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  The FDA heard recommendations from industry, academia and consumer groups on Front-of-Package Labeling (FOPL) at a recent public meeting hosted by the Reagan-Udall Foundation. Read more

Public health agencies like FDA are struggling with credibility issues and are focused on combating “misinformation.” Meanwhile, nutrition science is constantly evolving, and interpretation of new studies often leads to confusion.  Read more

Front of package nutrition labeling intended to help consumers select healthier foods and beverages by potentially calling out the amount of added sugar and other nutrients of interest could unintentionally expose children to higher levels of non-…

Today, to mark the 15th anniversary of the FDA foreign offices, the FDA published an interview with Susan Winckler, who was FDA chief of staff when the first office was opened in Beijing on November 19, 2008.  Read more

A key focus for new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director Monica Bertagnolli is spearheading innovative way to get more patients into in clinical trials to improve evidence generation, she said in recent remarks, including by getting providers…

On Aug. 14, 2023, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) Commissioner Robert Califf provided an update on changes to the Agency’s dietary supplement program, under the proposed human foods program redesign.  Read more

The Reagan-Udall Foundation asserts in a new report that the current post-market evidence generation system is expensive and time-consuming, with an urgent need for substantial changes. Read more

As the FDA seeks to bring a greater focus to improving post-market evidence generation, a new report from the Reagan-Udall Foundation offers some potential solutions to the system it says is too costly and complicated. Read more

The notorious contamination of infant formula over the winter of 2021-22 was a scandal not only for Abbot Nutrition, the product’s manufacturer, but for the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which dawdled for five months before taking action…

On November 13, 2023, the Alliance for a Stronger FDA hosted a webinar with James "Jim" Jones, the recently appointed Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), during which he discussed his…