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FDA sets 1st voluntary limits on lead in children's food

Newsweek on MSN · 18h

FDA Sets New Levels for Toxic Lead in Baby Food

The FDA's new standards for toxic lead target processed baby foods such as jarred fruits, vegetables, yogurts and dry cereals.

FDA Limits Toxic Lead in Some Baby Foods

The agency issued final guidance that it estimated could reduce lead exposure from processed baby foods by about 20% to 30%. The limits are voluntary, not mandatory, for food manufacturers, but they allow the FDA to take enforcement action if foods exceed the levels.

CNN on MSN · 19h

FDA disappoints child advocates with its new limit on lead in baby food

For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration has set a limit on the amount of lead that can be in baby foods, but critics say it’s too little, too late.

CBS News · 20h

FDA sets limits on lead in some baby foods

But consumer advocates say the Food and Drug Administration's new guidance on lead limit in baby food doesn't go far enough.

New guidelines set for lead levels in baby foods

The government is setting new guidelines for lead levels in some baby foods. The NWS is warning SoCal residents to be prepared as a life-threatening, destructive, widespread windstorm is expected to sweep through much of Los Angeles and Ventura counties Tuesday through Wednesday.

ConsumerAffairs · 16h

FDA sets first voluntary limits on lead in children's food

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration set the first federal voluntary limits for how much lead should be allowed in children's food on Monday. The FDA s

FDA, skin tone and Pulse oximetry

CNN on MSN · 19h

FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones

Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now the US Food and Drug Administration is proposing guidance to help make these devices more reliable and less biased.

FDA releases long-awaited guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for all skin tones

Rather than relying on those testing the devices to judge skin tones, the draft guidance suggests manufacturers should either use the newly developed Monk Skin Tone scale or another scale, called the individual typology angle (ITA), which is based on spectrophotometric measurements.

Newsweek on MSN · 20h

FDA Pushes to Improve Blood Oxygen Monitor Accuracy Across Skin Tones

The FDA's draft recommendations for pulse oximeters aims to include clinical studies involving at least 150 participants with diverse skin tones.

FDA’s new guidance on AI in drug development centers the risk introduced by the technology

After nearly a decade of machine learning innovations, the FDA has issued its first draft guidance on the use of AI in drug ...

FiercePharma21h

FDA looks to clarify confirmatory trial mandate for accelerated approvals

In recent years, the FDA has amped up its supervision of accelerated approvals, including by requiring that confirmatory ...

20h

FDA seeks to boost accuracy of blood-oxygen monitors across skin tones

The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed new guidelines for widely-used blood oxygen monitoring devices to improve their ...

FDA limits toxic lead in some baby foods – here's what to know

The FDA has set maximum levels for lead in packaged processed foods sold in jars, pouches, tubs or boxes. Here's what to know ...

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FDA weighs novel pain drug amid opioid crisis

The FDA will decide later this month whether to approve a novel drug for acute pain that could offer a nonaddictive ...

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