President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 10, 2017, during a meeting on healthcare. WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced Friday that has chosen a conservative doctor-turned-pundit with deep ties to Wall Street and the pharmaceutical industry to lead the powerful Food and Drug Administration.
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If his nomination is confirmed, Gottlieb, 44, will oversee America’s largest regulator of medical and consumer products. He served as an FDA deputy commissioner during the George W. Bush administration.
Trump’s FDA Pick Has Extensive Industry Ties and Dangerous Deregulatory Ideas
Note: Today, media outlets indicated that President Donald Trump will nominate Dr. Scott Gottlieb to be the U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner. Gottlieb is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a partner at one of the world’s largest venture capital funds – New Enterprise Associates – and a former FDA deputy commissioner.
Pompe drug lauded by Trump costs $300,000 a year
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses Joint Session of Congress – Washington, U.S. – 28/02/17 – Megan Crowley listens as U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the U.S. Congress. President Donald Trump told Congress on Tuesday that more needs to be done to bring down “artificially high” prices for prescription drugs, while at the same time praising a drug that turns out to cost $300,000 per year.
FMI Applauds Congress on Introduction of Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act
February 2, 2017 — ARLINGTON, VA- Food Marketing Institute renewed the supermarket industry’s support for the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act . This bipartisan legislation introduced today addresses persistent problems with the Food and Drug Administration’s menu labeling final rule.
Trump Is Giving A Beleaguered Vaping Industry Renewed Hope
Leaders in the vaping industry are hopeful President Donald Trump will help slash regulations threatening to put electronic cigarette vendors across the country out of business. E-cigarette manufacturers and vendors faced a brutal year of new rules and regulations from the federal government and localities throughout many states.
Legislator wants FDA to target ‘fake milk’
Got milk? Vermont’s sole congressman says if it’s from soybeans, almond or rice, it should not be labeled as milk. Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, Republican Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson and 23 other members of Congress signed a letter asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate and take action against manufacturers of what they say is “fake milk.”
Lawmakers target ‘fake milk’ labeling
Twenty-five members of Congress have signed a letter arguing that if a milk product says it comes from soybeans, almonds or rice, then it should not be labeled as milk. Reps.
25 congressional members question plant-based “milk” label
Got milk? Twenty-five bipartisan members of Congress said if it’s from soybeans, almond or rice, it should not be labeled as milk. Democratic Vermont Rep. Peter Welch and Republican Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson, leading the charge against “fake milk,” signed a letter along with other Congressional members, asking the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to investigate and take action against manufacturers of “milk” that doesn’t come from cows.
Almond, soy milk may lose milk label
Democratic Rep. Peter Welch, Republican Idaho Rep. Mike Simpson and 23 other members of Congress have signed a letter asking the Food and Drug Administration to investigate and take action against manufacturers of what they say is “fake milk.” They want the FDA to require plant-based products to adopt a more appropriate name, other than milk, which they say is misleading.
QUIZ: How Well Did You Pay Attention To Markets This Year an hour ago
It was a year dominated by some yuge surprises, but how closely have you been paying attention to the details? Here are 60 things that happened in 2016: 2. How long did China’s stock exchanges stay open before recently introduced circuit breakers ended trading on Jan. 7 after a 7 percent fall? 3. Crude dropped below $30 for the first time since 2004, but what was the proximate cause of the selloff? 5. What did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration find odd about some Parmesan cheese produced in rural Pennsylvania? 2. The ECB cut rates, but President Mario Draghi gave mixed signals at the press conference.
Explosions, fires point to need for e-cigarette recall, senator says
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is increasing the heat on the federal government to consider recalling e-cigarette batteries and devices that explode and catch fire, injuring users. The New York Democrat calls e-cigarettes ‘ticking time bombs.’
The Latest: Senator: Exploding e-cigs need federal look
The Latest on Sen. Charles Schumer saying the federal government needs to look at exploding e-cigarettes : U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says the federal government needs to figure out why e-cigarette devices and batteries are exploding and catching fire, hurting users. The New York Democrat on Sunday cited a recent Associated Press story saying the FDA identified about 66 explosions in 2015 and early 2016.
FDA Increases Transparency of Adverse Event Data for Cosmetics and Foods
On December 6th, FDA announced that it is publicly releasing data received by the Agency’s Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition about adverse events related to cosmetics and foods, including both conventional foods and dietary supplements. Adverse events can be any negative reaction to a product, such as a serious illness or allergic reactions, or other complaints like packaging problems, that are received through FDA’s voluntary adverse event reporting systems for these classes of regulated products .
Nation-Now 47 mins ago 11:29 p.m.Don’t call it soy milk, Vermont congressman says
Rep. Peter Welch, D-Vt., is asking the Food and Drug Administration to enforce the definition of “milk” – as in, a beverage that comes from cows – and require non-dairy drinks that currently market themselves as “milk” to find another name. Welch argues that plant-based products using the name “milk” are freeloading off milk ads paid for by dairy farmers, such as the “Got Milk?” campaign.