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FDA makes changes in food contact and lead in baby food as new year begins
The Food and Drug Administration will change its food safety policy as 2025 progresses.  Monday’s latest FDA issued a notice in the Federal Register that ...
FDA recommends more robust testing of pulse oximeters to avoid bias in people with dark skin tone
New draft guidelines would increase the number of people with darker skin who should be included in clinical trials of the ...
FDA recommends fixing racial disparities in pulse oximeter readings
The Food and Drug Administration on Monday proposed a long-awaited plan aimed at improving how pulse oximeters work on people ...
New FDA guidance aims to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people of color
A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) draft guidance would require manufacturers of pulse oximeters to gather far more ...
FDA issues draft guidance to improve accuracy of pulse oximeters for people with darker skin tones
Years of research have showed that pulse oximeters yield less accurate readings for people with darker skin tones, and now ...
FDA Sets New Levels for Toxic Lead in Baby Food
The FDA's new standards for toxic lead target processed baby foods such as jarred fruits, vegetables, yogurts and dry cereals.
FDA sets limits on lead in some baby foods
But consumer advocates say the Food and Drug Administration's new guidance on lead limit in baby food doesn't go far enough.
FDA seeks to boost accuracy of blood-oxygen monitors across skin tones
The U.S. health regulator on Monday proposed new guidelines for widely-used blood oxygen monitoring devices to improve their ...
FDA limits toxic lead in some baby foods
The Food and Drug Administration has set maximum levels for lead in baby foods like jarred fruits and vegetables, yogurts and ...
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FDA’s new guidance on AI in drug development centers the risk introduced by the technology
After nearly a decade of machine learning innovations, the FDA has issued its first draft guidance on the use of AI in drug ...
FDA disappoints child advocates with its new limit on lead in baby food
For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration has set a limit on the amount of lead that can be in baby foods, but ...