Cheesy deception: Maharashtra FDA cracks down on McDonald’s for replacing cheese with cheaper vegetable oil
The action against fast food giant McDonald's started in October with an inspection of their Kedgaon branch in Ahmednagar.
23 February, 2024
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US bans use of ‘monovalent’ Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines. Here is what it means
FDA has authorised 'bivalent' vaccines to be used for all doses given to individuals 6 months of age and older.
19 April, 2023
USA: FDA warns against TikTok challenge of cooking chicken in NyQuil cough syrup, says it is dangerous even if not eaten
FDA said that boiling NyQuil cough syrup make it much more concentrated and change its properties in other ways
21 September, 2022
Did the Pfizer vaccine cause miscarriage in 44% of pregnant women during trial? How a viral blog post made flawed calculations
While the vaccine may have some adverse effects, as all Covid vaccines were granted emergency usage permits, and we are still waiting for detailed reports on long-term clinical trials, the…
23 August, 2022
Understanding the baby formula crisis in USA: How Joe Biden administration ignored a problem brewing since January
Baby formula supply was roughly 20% lower in January at major stores in the US than it was before the epidemic began
14 May, 2022
Maharashtra drug regulator issues notice to Amazon and Flipkart for selling pregnancy termination pills without prescription
Amazon and Flipkart removed the pregnancy termination kits and pills from their respective platforms after the FDA's notice
31 July, 2021
US FDA rejects emergency use application for Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin, asks Ocugen to launch additional trial for full approval
The US FDA had asked Ocugen to pursue BLA submission and not Emergency Use Approval(EUA), paving the way for the vaccine's full approval in the United States.
11 June, 2021
US govt officials purchased body parts of aborted babies for ‘science’, reveals emails between FDA officials and human tissue procurement firm
The US FDA made payments to human tissue procurement firm ABR for body parts of aborted babies from Planned Parenthood
28 April, 2021
Maharashtra: Fake sanitiser factories busted in Mumbai
The FDA authorities in Maharashtra raided a factory making fake hand sanitizers on Thursday.
13 March, 2020