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Faulty glucose monitors linked to 7 deaths and more than 700 injuries, FDA warns

Tuesday, December 9 by AP

The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stop using certain types of glucose monitor sensors after the company that makes them, Abbott Diabetes Care, said the devices were... Read More.

Walmart recalls Great Value shrimp sold in Oklahoma after FDA warns of risk of radioactive contamination

Wednesday, August 20 by CBS News

Walmart said it is recalling some frozen shrimp after the Food and Drug Administration warned that the seafood items, sold under the Great Value label, are at risk of radioactive contamination and shouldn't be consumed.Oklahoma is one of 13 states listed on the RECALL.The frozen shrimp were imported from Indonesian company PT.... Read More.

FDA Expands Approval for Antidepressant Nasal Spray

Tuesday, February 4 by News 6

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently expanded approval for Spravato, an antidepressant nasal spray used to treat depression.Parkside Psychiatric Hospital has a Spravato outpatient clinic on-site and has seen more than 20 patients each week with positive results.It was initially approved in 2019 to treat resistant depression.FDA ApprovalSpravato is a nasal... Read More.

FDA Bans Use of Red No. 3 Dye in Food, Drinks

Tuesday, January 21 by ABC News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is moving to ban the use of Red No. 3 dye in food products.The agency said Wednesday it is amending its color additive regulations to no longer allow the use of Red No. 3 in food and... Read More.

FDA to Cut Nicotine From Cigarettes, in Plan First Floated Under Trump

Friday, January 17 by Ponca City Now

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is moving to cut out addictive nicotine from cigarettes, according to a long-awaited proposed regulation released Wednesday.The rule aims to force the nearly 12% of Americans still using combustible tobacco products to switch to less dangerous alternatives, like vaping electronic cigarettes or using nicotine lozenges, or quit... Read More.