FDA

Federal Judges Explain Things to Me

by Felicia Kornbluh

An ideological and fact-challeged ruling by a single judge to revoke the FDA's approval of mifepristone shows the danger of years of complacency about the security of reproductive freedom. 

The Unseen Survivors of Thalidomide Want to Be Heard

Historians say the lesson of thalidomide is one that society is still learning the hard way.

Meet the Forgotten Chemist and His “Poison Squad,” Whose Fight Against Deadly Chemicals in Food Led to the Establishment of the FDA

“The Poison Squad reminds us that our current concerns about food safety have a long history."

Video of the Week: Why we need government regulation

by Vanessa Burrows

A case study of the FDA crackdown on the charlatan who sold Americans a bogus bill of goods.

Don’t limit the powers of the FDA

by Alison Bateman-House and Ameet Sarpatwari

It is important that we remember the lessons of history and preserve the tools the FDA needs for its vital mission.