food and drug administration
NPR Programs: Morning Edition Thu, 07/23/2009 - 6:34am
As manufacturers start to roll out vaccines against the new H1N1 swine flu, the Food and Drug Administration will only have weeks to decide whether they're safe.
It's a high-pressure situation, complicated by the memory of a flu-vaccine scare in 1976, and by a new ingredient that some manufacturers are experimenting with.
NPR Programs: Morning Edition Fri, 06/12/2009 - 7:22am
A bill aimed at cracking down on tobacco use among adults and children is a step away from the president's desk.
The Senate passed a bill Thursday that would give the Food and Drug Administration broad powers to regulate the industry.
The House could vote as early as Friday.
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