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FDA Head Marty Makary on Food Dyes, Ultra-Processed Foods and the MAHA Agenda
The Food and Drug Administration commissioner reveals what health officials are prioritizing in a forthcoming report on childhood chronic disease.
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary: Starting Process To Schedule "7-Hydroxymitragynine" Kratom Extract As Dangerous, Illegal Opioid
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary said at a press conference Tuesday that the federal government is beginning to process to ...
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Trump administration moves to ban concentrated 7-OH, kratom-related synthetic
The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to add 7-OH, a psychoactive compound derived from the kratom plant, to the schedule ...
100 days into the job, FDA head talks to CNN about agency goals— and Coke’s switch to sugar
Marty Makary says the FDA will plow ahead with big plans on ultra processed foods, dietary guidelines, and expedited drug and ...
FDA Chief Marty Makary To Overhaul 1992 Food Pyramid, Slams Carb-Heavy Diet
FDA Commissioner Marty Makary is spearheading a major overhaul of the agency’s dietary guidelines, including rewriting the 1992 food pyramid.
FDA 'rewriting' food pyramid guidelines
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said he is focused on overhauling long-held standards and ...
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Trump FDA Pushes For ‘Gas Station’ Opioid To Be Added To DEA’s Drug Schedule List
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally requested for a popular kratom derivative to be classified as a ...
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FDA Commissioner Links Use Of Cannabis Products To Heart Problems And Psychosis
Asked about the widespread availability of intoxicating cannabinoid products, such as delta-8 THC, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on Tuesday that the use of ...
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Food and Drug Administration may soon revise hormone replacement therapy warnings
US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary signaled Thursday that he is open to revising strict warning labels ...
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A need for speed: FDA piloting voucher program to expedite drug review
On July 22, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) started accepting applications to participate in the Commissioner’s National ...
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FDA to consider drug affordability when granting new vouchers to speed up approvals, Makary says
It is unclear how the Trump administration will consider affordability when reviewing a drug, as prices are usually ...
Marty Makary outlines FDA crackdown on illegal foreign vape products in warning to China: ‘Going to take this seriously’
The Food and Drug Administration this week revealed plans to curb an influx of illegal vape products flowing into the United States from China. Dr. Marty Makary, the FDA commissioner, said the agency ...