Tag: FDA

UC, CSU Plan On Requiring Coronavirus Vaccine

CALIFORNIA—On Thursday, April 22, the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) said in a joint press release that they plan on...

CA Health Care Workers Vaccinate First If Approved

CALIFORNIA—According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Governor Gavin Newsom said on Monday, November 23 that more than two million health care workers in the...

Two Florida Men Arrested For Selling “Miracle Cure”

COLOMBIA—Two Florida men wanted in the United States on a charge of selling bleach as a "miracle cure" or "MMS" for the COVID-19 and...

Onion Producer Identified As Possible Source Of Salmonella Outbreak

CALIFORNIA—Salmonella outbreak possibly linked to California-based onion producer, public health officials announced on Friday, July 31.  An ongoing investigation from the Food and Drug Administration...

Zantac Is Recalled By The FDA

UNITED STATES—Both prescription and over the counter ranitidine drugs, known as Zantac have been recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as of...

Pietro’s Fight Celebrates FDA Approval Of Muscular Dystrophy Drug

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK—In 2011, just before Dayna and Manni Scarso’s son, Pietro, turned three, they discovered his body was deteriorating from the inside out. The...

E. Coli Outbreak Discovered From Costco Chicken Salad

CALIFORNIA—19 people across seven states have been affected by an E. coli outbreak linked to Costco’s chicken salads, according to the Food and Drug...

MDMA Therapy Trials Approved By FDA

MARIN COUNTY—A team of psychotherapists working in Marin County have received federal approval to use ecstasy (MDMA) on patients during clinical trials. Dr. Phillip Wolfson,...

TSA Workers Charged In Meth-Smuggling Plot

SAN FRANCISCO—A pair or TSA security screeners have been charged for their involvement in a drug smuggling operation at San Francisco International Airport. Claudio Rene...

Tofu Company Slammed For Violations

SAN FRANCISCO—Fong Kee Tofu Co., a tofu manufacturing company operating in San Francisco, has agreed to cease its operation until the United States Food...