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Scathing report calls for major changes at FDA, including possibly winding up agency

Scathing report calls for major changes at FDA, including possibly winding up agency

Comment this story Comment An outside group asked to examine the Food and Drug Administration’s problems following an infant formula crisis this year has delivered a scathing assessment of the agency’s structure and culture. and recommended major restructuring, possibly including disbanding the agency so that oversight of the food system receives more attention. The FDA …

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Prescription poo has arrived: FDA approves fecal sludge for unwavering diarrhea

Prescription poo has arrived: FDA approves fecal sludge for unwavering diarrhea

Enlarge / Lab technicians in France prepare stool to treat patients with severe colon infections through fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), also called gut flora transplantation (GFT) in 2019. For the first time, the United States Food and Drug Administration has granted approval for a fecal-based microbial treatment, which is used to prevent recurrent diarrheal infection …

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