The Magazine of Corporate Responsibility

Tag Archive for ‘U.S. Food and Drug Administration’

Understanding BPA Exposure in Household Plastics

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration was initially dismissive of worries about BPA, but increased public pressure and new research on the potential effects of BPA on the brain and the prostate gland in fetuses, infants and young children have forced the agency to revisit its last survey on the topic from 2008.

Dairy Industry Says Soy Drinks Are Not “Milk”

The National Milk Producers Federation, a trade group representing dairy farms, has petitioned the U.S. Food & Drug Administration to crack down on what it calls “the misappropriation of dairy terminology on imitation milk products.”

The Most Important Foods to Buy Organic

Given the usual higher prices of organic versus conventionally-grown foods, it can be a challenge to get the biggest bang for our buck while eating healthy and avoiding the ingestion of synthetic chemicals along with our nutrients. One approach, say some experts, is to only buy organic when the actual edible parts of a non-organically grown food might come into direct contact with toxic fertilizers and pesticides.

The Controversy Over Triclosan in Consumer Products

Anti-bacterial soaps and other products utilizing triclosan may in fact be doing more harm than good for the people who use it regularly. According to the non-profit Beyond Pesticides, triclosan has been linked to various human health problems.

AstraZeneca to Pay $520 Million to Settle Illegal Marketing Charges

The settlement involves civil charges that from 2001 through 2006 the pharmaceutical company illegally marketed the anti-psychotic drug Seroquel for so-called “off-label” uses not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.