WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is updating its advice for pregnant women on the appropriate levels of mercury in seafood. Commissioner Margaret Hamburg says the agency won’t require mercury labels on seafood packages. Hamburg said the agency will update guidance on mercury in different varieties of seafood and what that means, a long-awaited […]
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FDA outlines plan to regulate e-cigarettes
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Food and Drug Administration will for the first time regulate the booming market of electronic cigarettes, as well as cigars, pipe tobacco and hookahs, under a proposal to be released Thursday. The move would begin to place restrictions on the nearly $2 billion a year e-cigarette industry, which for years has […]
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New FDA rules may cut long-standing ties between beer makers, farmers
BANGOR — America’s booming brewing industry and farmers alike are bothered and befuddled by a proposed U.S. Food and Drug Administration rule change that could alter a partnership that dates back to Neolithic times. In Maine and across the country, brewers and farmers have formed handshake agreements: Brewers brew beer, producing barrels or truckloads full […]
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FDA seeks pet owner help on dangerous pet jerky treats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration is trying to solve a stubborn mystery surrounding the deaths of almost 600 dogs that ate jerky treats, and officials are hoping pet owners and veterinarians can help them figure out what exactly may be causing the illnesses. The problem appears to be tied to dog pet […]