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Viewpoint: FDA pesticide report should alleviate public fears of chemicals in food, but no one is listening
The International Food Information Council Foundation’s (IFIC) 2018 Food & Health survey identified carcinogens or cancer-causing chemicals in food as ...
Farmer to FDA: Get rid of misleading ‘non-GMO’ and other fad food labels
If you’ve made a grocery run at any point in the last few months, you may have noticed the proliferation ...
Viewpoint: It’s time to replace our fear-based genetic engineering regulations
In the early 1970s a group of scientists -- none involved in agriculture or food -- raised concerns about the ...
As genetic engineering evolves, are non-GMO food labels meaningful?
A group called the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation has petitioned the [FDA] to prohibit use of the term “Non-GMO” on food .... [T]he ...
First ever FDA glyphosate study finds weed killer exposure ‘not concerning for public health’
FDA testing of glyphosate residues in food found no detectable amounts of the herbicide in over half of commodities tested ...
How do you make a lab-grown burger?
In July, [the alternative-meat] movement passed a new milestone: In a packed auditorium in suburban Maryland, the FDA convened the ...
Organic industry pushes back after allegations of deceptive marketing
The Organic Trade Association took out a full page ad in the Wall Street Journal Sept. 12 pushing back against ...
USDA aims to debut ‘bioengineered’ GMO food labels by December 1
The USDA by Dec. 1 is aiming to publish a final rule on labeling food containing genetically engineered ingredients, Greg ...
Beef producers, ‘alt-protein’ makers seek help settling ‘long-simmering dispute’
On [August 23rd], the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a Washington, D.C.-based association that represents the country’s biggest meat producers ...
Seeking a new path for FDA regulation of revolutionary medical treatments
Researchers are developing therapies that could permanently alter a patient’s genes... . The early results are promising. Patients would live ...
Artificial intelligence could manage our health. But can we trust it?
In May, [startup Beta Bionics] received Food and Drug Administration approval to start clinical trials on what it calls a “bionic pancreas ...
Responding to Senator Schumer’s demand for glyphosate data, FDA says it found ‘no pesticide residue violations’
[The recent] media frenzy — and large dose of scientific criticism — over the Environmental Working Group’s glyphosate residues report, ...
Citing food safety concerns, Senator Chuck Schumer demands FDA release glyphosate study
The [FDA] has test results [on the herbicide glyphosate] that’s been popping up in everyday foods like breakfast cereals and ...
Mainstream medicine? US health officials want to ease restrictions on gene therapy experiments
U.S. health officials are eliminating special regulations for gene therapy experiments, saying that what was once exotic science is quickly ...
Viewpoint: Federal regulators should clamp down on ‘misleading’ non-GMO advertising
For a long time, American consumers .... could read a food label or product advertisement and trust that the information ...
Investigational Alzheimer’s drug shows promise
An investigational Alzheimer’s drug significantly slowed patients’ cognitive decline in a large clinical trial, unexpected and unprecedented results that could ...
What we still need to know about ‘alternative’ meats
“Alternative Proteins” are a hot topic right now; the media, business and farmers are looking at the future of these ...
Drugmakers accused of stalling biosimilars: FDA’s Gottlieb calls tactics ‘a toxin’
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb on Wednesday [July 18] accused drug makers who manufacture pricey biologic medicines of ...
FDA releases guidelines to fast-track new generation of fast-acting antidepressants
As companies race to develop fast-acting antidepressants, they are grappling with how to design clinical trials for a type of ...
FDA vs USDA? Federal agencies ready for a turf war, but may partner to regulate lab-grown meat
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said [on July 17th] that the agency is working closely with USDA on early efforts to ...
A view from CRISPRcon: Hope, promise and ‘an unmistakable sense of urgency’
The title of this article is partially borrowed from a fascinating Lightning Presentation delivered by John Doench of Broad Institute ...
Anti-GMO groups draw FDA rebuke over misrepresentation of Golden Rice nutrition
Finally, the FDA weighed in on Golden Rice, with its May 24 announcement approving it for use in the United ...
Making sense of crowdfunding for unapproved stem cell treatments
When FDA approval for a technology or treatment lags behind demand, crowdfunding steps in. Desperate patients or their families launch ...
‘Substantial equivalence’: Are GMOs as safe as other conventional and organic foods?
GMO critics claim that US regulations rely too much on the concept of “substantial equivalence” when evaluating if food is ...
Biohackers navigating a world of wonder and potential peril
A person doesn’t need a deep understanding of gene editing and CRISPR to realize we are in the midst of ...
Making sense of the patchwork US regulatory system for genetically engineered crops and animals
The faster-growing genetically engineered AquaAdvantage Salmon took 20 years of regulatory scrutiny to gain approval, while the non-browning gene-silenced Arctic ...
‘Natural’ label lawsuits: What you need to know
In the United States, when a food label uses the word “natural,” food companies are frequently the target in litigation ...
