruling

Julie Rovner — Fri, 10 May 2013 19:24:00 +0000

The U.S.

Wrigley: Maybe We Won't Sell Caffeinated Gum After All

Nancy Shute — Thu, 09 May 2013 15:17:00 +0000

Less than two weeks after launching its Alert Energy Caffeine Gum, the Wrigley Company decided that maybe the world wasn't ready for amped-up chewing gum after all.

On April 30, the day after Alert Energy launched, the Food and Drug Administration said it was going to take a "fresh look" at caffeinated foods, particularly their effect on children and teenagers.

Being out front on caffeinated confections evidently wasn't a comfortable place to be.

Yesterday, the Wrigley Co.

Antibiotic-Resistant Bugs Turn Up Again In Turkey Meat

Wed, 01 May 2013 07:19:00 +0000

Consumer groups are stepping up pressure on animal producers and their practice of giving antibiotics to healthy animals to prevent disease. In two new reports, the groups say they're worried that the preventive use of antibiotics is contributing to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which get harder to treat in humans and animals over time.

This week, Consumer Reports released a report looking at bacteria on turkey meat that are resistant to medicines used for humans.

FDA OKs Prescription-Free Plan B Pill for Women 15 and Up

Julie Rovner — Wed, 01 May 2013 00:01:00 +0000

In an effort to find a compromise for a politically fraught issue, the Food and Drug Administration has approved a proposal to make the emergency contraceptive pill Plan B more available to some younger teens without a prescription and to older women by moving the medication out from behind the pharmacy counter.

But the proposal stops short of the full over-the-counter, no-age-restriction order