Food And Drug Administration
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Maharashtra FDA bans Pakistan-origin 'Goree Beauty Cream' after detecting toxic mercury, lead
Maharashtra | Jul 06, 2026, 06:00 PM ISTThe crackdown was carried out following complaints and surveillance operations in April, during which multiple cosmetic products—including various fairness creams, soaps, and body lotions such as Goree Whitening Body Lotion and Golden Star Beauty Cream—were confiscated from several shops.
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US FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Ozempic to reduce risk of kidney diseases in diabetic patients
Health | Jan 29, 2025, 03:54 PM ISTBreakthrough in diabetes treatment! The US FDA approves Ozempic for reducing kidney disease risk in diabetic patients. Learn more about this game-changing medication.
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'Tea is Healthy': India's all-time favourite beverage gets US FDA's recognition
Food | Dec 23, 2024, 09:15 AM ISTThe FDA issued a final regulation amending the "healthy" nutritional content claim to assist consumers in identifying items that comply with dietary recommendations.
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US lawmakers question FDAs drug inspection programme in India and China amid drug shortage
World | Jun 25, 2024, 09:18 AM ISTIn a letter addressed to FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, lawmakers expressed on Monday that the disparity in inspection results seems to be yet another instance of institutional deficiencies and dysfunction within the FDA's overseas drug inspection program.
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FDA authorizes first e-cigarette, cites benefit for smokers
World | Oct 13, 2021, 12:38 PM ISTWhile the products can now be legally sold in the U.S., the FDA stressed they are neither safe nor “FDA approved,” and that people who don’t smoke shouldn’t use them.
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FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week
World | May 04, 2021, 10:14 AM ISTFDA is expected to authorize Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for young adults age 12 and older by next week
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State to check black marketing of remdesivir and tocilizumab
News | Jul 21, 2020, 12:26 PM ISTTwo life-saving drugs used to treat Covid-19 patients in India - remdesivir and tocilizumab - are in short supply and being sold for excessive rates on a thriving black market.
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Lupin shares drop nearly 6 pc after USFDA observations on Goa plant
Business | May 27, 2019, 01:36 PM ISTDrug maker Lupin on Monday said the US health regulator made two observations after inspection of its Goa plant and cautioned that the facility may be subject to regulatory action and it may withhold approval of pending applications in which this facility is listed.
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After UP, Maharashtra FDA collects samples of Maggi from 3 cities
India | May 22, 2015, 01:25 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Maharashtra unit of food and drug administration (FDA) has planned to verify the claims of content of lead and MSG in Maggi before deciding to recall the product from market.State FDA commissioner,
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US FDA asks Indian pharma leaders to make quality, their top priority
May 05, 2014, 04:13 PM ISTHyderabad: Top management of drugmaking companies must make quality control their top priority, said a senior US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) official at Hyderabad. The message could not have been more clear: "Say what
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US approves first new weight loss pill in decade
World | Jun 27, 2012, 11:02 PM ISTWashington, Jun 27: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new prescription drug for long-term weight loss in more than a decade.Arena Pharmaceutical's anti-obesity pill Belviq was cleared Wednesday for adults who