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Brominated vegetable oil, BVO and Food Additive

What is brominated vegetable oil, and why did the FDA ban it in food?

The FDA will no longer allow BVO in food due to safety concerns revealed in studies. On Tuesday (July 2), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it will no longer allow brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food or beverages due to safety concerns. But what is BVO, and what is it found in?

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Which sodas contain BVO? After FDA bans food additive, avoid these products

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is banning the use of a food additive known as brominated vegetable oil after the agency concluded that it is no longer safe to consume.

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FDA Bans Food Additive Found in Sports Drinks, Sodas

A regulation allowing the use of brominated vegetable oil in food was revoked Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after the agency concluded the additive was unsafe for human consumption.

Pet food recalled for danger to animals—and people

Pet food company Viva Raw issued a voluntary recall on Wednesday after discovering that some of its products are contaminated ...

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Multiple pet food recalls this week spark fears of bacterial infections: Avoid these products for dogs, cats, and hedgehogs

Two recalls, one involving dog and cat food and one involving hedgehog food, were posted by the FDA this week. Bacterial ...

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Eli Lilly Alzheimer’s drug approved by Food and Drug Administration

Eli Lilly’s treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease received approval from the Food and Drug Administration, becoming the ...

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Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders Demands Drug Companies Cut Price of Ozempic and Other New Weight Loss Drugs

President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders are calling on the makers of weight loss drugs like Ozempic to make them cheaper.

Dog and cat food recalled for ‘potential health risk to people and pets’

The bacteria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in pets that have consumed contaminated products. People can ...

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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about a GSK vaccine deal, an Alzheimer’s drug approval, and more

GSK reached a licensing agreement with mRNA-vaccine developer CureVac worth up to $1.8 billion to develop its vaccines for ...

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Researchers examine cancer drug guidelines and FDA approvals

Drugs for serious or life-threatening diseases can receive expedited U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review, allowing ...

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Swedish Match USA, Inc. Presents to U.S. Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee to Renew Modified Risk Claim for General Snus

Experts from Swedish Match USA, Inc., an affiliate of Philip Morris International Inc. (NYSE: PM) (PMI), presented to the ...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration Grants Regulatory Clearance to IceCure for Next-Gen XSense™ Cryoablation System with CryoProbes

IceCure Medical Ltd. (NASDAQ: ICCM) ("IceCure", "IceCure Medical" or the "Company"), developer of minimally-invasive ...

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HARMONY BIOSCIENCES RECEIVES U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL FOR WAKIX® (PITOLISANT) IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS WITH NARCOLEPSY

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., June 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Harmony Biosciences (Nasdaq: HRMY) today announced that the U.S. Food ...

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Food and Drug Administration v. Wages and White Lion Investments, LLC

Issue: Whether the court of appeals erred in setting aside the Food and Drug Administration’s orders denying respondents’ applications for authorization to market new e-cigarette products as arbitrary ...

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Pharmalittle: We’re reading about indicted drug wholesalers, a gene therapy rejection, and more

The owners of a drug wholesaler have been indicted for their alleged role in a conspiracy to distribute misbranded and ...

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