Day: February 14, 2019

Tobacco use in middle and high-school students went up more than 36% in 2018 compared to the year before, most of it due to increased use of e-cigarettes. This during times when FDA’s enforcement activities such as audits of sellers of tobacco products to children, educational activities, and social media awareness campaigns by FDA were … Read more

In another flashy news designed to capture headlines, FDA issued Warning Letters simultaneously to 17 companies selling dietary supplements claiming to treat Alzheimer’s disease. In a detailed statement announcing the Letters, the FDA Commissioner listed several efforts FDA has implemented or planning soon to control dietary supplements. These include creation of special groups within FDA … Read more