CBP: Chocolate confiscated at Buffalo, N.Y., entry point contained magic mushrooms
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said Friday that Port of Buffalo CBP officers found multiple commercial shipments of psilocybin in chocolate bricks in the previous…
Contradicting health experts, Fla. health chief advises seniors to avoid mRNA COVID-19 boosters
Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo issued medical guidance this week advising the state's senior citizens to avoid getting COVID-19 boosters due to what he called…
Voluntary recall of apple juice with high levels of arsenic expands
A voluntary product recall involving high levels of arsenic detected in apple juice was expanded Friday in grocery stores across the United States. File Photo…
More than 9,500 cases of apple juice sold at Walmart recalled
Apple juice sold in Walmart stores east of the Mississippi River has been recalled because it contains inorganic arsenic, according to the FDA. EPA-EFE/MICHAEL REYNOLDS…
CBP, FDA agents confiscate $1.08M worth of illegal vaping pens from China
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said on Tuesday that its agents in Chicago seized 53,700 electronic nicotine delivery systems, or vaping pens, from China worth…
Colorado e-cigarette maker ordered to stop selling unauthorized vaping products
A Colorado e-cigarette maker has been ordered to stop selling unauthorized vaping products that pose “a serious public health threat, particularly to youth,” the U.S.…
Louisiana governor signs bill classifying abortion pills as controlled substances
Louisiana on Friday became the first state to classify the drugs misoprostol and mifepristone as controlled substances, making possession of them without a prescription punishable…
Voluntary recall issued in 5 southern states for Hormel-owned Planters peanut products
According to the federal Food and Drug Administration, Minnesota-based Hormel Foods Sales on Friday issued a voluntary recall on two Planters peanut products that are…
Federal authorities seize more than $700K in illegal e-cigarette products in California
E-cigarettes sold in a grocery store in downtown Beijing, China in 2019. On Tuesday, the FDA said the U.S. seized illegal e-cigaratte products valued over…
FDA urges Congress to pass bill mandating food manufacturers test for lead
Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Robert Califf looks on during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on May 4, 2023.…
Possibility of salmonella contamination triggers Trader Joe’s cashews recall
March 18 (UPI) -- Wenders LLC on Monday recalled four lots of Trader Joe's Nuts due to potential salmonella contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug…
First over-the-counter birth control pill in U.S. now available
A pedestrian walks by a Planned Parenthood location in New York City in March 2017. On Monday, it was announced that the first-ever over-the-counter birth…
Researchers say pig experiment shows promise for humans with liver disease
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have announced they have successfully used a pig liver to circulate blood outside the human body. Photo by Wikicommons…
FDA approves plan for Florida to import lower-cost Canadian drugs
The Food and Drug Administration has authorized a pathway for Florida to import medicine from Canada. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo Jan.…
FDA issues warning to pet companies for selling unapproved antibiotics
Chewy Inc. was among nine pet companies the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued warning letters to Thursday for selling unapproved animal antibiotics. The animal…
19 awarded with nation’s highest honors for scientific, technological advances
1 of 5 | President Joe Biden speaks during a ceremony recognizing recipients of the National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology…
Justice Department charges Arizona company, says its animal drugs not approved
Aug. 30 (UPI) -- The Justice Department filed a complaint Wednesday against Arizona-based AniCell Biotech LLC for allegedly selling unapproved animal drugs. "The United States…
Appeals court limits access to mifepristone as abortion pill remains on market
A federal appeals court has upheld parts of the Food and Drug Administration’s decades-old approval of the abortion pill, mifepristone, in a divided ruling that…
Gay, bisexual men now can donate blood under revised American Red Cross rules
Manufacturing Tech Keith Neumann inspects a packet of blood at the Red Cross blood donation center in St. Louis in 2022. The American Red Cross…
Newly approved RSV drug for infants provides all-season protection with 1 shot
Premature infants are at the highest risk for respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. A new drug approved Monday promises to prevent the disease much more…