Peppers get Better(s)

FDA gives all-clear to domestic peppers, warns about jalapeño and serrano from Mexico.

"...that has caused 1,300 cases of salmonella. However, the FDA is trying to find a second source which supplied..."

Aug. 1, 2008 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Frank 'The Fetus' Strikes Again

Seemingly undaunted by his failure to push through legislation in 2005 that sought to protect pharmacists of conscience from having to fill scrips for emergency contraceptives, Rep. Frank Corte, R-San Antonio, gears up his 2007 this-is-where-life-begins agenda

"...more than three years of wrangling and delays, the FDA on Aug. 24 approved a bid to make Plan..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...6, I testified along with many others at an FDA hearing concerning the neurological effects of "silver" mercury amalgam..."

Sept. 29, 2006 Column

To Your Health

Qualified and unqualified health claims

"...Q. The FDA recently allowed a "qualified health claim" for foods containing..."

May 27, 2005 Column

The Hightower Report

Bush makes a mess of the Food and Drug Administration; and preaches to Russia about the merits of hypocracy – err, democracy

"...it's supposed to oversee. Last fall, Bush and his FDA appointees were embarrassed by news that such widely used..."

March 18, 2005 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Awash in Money; Fighting FrankenFish

"...This time it's the FDA -- the Food and Drug Administration -- that is..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Lowdown

Bush's 'Real, Live Americans'; Nike's 'Freedom to Choose'

"...learned about it and is rightly steamed, however, the FDA belatedly decided to ask the public the obvious question,..."

March 9, 2001 News Column by Jim Hightower

Natural Selection

Responding to market demands and consumer pressure, Whole Foods decides to banish genetically modified ingredients from its store-brand product lines.

"...labeling standards; in the wake of that lawsuit, the FDA -- which, along with the Dept. of Agriculture (USDA)..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Zone. Under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the FDA is looking into whether the (very safe, widely used)..."

May 30, 2025 News Feature

Amarillo Judge’s Ruling Could Lead to Nationwide Ban on Abortion Pills

Supreme Court may be the next step

"...a federal judge in Wash­ing­ton State ruled that the FDA must keep the drug available in Washington, D.C., and..."

April 14, 2023 News Feature by Abe Asher

To Market, to Market

So you want to sell your food product?

"...and health claims. The Food and Drug Administration website (www.fda.gov/food) provides comprehensive information about labeling requirements...."

Aug. 28, 2009 Food Feature by MM Pack

The Hightower Report

Who's joining Bush's war?; and Why import so much food?

"...Well, inspections by the FDA are a cruel joke. Some 9 million shiploads of..."

May 18, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

Circuit City's 'Wage Management' Scam; and Tell FDA What You Think!

"...TELL THE FDA WHAT YOU THINK! Would you like your eggs poached,..."

April 20, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Teeth and Mercury

"...6, I testified along with many others at an FDA hearing concerning the neurological effects of “silver” mercury amalgam..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Postmarks

About AIDS

Drug Ads Foster Dangerous Misconceptions About AIDS

"...Now the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has warned the major manufacturers to change their ads...."

July 6, 2001 Column by Sandy Bartlett

GE Foods: Most Commonly Altered Crops

"...and the Flavr-Savr tomato disappeared from the market. The FDA's checklist for biotech foods contained the following four questions:..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Food Feature

A Brief History of Cannabis Legalization in Texas

High crimes and misdemeanors

"...cosmetics, and food additives that it regulates. Though the FDA cautions consumers that neither Delta-8 nor CBD products have..."

Nov. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

The Egg & I

How an experimental treatment for major depression introduced me to the medical magnet and the return of 'energetic' medicine

"...if less effective, alternative to electroconvulsive therapy. While the FDA panel deadlocked on that argument, it ultimately cleared the..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Greg Harman

Reefer Roundup: 8/12/11

It's back! Your dose of drug news has returned

"...be made available to the public as medicine, the FDA requires rigorous research followed by tests for safety and..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

Chocolate That Isn't; and Bush's Farewell Gift to Chemical Bosses

"...pressure from most of the industry's big players, the FDA allows the use of such tricky phrases as "made..."

Oct. 3, 2008 News Column by Jim Hightower

Food-o-File

Big Brother puts the squeeze on more than just juice

"...There are several distressing aspects of this situation. The FDA's "cease and desist" order that is keeping Good Flow..."

Sept. 19, 2008 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Fight for 'Morning After' Pill Access Continues

One year after approval for sale over-the-counter, some pharmacies still don't stock emergency contraception

"...out over at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. FDA science advisers long agreed that EC should be made..."

Aug. 31, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Hightower Report

Vacation on Warming Island; and A Chocolate Mess

"..."mockolate," now is the time to speak up. The FDA's public comment period for the industry's proposal runs until..."

May 25, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

Kick the Can and Bag the Bag

A guide to preparing homemade pet food

"...inspection and testing of the tainted pet foods, the FDA determined that there were many sources of contamination. Scientists..."

May 11, 2007 Food Feature by Fran Moody

Food-o-File

Chocolate and the surprising tang of dill pickle popcorn: Need we say more?

"...real, quality chocolate to submit a comment to the FDA demanding that they protect the current high quality standards..."

May 4, 2007 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Hightower Report

Rein in Big Tobacco; and Bush Seizes More Power

"...the White House and Congress have refused to require FDA regulation of this killer product, allowing corporate profits to..."

March 2, 2007 News Column by Jim Hightower

The Hightower Report

The Rise of the Imperial Presidency; and What Color is Your Steak?

"...Yet, the FDA has allowed just that, without even holding public hearings..."

March 10, 2006 News Column by Jim Hightower

Weed Watch

Latest dispatches from the drug war

"...In other positive news, the FDA last week approved a pilot study to determine whether..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Where the Dope Don't Grow

Feds turn down application for research-marijuana cultivation project

"...The FDA has received petitions seeking to reschedule the drug, all..."

Dec. 17, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

To Your Health

Is there any harm in microwaving food in plastic containers?

"...from plastic wrap to food is indeed small. The FDA considers 0.00005 parts per million a safe limit, since..."

June 11, 2004 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

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