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Recalled wood ear mushrooms imported by Wismettac Asian Foods Inc.

Wood Ear Mushrooms Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

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Mushrooms were distributed in six packs of 5-lb bags to restaurants in more than 30 states, Canada
In response to reports of misuse and abuse of benzodiazepines

FDA Requiring Labeling Changes to Benzodiazepine Prescribing Information

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Update to Boxed Warning must include risks for abuse, misuse, addiction, physical dependence, withdrawal reaction
Stricter guidelines for emergency authorization use of a vaccine against the new coronavirus could soon be issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Stricter Vaccine Approval Rules Coming From FDA

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If approved by the White House, revised guidelines could be released as early as next week
Perrigo inhalers have been recalled because they could clog and not provide patients with any or enough medication

Perrigo Asthma Inhalers Recalled Due to Clog Risk

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Some of the recalled albuterol sulfate inhalers stop working after several uses
For the second time in days

John Wagner No Longer Heading FDA Office of External Affairs

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Departure comes after mishandling of an announcement about experimental therapy for COVID-19
Emergency use authorization or approval for a COVID-19 vaccine before phase 3 clinical trials are complete could be considered by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration

FDA Could Green-Light COVID-19 Vaccines Before Clinical Trials Completed

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Data, not politics, would guide any FDA decision on vaccines, according to agency commissioner
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Sunday cleared the way for more hospitalized COVID-19 patients to be treated with the blood plasma of COVID-19 survivors.

FDA Approves Wider Use of Plasma as COVID-19 Treatment

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President Donald Trump announced emergency approval as 'breakthrough' treatment during a news briefing Sunday
The Trump administration has blocked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration from regulating a wide swath of laboratory tests

White House Blocks FDA’s Power to Regulate Lab Tests

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FDA staunchly opposes the change, arguing that such authority is critical during a public health emergency
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration emergency approval of blood plasma as a COVID-19 treatment was put on hold last week after senior federal health officials said data supporting the therapy were too weak.

FDA Emergency Approval on Hold for Blood Plasma to Treat COVID-19

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More data are under review; the approval could still be issued in the near future
A widely used COVID-19 test could produce inaccurate results due to issues with the equipment and software used to run the test

FDA: COVID-19 Test Could Give Inaccurate Results

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Agency issues alert about Thermo Fisher's TaqPath genetic test