The FDA has rejected three prescription diet pills in the last three years, raising questions of whether any weight loss drug can win approval in the U.S. Despite the latest rejections, all three drugmakers are resubmitting their products for a second review.
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Small businesses are pessimistic because of lack of demand for their products and expected increases in health care costs. Thanks to growing economic uncertainty, small-business confidence has fallen to a two-year low, according to new research
Read More »Full Exposure: How Will the FDA’s Sunscreen Regulations Help Prevent Skin Cancer?
New sunscreen labeling regulations were issued by the federal government last week for the first time in more than 30 years. The U.S
Read More »The FTC’s New Marketing Rules To Squash Greenwashing
It's been scarily simple for companies to make false claims about how good their products are for the environment, but now the government is stepping in. It's scarily simple for companies to make inauthentic "green" claims about their products. They can just slap an unregulated green seal of approval on their product.
Read More »Sop Soil: Have the Recent Record Floods Compromised the Safety of Organic Farm Produce?
Dear EarthTalk : What will be the effect of all the flooding along the Mississippi River for organic farmers, given all the pollutants in the water? When they recover, can they still certify their products as organic? --Michael O’Loughlin, Tigard, Ore.
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