The Food and Drug Administration has updated their recall of a batch of Dubai chocolate spread to Class I, their highest level, due to risk of salmonella contamination.

The manufacturer announced a recall of 67,214 cases of its Power Stick roll-on deodorant due to violations of Current Good Manufacturing Practices.

The Food and Drug Administration is reassessing some warnings given about hormone therapy treatments for menopause that have led to some women avoiding the option, even if it could help them.

Rich Ice Cream Co. recalled numerous lots of its products on June 27 over potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.

The regulator authorized the company to keep its e-cigarettes on the U.S. market after a federal ban in 2022 had pushed it to the brink of bankruptcy.

The 52 food standards pertain to canned fruits and vegetables, dairy products, baked goods, macaroni products, and other foods. The FDA has reviewed its portfolio of more than 250 food Standards of Identity to "make sure they are useful, relevant, and serve consumers in the best possible way."

For instance, "the backlog of FOIAs ... is enormous," he said. Califf said the FDA has far greater opportunities for improved transparency -- especially in the stages of the drug approval process that happen long before CRLs are issued.

Sarepta Therapeutics will cut 500 jobs and add a serious warning on the label of its muscle-disorder gene therapy Elevidys, the drugmaker said on Wednesday, following the recent deaths of two patients who were on the medicine.