By: Ted Elkin When most people hear the words, “Monte Carlo,” they may think about high-stakes gambling. We, however, think about reducing the risk in food safety through the use of FDA-iRISK, an innovative Web-based food safety modeling tool developed … Continue reading →
By: Michael R. Taylor, J.D. To make sure that the eggs you serve your family for breakfast are safe to eat, FDA went directly to the source: the farm. What we learned in visits to farms across the country gave … Continue reading →
By: John Roth As noted in my previous three posts, FDA’s Office of Criminal Investigations (OCI) is an integral part of FDA’s mission to protect the public’s health. Our top-flight special agents –who have investigative authority similar to other federal … Continue reading →
By: Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. It’s a small world. Every day, there’s a good chance that some of the food you’re eating came from another country. Fifteen percent of the food we eat, including nearly 50 percent of the fresh … Continue reading →
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking several actions related to Nizoral (ketoconazole) oral tablets, including limiting the drug’s use, warning that it can cause severe liver injuries and adrenal gland problems and advising that it can lead to harmful drug interactions with other medications.
