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The Food and Drug Administration is encouraging Americans to avoid hand sanitizers contaminated with 1-propanol, a toxic and potentially life-threatening alcohol when ingested.

Federal health officials say an outbreak of salmonella linked to red onions has now sickened 640 people in 43 states.

If you are purchasing hand sanitizer to keep your hands clean and slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, avoid purchasing products that contain methanol, a type of wood alcohol that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration continues to add to a growing list of 101 ineffective and potentially dangerous hand sanitizers. FDA test results show certain hand sanitizers have low levels of ethyl alcohol or isopropyl alcohol, which are active ingredients in most hand sanitizers, and many products include methanol, a wood alcohol, which has toxic effects when ingested or…

The Food and Drug Administration has temporarily allowed manufacturers to substitute food ingredients on packages without changing the labels, meaning those with food allergies may not know exactly what’s in the product.

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted LabCorp an emergency use authorization to test people with no symptoms for the coronavirus, the first time the agency has authorized such a test in asymptomatic individuals. “FDA reissued the LabCorp COVID-19 RT-PCR Test EUA to expand use of the test to anyone, after the company provided scientific data showing the...

Consumers were advised Monday to take care when shopping for and using hand sanitizer, with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning that reports of methanol poisoning from such products have continued to rise nationwide. A statement by the regulatory agency highlighted efforts to recall and stop the sale of hand sanitizers with methanol, and noted that it had...

The Food and Drug Administration has issued an emergency approval a new approach to coronavirus testing in which several people’s samples are tested together in batches instead of individually, speeding up the process

The Food and Drug Administration has issued recalls for 59 hand sanitizers that contain methanol, a toxic chemical that can be fatal if ingested.

The Food and Drug Administration has added dozens of hand sanitizers to a growing list of products that tested positive for methanol contamination. Methanol, sometimes called wood alcohol, is not a suitable ingredient for hand sanitizers and can prove “toxic” when absorbed through the skin or ingested, according to the FDA.

Two weeks after the Food and Drug Administration warned against the use of nine hand sanitizer products due to the potential presence of methanol, the agency added five more brands that tested positive for the toxic substance.

A Ridgefield couple believes the grain-free food they fed their three-year-old dog Kilo contributed to his death.

Peter Pitts, the former FDA Associate Commissioner, said industry, academia and government are working together to make an effective coronavirus vaccine available by early 2021. But the rollout is expected to be complicated, with more than one vaccine likely available and questions about which groups should be prioritized to get the vaccine first.

The Food and Drug Administration has warned against the use of nine hand sanitizer products manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico due to the potential presence of methanol. Methanol, sometimes called wood alcohol, is not a suitable ingredient for hand sanitizers and can prove “toxic” when absorbed through the skin or ingested, the FDA said Friday. “Substantial methanol…

The Food and Drug Administration says nine products produced by Mexico-based Eskbiochem SA de CV may contain methanol, which can be harmful if absorbed through the skin or ingested.

Endeavor RX has been approved as a form of therapy for some children with ADHD.

The coronavirus epidemic in the U.S. is expanding and the country still has not put the necessary infrastructure in place to prevent a major second wave in the fall, former Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb said.

U.S. health regulators are telling five drugmakers to recall versions of a popular diabetes drug due to contamination with an ingredient linked to cancer

France, Italy and Belgium announced on Wednesday they would ban the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat coronavirus patients after recent studies revealed serious safety issues with the anti-malaria drug.

President Donald Trump on Monday said he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug commonly used to treat malaria. There are no drugs or other therapeutics presently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent or treat COVID-19.