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Canisters of infant formula are priced as high as $31.75 per 12.4-ounces at a market serving the Central American immigrant community in the Westlake/Pico Union area of Los Angeles, Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

US infant formula supply is ‘safe,’ FDA says after looking for potential contaminants

April 29, 2026 at 3:50 p.m.

A new analysis of chemicals in U.S. infant formula found reassuringly low levels of heavy metals, pesticides and other potential contaminants, federal health officials said Wednesday.

CDC warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry

April 27, 2026 at 3:13 p.m.

At least 34 people in 13 states have been sickened with salmonella poisoning traced to contact with backyard poultry, including some with infections resistant to common antibiotics, federal health officials...

FILE – A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA grants speedy approval to Eli Lilly’s weight-loss pill for obesity

April 1, 2026 at 1:07 p.m.

Federal regulators on Wednesday approved Eli Lilly’s new weight-loss pill, a second daily oral medication to treat obesity and other weight-related conditions.

FILE – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives before President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Feb. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. makes food sound like a miracle drug. Researchers say he often overstates the science

March 19, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

In the Trump administration’s campaign to promote healthy eating, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not stopped at his slogan urging people to “eat real food” to prevent disease.

The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

E. coli linked to cheddar cheese made with raw milk sickens 7 in the US

March 16, 2026 at 5:26 p.m.

At least seven people in three states, including young children, have been sickened by E. coli food poisoning linked to cheddar cheese made from raw milk, federal health officials said...

FILE – This photo provided by Amy Mazziotti shows Hank Mazziotti, 8 months, being treated for infant botulism in March 2025 in Los Angeles. (Amy Mazziotti via AP, File)

After botulism treatment, babies get a treasured birthday card from California program

February 24, 2026 at 11:45 a.m.

The California program that provides the world’s only medical treatment for potentially deadly infant botulism also offers traumatized families hope of a different sort – silly cards on their babies’...

FILE – Applications Scientist Anuj Bag mixes coloring with flour at Sensient Technologies Corp., a color additive manufacturing company, April 2, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Companies can now claim ‘no artificial colors’ if they add plant-based color to food

February 5, 2026 at 12:30 p.m.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is relaxing rules that restrict when food companies can claim their products have no artificial colors.

FILE – A container of ByHeart baby formula, which was recently recalled by ByHeart, in Flagstaff, Ariz., on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Cheyanne Mumphrey, File)

Two companies supplied dried milk powder linked to botulism in ByHeart baby formula

January 28, 2026 at 4:09 p.m.

Two suppliers provided dried milk powder that could be a culprit in the outbreak of botulism tied to ByHeart infant formula that has sickened dozens of babies.

FILE – New York strip steaks are on display at a Sam’s Club, Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

New diet guidelines say to double up on protein, but nutrition experts are wary

January 19, 2026 at 8:55 a.m.

The latest federal dietary guidelines tell Americans to “prioritize protein foods at every meal” and advise increasing daily intake — up to double the amount of previous recommendations.

FILE – The Food and Drug Administration seal is seen at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Recalled Super Greens diet supplement powder sickens 45 with salmonella

January 14, 2026 at 6:23 p.m.

At least 45 people in nearly two dozen states have been sickened with salmonella food poisoning tied to the Super Greens brand of diet supplement powder, federal health officials said...

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