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FDA recalls possible radioactive shrimp sold at Walmart

FDA issues warning, investigating after radioactive shrimp bound for Walmart detected at major US ports

Shrimp from Indonesia contaminated with man-made Cesium-137 found at US ports, FDA warns consumers not to eat Great Value frozen shrimp.

USA Today · 4h

FDA warns of radioactive contamination in some frozen shrimp sold at Walmart

The Food and Drug Administration is recalling frozen shrimp sold at Walmart for possible radioactive chemical contamination. The FDA advised the recall in an Aug. 19 notice, saying certain raw frozen shrimp products processed by Indonesian company PT.

Newsweek on MSN · 3h

FDA issues warning that Walmart Great Value Shrimp may be radioactive

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Americans that some shrimp products sold at Walmart may contain a radioactive substance known as Cesium-137. A Walmart spokesperson told Newsweek, "The health and safety of our customers is always a top priority.

Novo Nordisk to sell weight-loss drug for $499

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A Common Weight Loss Drug Can Treat Severe Liver Disease, F.D.A. Says

Wegovy has been approved for use among the growing number of Americans who have MASH. The Food and Drug Administration approved the weight loss drug Wegovy to treat an increasingly prevalent liver disease on Friday.

Stocktwits on MSN · 1d

Why Weight-Loss Drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s Stock Is Rising Premarket Today

Novo Nordisk shares climbed in premarket trading Monday after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted accelerated approval for Wegovy to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH),

Investopedia on MSN · 1d

Novo Nordisk's Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Approved to Treat Liver Disease

Key Takeaways Novo Nordisk's blockbuster weight-loss drug, Wegovy, received Food and Drug Administration approval to treat a serious disease of the liver.Wegovy can be used for patients suffering from noncirrhotic metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis,

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US allows emergency authorizations of animal drugs to fight screwworms

U.S. health officials gave the Food and Drug Administration the power to quickly authorize veterinarians and farmers to treat ...

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Gov’t agency exposed for allowing drugs from dangerous foreign factories into the US: Report

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration reportedly secretly allowed substandard foreign factories to ship hundreds of ...

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FDA’s new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views

A series of panels convened by the Food and Drug Administration is raising concerns that the agency is skirting federal rules ...

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US FDA declines to approve PTC Therapeutics' rare genetic disorder drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has declined to approve PTC Therapeutics' drug to treat a rare genetic disorder with ...

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HHS will allow emergency use of animal drugs in New World screwworm fight

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) became authorized on Tuesday to allow the use of animal drugs to treat or prevent ...

Over 5,000 lbs. of cheese recalled by FDA due to contamination concerns of 'serious and sometimes fatal' bacteria

More than 5,000 pounds of cheese products made by Middlefield Original Cheese Co‑op are being voluntarily recalled after the ...

FDA issues alert over cookware due to risk of lead leaching into food. Which products are unsafe?

Some imported cookware made with certain materials may leach "significant levels" of lead into food, which can cause serious ...

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Exclusive: Americans can now see if companies are actually making good on food dye pledge

Families concerned about color additives in school lunches, at grocery stores and at fast-food counters can now reference a ...

Stealth resubmits rare disease drug to FDA

The biotech, which cut jobs following the rejection in May of its Barth syndrome therapy, claimed it has addressed the agency ...

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FDA to start new ‘precheck’ program to boost US drug production

The initiative is a response to a Trump administration order to speed the construction of the type of new drug factories many ...

FDA Issues Warning to Supergoop! and Other Brands Over Mousse Sunscreen. Which Products Are Affected?

The FDA said in letters to five sunscreen makers that they are not authorized to market sunscreen sold in mousse or whipped form.

US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is a prominent US federal governmental regulatory agency, headquartered in Silver Spring, Maryland. Its primary mission is to protect public health by ...

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