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Trust, but Don’t Verify? FDA’s New Inspection Policy Causing Dramatic Increase in Food Recalls
A century ago, the U.S. federal government made a straightforward decision: If you sell food to Americans, the government will verify that it is safe. Not by reviewing self-submissions. Not by relying on self-representations, but by showing up and seeing for itself. The system relied on Food and Drug Administration officials making surprise inspections and…David Gortler -
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Acting FDA Commissioner Promises Transparency, Action on Abortion Pill
The acting commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration has promised to prioritize a safety review of the abortion pill after his predecessor was accused of delaying it, pro-life leaders say. Kyle Diamantas, FDA deputy commissioner for food, is serving as acting FDA commissioner in the wake of Dr. Marty Makary’s departure. Though the Trump…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Dear Incoming FDA Leadership: I Lost My Brothers to a Rare Disease. Please Help My Son.
My 14-year-old son Ryu has a terminal rare disease. We were to travel from Texas to the District of Columbia on May 12 to attend a Senate hearing on the Food and Drug Administration budget. There, Ryu had hoped to meet our senator, Ted Cruz, R-Texas, to shake his hand, and to tell him a…Angelina Olivera -
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The FDA’s Lethargy Is Harming Women and Overburdening Doctors
American women are silently suffering while the Food and Drug Administration drags its feet on reviewing the abortion drug mifepristone. Without swift action, an untold number of women will endure unnecessary pain and even potentially death. On Jan. 14, the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing on the dangers of chemical…Dr. Christina Francis -
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FDA Chief Shares Attainable Holiday Health Advice
You don’t have to be up to the 100 pushup, 50 pullup “Bobby Kennedy Fitness Challenge” this Christmas to follow U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary’s holiday health recommendation. When asked by The Daily Signal how Americans can stay healthy during the holiday season, Makary gave a simple answer: drink more water….Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Hawley Ramps Up Pressure on FDA Chief After Daily Signal Interview
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is demanding answers from Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary after he declined to give The Daily Signal a time frame for his review on the abortion pill. “Yesterday, in response to the latest reports, you said, ‘There has been an ongoing review of mifepristone. It’s actually required as…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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EXCLUSIVE: FDA Chief Says He Has ‘Moral Duty’ to Expose COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he has a “moral duty” to inform the public of the risks of the COVID-19 vaccine after the agency found the shot may have been responsible for 10 children’s deaths. “We did an investigation where we looked into it to decide whether or not there was a…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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FDA’s Procedure for Approving Abortion Pill Was Unlawful, Lawsuit Claims
Abortion rights advocates and the Biden administration are sounding the alarm after the filing of a Texas lawsuit that challenges the decades-old Food and Drug Administration approval of mifepristone, the first step of the FDA’s two-pill abortion process responsible for nearly 50% of all abortions in the U.S. In the first-of-its-kind lawsuit, four national medical…Kristen Eichamer -
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FDA’s Answer to Lawsuit Contesting Its Authority to OK Sale of Abortion Drugs Is Specious
When then-Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton accepted the Democratic presidential nomination in 1992, he told the crowd at that party’s convention, “Abortion should be safe, legal, and rare.” That was in July. The following January—two days after his inauguration—Clinton made promoting abortion a central focus of his new administration. “Mr. Clinton signed five abortion-related memorandums on…Terence Jeffrey -
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FDA Lacks Authority to Approve Abortion Pills, Claims First-of-Its-Kind Lawsuit. The Left Is Apoplectic.
Liberals are predictably apoplectic about a recent case that makes a first-of-its-kind claim: that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration never had the authority to approve the chemical abortion pill mifepristone when it did so in 2000. In the lawsuit, the plaintiffs—a coalition of national medical associations and doctors experienced in caring for pregnant and…Sarah Parshall Perry -
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FDA Has Made Abortion ‘Wild West’ With Rule Change on Drugs, OB-GYN Says
The Food and Drug Administration has permanently changed its restrictions on abortion drugs. Following an official rule change in early January, women no longer need to see a doctor in person to be prescribed chemical abortion pills. The move, according to OB-GYN Dr. Ingrid Skop, is opening women up to the “Wild West” of abortion. …Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: House Republicans Introduce Bill to Nullify FDA Rule Change on Abortion Pills
A group of House Republicans have introduced a bill to place restrictions on chemical abortion pills. If enacted, access to abortion pills would be limited to in-person distribution. The legislation would nullify recent rule changes from President Joe Biden’s Food and Drug Administration that allows the abortion drug regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol to be prescribed to…Virginia Allen -
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Biden, FDA Move to Turn Local Pharmacies Into Abortion Clinics
The Biden administration on Tuesday formalized a process to allow retail pharmacies to join the abortion-pill business. The policy change—originally announced more than a year ago—is the latest example of President Joe Biden doing the bidding of the abortion industry at the expense of women’s health and safety. Here’s what you need to know about…Melanie Israel -
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Doctors Sue FDA, Saying Agency Illegally Approved Chemical Abortion Drugs
A group of medical doctors and organizations argues that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration illegally approved chemical abortion drugs, and has filed a lawsuit to remove such pills form the market. “We believe that women should be empowered with accurate information, and what we’ve seen in this chemical abortion push is deception from square…Virginia Allen -
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Doctors, Medical Groups Sue FDA in Bid to Halt Sales of Abortion Pills
A group of medical doctors and organizations has filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over its approval of chemical abortion drugs. The Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom filed suit in federal court Friday on behalf of four physicians and four groups, including the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. …Virginia Allen -
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FDA Slaps Warning on Puberty Blockers
Puberty blockers earned a warning label from the Food and Drug Administration earlier this month after six minors (ages 5-12) experienced severe symptoms. The puberty blockers in question are known scientifically as “gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) substances.” The minors, who were all biologically female, suffered from symptoms of “pseudotumor cerebri” (tumor-like masses in the brain), including visual disturbances…Joshua Arnold -
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FDA Considers Over-the-Counter Birth Control. Here’s Why It Matters.
For the first time in history, women may soon be allowed to purchase birth control over-the-counter. The Food and Drug Administration first approved the pill in the 1960s, and since then, women have always needed a prescription for birth control pills. But that might be changing. The FDA is considering approving over-the-counter birth control. The…Virginia Allen -
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A Crown Juul of Stupidity at FDA
Is any aspect of American life safe from President Joe Biden and his battalions of intrusive, dim-witted federal bureaucrats? COVID-19’s embers are not yet cold. Parents still scramble for baby formula. And now, tampons have gone scarce. Rather than solve these and other real problems for the American people, the Food and Drug Administration aims…Deroy Murdock -
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Senate Democrats’ Letters Show FDA Knew About Baby Formula Issues, but Did Nothing
As the nation grapples with a shortage of infant formula, a pair of letters from three Democratic senators indicate that they were aware of the bacterial infections connected to the Abbott Laboratories formula plant in Sturgis, Michigan, as far back as February. Yet the three senators, along with the Food and Drug Administration, apparently did nothing to prepare for a…Douglas Blair -
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EXCLUSIVE: GOP Lawmakers Demand FDA Explain Inaccurate Prenatal Tests Following Damning Report
Republicans are demanding answers from the Food and Drug Administration following a damning report that the vast majority of noninvasive prenatal tests are inaccurate. In a letter first obtained by The Daily Signal propelled by Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, Rep. Michelle Fischbach of Minnesota, and Sen. Steve Daines of Montana, the group of Republican…Mary Margaret Olohan