Sentences with phrase «u.s. health regulators»

U.S. health regulators said a genetically engineered mosquito being used in the fight against Zika will not have a significant impact on the environment, possibly paving the way for the technique to be used in the country.

U.S. health regulators denied a petition to ban a chemical used in water bottles, soup cans and other food and drink packaging that may cause harm to developing babies and young children.

* Chemical may be harmful to babies, children * FDA says not final response on BPA's safety (Adds details on petition, FDA comment) WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters)- U.S. health regulators denied a petition to ban a chemical used in water bottles, soup cans and other food and drink packaging that may cause harm to developing babies and young children.

U.S. health regulators on Tuesday granted accelerated approval for Pfizer Inc's immuno - oncology drug Bavencio to treat advanced bladder cancer, marking the second approval in less than two months for the treatment developed along with Germany's Merck KGaA.

A U.S. health regulator has barred blood - testing company Theranos Inc.'s founder and CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, from operating a lab for at least two years, the latest blow for a company that is under scrutiny for the accuracy and quality of its tests.

The company said the U.S. health regulator granted an orphan drug status for its treatment of a malignant brain cancer.

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U.S. federal health regulators have proposed banning Theranos Inc. founder Elizabeth Holmes from the blood - testing business for at least two years after determining that the company failed to fix deficiencies at its California laboratory, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

But Trump's picks to head the U.S. health department and its top regulator on Tuesday, along with his recent softening on some aspects of the existing law, is a sign to some sector insiders that instead of chaos, an orderly transition of up to three years to replace it with a plan that healthcare companies actually want could be in store.

(Reuters)- U.S. federal health regulators have proposed banning Theranos Inc founder Elizabeth Holmes from the blood - testing business for at least two years after determining that the company failed to fix deficiencies at its California laboratory, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the nation's chief food safety regulator, plans to start testing certain foods for residues of the world's most widely used weed killer after the World Health Organization's cancer experts last year declared the chemical a probable human carcinogen.

As the voice of the flexible packaging industry, FPA works with regulators at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration and other U.S. regulatory agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and Food and Drug Administration to share industry positions and minimize regulatory burden on the flexible packaging industry.