FDA rules say a cosmetic is sometimes just a cosmetic – and sometimes a “drug”

To paraphrase Freud, sometimes a cosmetic is just a cosmetic – and sometimes it’s a drug.... Which is it—drug or cosmetic? The answer, FDA says, depends on intended use.

Court upholds FDA’s legal authority to regulate stem cell therapies

FDA survived a legal challenge to its authority to regulate stem cells as drugs, in a landmark decision by the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. FDA had cited Regenerative [...]

FDA proposes updates to Nutrition Facts label on food packages

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed to update the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect the latest scientific information.