Tag: U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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Miami-Dade was oblivious to FDA warning when it signed giant COVID testing contract with Curative
By Daniel Ducassi
FloridaBulldog.org
When the administration of Miami Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava signed a multimillion dollar no-bid contract with a COVID-19 testing company in late January, the mayor’s spokeswoman says nobody there knew about a well-publicized FDA alert issued weeks earlier warning of the risk of false negative results with the company’s tests. -
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In the cannabis patch, a patchwork of safety standards – and in some cases none at all
By Nate Seltenrich
FairWarning.org
Although 35 states, three U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational or medical use, there still are no uniform standards for regulating potentially harmful contaminants in cannabis products. -
FDA to Florida company: Stop turning silver into fools’ gold with fake COVID-19 cure
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Could silver cure COVID-19? Not according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. -
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Use Only as Directed: Acetaminophen can kill, but regulators don’t act
By Jeff Gerth and T. Christian Miller
ProPublica
During the last decade, more than 1,500 Americans died after accidentally taking too much of a drug renowned for its safety: acetaminophen, one of the nation’s most popular pain relievers.
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