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President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order that called for childhood vaccine recommendations to be revamped, promoting a belief he’s long held that shots should be spaced out into ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced a proposed rule that would require more transparency around what ...

President Trump expected to sign executive order that once again tries to upend the vaccines children receive to protect them against measles, mumps, tetanus, whooping cough and other dangerous ...

New HHS proposals mandate FDA GRAS notifications for additives and addresses a definition for ultra-processed foods, sparking consumer brand backlash and advocate critiques.

Under the proposal, food manufacturers would have to notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before introducing new ingredients through the “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS) pathway.

The Trump administration also announced it would define “ultraprocessed foods” but did not provide a definition or a timeline for announcing one.

Amid salmonella and cyclospora outbreaks under Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., eating is becoming less and less advisable.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that calls for spacing out childhood vaccines into separate medical visits and splitting the combined measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday aimed at reshaping the federal government’s approach toward childhood vaccines, according to a draft of the document obtained by CNN.

Companies will have to notify regulators of new ingredients, but tougher enforcement will require Congress.