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FDA Seeks $5.1 Billion for 2017 Food Safety, Medical and Quality Improvements
2016-02-10 18:17:00| Food Processing
The FDA is requesting a total budget of $5.1 billion to protect and promote the public health as part of the Presidents fiscal year 2017 budget an eight-percent boost over FY 2016.
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US FDA Seeks 8% Increase in Budget
2016-02-09 06:00:00| Happi Breaking News
A request for $5.1 billion for fiscal year 2017.
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US FDA seeks public comments on use of term 'natural' on food labels
2015-11-13 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
The US Food and Drug Administration has sought public comments on the use of the term 'natural' on food labels, a move that shows the agency is finally heading towards giving a formal definition to the term.
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Amgen seeks FDA approval for monthly dosing option for Repatha
2015-09-11 17:48:27| Biotech - Topix.net
Amgen Inc said it had asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve a monthly single-dosing option for its recently approved cholesterol drug, Repatha. The FDA approved Repatha, one of two approved treatments in a new class of injectable "bad" cholesterol-lowering drugs called PCSK9 inhibitors, on Aug. 27. The drug is approved for patients with hereditary forms of high cholesterol - heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and a rarer homozygous form of the condition, in addition to those with cardiovascular disease.
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FDA seeks expert input on ideal patient group for experimental cholesterol-lowering drug
2015-06-08 17:44:34| Biotech - Topix.net
Federal health regulators say a highly-anticipated, experimental drug from Amgen significantly lowers bad cholesterol. But officials have questions about who should take the drug and whether to approve it based on currently available data.