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☷FDA Roundup February 23 2024
Food and Drug Administration ( By Press Release office)
Feb 25,2024
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Last but not least , the FDA released some guidance for the food industry . They want firms to voluntarily engage with them before marketing food from genome - edited plants . It ' s all about ensuring the safety of these foods , and they ' ve got two processes in place for developers to inform the FDA about their steps . You can either have a voluntary premarket consultation or a voluntary premarket meeting . Pretty cool , huh?These processes can help make it easier for genome - edited plants to hit the market , all while keeping FDA safeguards in place . Brian King , director of the FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products , shared a statement on Thursday highlighting the center ' s progress on tobacco product regulation in 2023 and looking ahead to 2024 . The FDA issued a safety warning on Wednesday about smartwatches and smart rings that claim to measure blood glucose levels without skin piercing . The FDA also updated the Ingredient Directory on Wednesday , adding new categories and streamlining the page . The FDA issued final guidance on Wednesday for assessing COVID - 19 - related symptoms in outpatient clinical trials , replacing previous guidance from 2020 . The FDA also updated the advisory on Tuesday and Thursday for the Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to certain cheese products and ready - to - eat enchiladas . On Tuesday , February 27 , the FDA Oncology Center of Excellence is hosting its 6th annual Conversations on Cancer program to celebrate Black History Month . The event is called "Real Talk: Our Stories as Black Oncologists at the FDA" and will be held virtually from 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm ET . The American Society of Clinical Oncology ( ASCO ) recently released data showing that African Americans are still under - represented in medical oncology . Only 4% of hematology/oncology fellows in the U . S . are African American . While the proportion of racial minorities in the field has increased , African Americans have not seen the same growth . This lack of African American medical oncologists has implications for the cancer care workforce and the quality of care provided . The National Academy of Medicine also reported a connection between a shortage of minority healthcare providers and poor health outcomes for minority patients . During the panel discussion , several African American medical oncologists who work at the FDA will share their experiences , perspectives , and advice . You can register here to receive the YouTube link . They come in a Deep Meal tray made of plant fiber and film , with the following lot numbers and expiration dates: Lot . 0234 02/13/24 , Lot . 0264 02/16/24 , Lot . 0304 02/20/24 , Lot . 0334 02/23/24 .
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