A decision is expected soon in a case challenging the FDA's approval of mifepristone, a drug commonly used to induce abortions.
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A Trump-appointed Texas judge could force a major abortion pill off the marketA decision is expected soon in the case challenging the Food and Drug Administration's approval more than 20 years ago of the abortion drug mifepristone, which a growing number of patients use to terminate pregnancies.
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FDA revamping foods program to move past ‘constant turmoil’The head of the Food and Drug Administration announced an overhaul of the agency’s food safety and nutrition division, vowing that a new structure will better protect consumers and the U.S. food supply.
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FDA announces a restructuring of the agency's food safety and nutrition divisionThe FDA is appointing a deputy commissioner of 'human food,' to oversee food safety and nutrition. The move follows the baby formula shortage crisis and other outbreaks of food-borne illness.
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