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A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

FDA issues first-ever warning for flavored nicotine gummies

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

This Thursday, Aug. 2, 2018, file photo shows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration building behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md. A bipartisan group of senators is calling on the FDA to act swiftly in finalizing a regulation that will clear the way for Americans to find hearing aids in stores without a medical exam or fitting by a specialist. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

FDA finalizes rule to sell hearing aids over the counter

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

People stand in long lines to receive the monkeypox vaccine at San Francisco General Hospital in San Francisco, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

U.S. regulators clear way for more monkeypox vaccine shipments

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

In this file photo, a vial of the Phase 3 Novavax coronavirus vaccine prepared for use in a trial at St. George's University hospital in London, Oct. 7, 2020. The Food and Drug Administration authorized the COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax for emergency use on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, providing the U.S. with a fourth option. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) **FILE**

FDA authorizes Novavax COVID-19 vaccine

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills is displayed in Sacramento, Calif., Aug. 26, 2016. A drug company is seeking U.S. approval for the first-ever birth control pill that women could buy without a prescription. The request from a French drugmaker sets up a high-stakes decision for the Food and Drug Administration amid the political fallout from the Supreme Court's recent decision overturning Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Over-the-counter birth control? Drugmaker seeks FDA approval

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is seen in Silver Spring, Md., on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. On Wednesday, June 15, 2022, an FDA advisory panel endorsed COVID-19 vaccines for use in kids ages 6 months to 4 years, meaning the youngest Americans should be eligible for the shots by next week. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

‘Losing another freedom’: FDA showered with opposition to menthol cigarette ban from smokers

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - Similac Alimentum Hypoallergenic Infant Formula, imported from Puerto Rico, is for sale at a Stew Leonard's grocery store in Yonkers, New York, June 10, 2022. The Biden administration is looking to help foreign manufacturers of baby formula stay on the U.S. market for the long term, in an effort to diversify the industry after the closure of the largest domestic plant sparked a nationwide shortage. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday was set to announce plans to help overseas producers that have sent supplies to the United States, under emergency approval to address the shortfall, secure long-term authorization to market their formula in the U.S. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)

U.S. to diversify infant formula industry to avoid shortages

By Zeke Miller - Associated Press

An electronic cigarette from Juul Labs is seen on Feb. 25, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

FDA temporarily suspends order banning Juul electronic cigarettes

Associated Press

A syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic at the Keystone First Wellness Center in Chester, Pa., Dec. 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

FDA official: New-look COVID-19 booster campaign could start in October

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 20, 2018, file photo Juul products are displayed at a smoke shop in New York. The Food and Drug Administration is poised to order JUUL e-cigarettes off the U.S. market after years of scrutiny over company marketing practices and fears its products fueled the youth vaping crisis, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) **FILE**

Federal court pauses FDA ban on Juul products

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times

An electronic cigarette from Juul Labs is seen on Feb. 25, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Juul seeks to block FDA ban on e-cigarette sales in US

By Tom Murphy - Associated Press

In this June 17, 2019, file photo, a cashier displays a packet of tobacco-flavored Juul pods at a store in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Samantha Maldonado, File)

FDA bans Juul e-cigarettes tied to teen vaping surge

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

A woman exhales while vaping from a Juul pen e-cigarette in Vancouver, Wash., April 16, 2019. Federal health officials on Thursday, June 23, 2022 ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping. (AP Photo/Craig Mitchelldyer) **FILE**

Juul to appeal FDA decision that orders its vapes off shelves

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this Dec. 20, 2018, file photo Juul products are displayed at a smoke shop in New York. The Food and Drug Administration is poised to order JUUL e-cigarettes off the U.S. market after years of scrutiny over company marketing practices and fears its products fueled the youth vaping crisis, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File) **FILE**

FDA ready to remove Juul products from U.S. market: Report

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Baby formula is displayed on the shelves of a grocery store in Carmel, Ind. on May 10, 2022. A bill introduced early June, 2022, would require the Food and Drug Administration to inspect infant formula facilities every six months. U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a year, but they did not inspect any of the three biggest manufacturers in 2020. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

Many baby formula plants weren’t inspected because of COVID

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press

Prepared Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine syringes for children ages 5 to 11 and adults are displayed on a table at Northwest Community Church in Chicago, Dec. 11, 2021. The Biden administration said Thursday, June 2, 2022, that children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group, as expected. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)

White House outlines plans to vaccinate youngest children, pending FDA approval

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

In this image provided by the Serum Institute of India, vials of freshly manufactured Novavax COVID-19 vaccines wait to be labeled in 2022, in Pune, India. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is evaluating a more traditional kind of vaccine made by Novavax, which the company hopes can win over unvaccinated people and become a top choice for boosters. (Serum Institute of India for Novavax via AP)

FDA advisers endorse Maryland company’s COVID-19 vaccine

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Novovax COVID-19 vaccine's incubate in flasks at the company research laboratory in Gaithersburg, Md., on May 24, 2022. The company is hoping to find a niche among some of the unvaccinated millions who might agree to their more traditional protein vaccine as a shot. (AP Photo/Angie Wang)

Novavax hopes its COVID shot wins over FDA, vaccine holdouts

By Lauran Neergaard - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks as he meets virtually with infant formula manufacturers from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden admits not foreseeing formula shortage from shutting down ‘one facility’

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Michelle Saenz of Santee, Calif. buys baby formula at a grocery story across the border, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Tijuana, Mexico. As the baby formula shortage continues in the United States, some parents are opting to cross the border into Mexico, where the shelves are still stocked with options to feed their babies. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

FDA chief: COVID, mail mix-up delayed action on baby formula

By Matthew Perrone - Associated Press