Food And Drug Administration

Elon Musk’s Neuralink Unveils Brain-Reading Threads, Seeks Human Trials in 2020

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday July 18, 2019

Elon Musk-led startup Neuralink has revealed tiny brain "threads" in a chip which is long lasting, usable at home and has the potential to replace cumbersome devices currently used as brain-machine interfaces.

In Video, Mumbai Idli Vendor Seen Using Toilet Water; Probe Ordered

Mumbai News | ANI | Saturday June 1, 2019

A video of a Mumbai street food vendor was widely shared on social media, which shows him using tap water from a railway station toilet to prepare food. After the video went viral, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has initiated an inquiry.

Just Approved Gene Therapy Drug Is World's Most Expensive At $2.1 Million

World News | Christopher Rowland, The Washington Post | Saturday May 25, 2019

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the most expensive drug in the world, a $2.1 million, one-time gene therapy for treatment of a rare disease that afflicts infants.

Dead Lizard Allegedly Found In Food At Haldiram's, Outlet Shut Down

Nagpur News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2019

A man allegedly found a dead lizard in a food item served at snacks major Haldiram's outlet, a Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) official said on Wednesday.

Food Adulterers In Maharashtra To Face Life Term In State's Crackdown

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 22, 2018

The Maharashtra government today said that it would make food adulteration a non-bailable offence and offenders will be given life imprisonment.

Single-Dose Flu Pill Wins FDA Approval Ahead Of Winter Season

Health | Lisa Du, Bloomberg | Thursday October 25, 2018

The drug, which is to be marketed globally by Shionogi & Co. and Roche Holding, gained Food and Drug Administration approval just as the winter flu season begins.

Controversy Over Formalin In Fish Threatens Split In Goa Forward Party

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 9, 2018

A controversy surrounding the use of formalin to preserve fish sold in Goa is threatening a split in the Goa Forward, a ruling party, even as its Vice President has accused his leadership of being mum on the issue and being a party to the victimization of a whistle-blower who exposed the formalin-in-fish scandal.

FDA Approves HPV Vaccine For People Up To 45

Health | Laurie McGinley, The Washington Post | Monday October 8, 2018

Most sexually active individuals in the United States will become infected by HPV sometime in their lifetimes.

Indian Medicine Firm Pulls Heart Drug From US Amid Cancer Risk Probes

India News | Reuters | Saturday August 11, 2018

A unit of India's Hetero Drugs is recalling some batches of the blood pressure and heart medicine valsartan in the United States, a notice on the U.S. regulator's website said, amid a wider probe into cancer risks associated with the drug.

Viral Post Inflames Public Anger In China Vaccine Scandal

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday July 24, 2018

China's newest product safety scare burst onto the public consciousness when an obscure essay alleging corruption in the pharmaceutical industry become an internet sensation, exposing widespread anger and distrust after a string of scandals.

Had To Intervene As Goans Stopped Eating Fish, Says Manohar Parrikar

Goa News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 16, 2018

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday said he had to intervene in the ongoing controversy over the use of formalin in preserving fish, because people in the coastal state have stopped eating fish.

Will Ban Fish Import If Impurities Are Found: Goa Minister

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 15, 2018

Goa will not mind banning the import of fish if impurities are found in it, state Food and Drugs Administration Vishwajit Rane said today.

US Congress Sends "Right To Try" Experimental Drug Bill To President Donald Trump

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 23, 2018

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to expand terminally ill patients' right to try experimental drugs not yet approved by US authorities, a controversial move that enjoys support from President Donald Trump.

Sale Of Gutka To Be Non-Bailable Offence In Maharashtra

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 7, 2018

The Maharashtra government today told the Legislative Council that sale of gutka, banned in the state, would be made a non-bailable offence.

McDonald's Outlet In Mumbai Gets Warning Over Food Hygiene

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 10, 2018

The state Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned popular quick service restaurant McDonald's as one of its outlets in the central region of the city has allegedly breached food safety standards.