Maharashtra bans sale of junk food in and around schools

July 30, 2026 11:33 AM

Maharashtra bans sale of junk food in and around schools

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a statewide ban on the sale, distribution and advertisement of high-fat, high-sugar and deep-fried food items inside school premises and within a 50-metre radius of schools. FDA Commissioner Tukaram Munde said the move aims to promote healthier eating habits among children and made it clear that school authorities will be held accountable for enforcing the directive. He said products containing excess fat, trans fat and sugar, in...

Thermo Fisher’s plant making infant RSV drug breached FDA rules, documents show

October 4, 2024 9:35 PM

Thermo Fisher’s plant making infant RSV drug breached FDA rules, documents show

One of the largest contract drug manufacturing plants in the U.S. owned by Thermo Fisher Scientific over the past 10 years has repeatedly breached rules meant to ensure drugs are free of contamination, FDA documents show, including twice this year. The most recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspection of Thermo Fisher's Greenville plant in May identified manufacturing issues for the respiratory syncytial virus drug Beyfortus, a preventive antibody therapy from AstraZeneca and Sanofi for ...

FDA asks COVID vaccine makers to target KP.2 strain, if feasible, for next shot

June 15, 2024 4:45 PM

FDA asks COVID vaccine makers to target KP.2 strain, if feasible, for next shot

The U.S. health regulator has changed its strain recommendation for the 2024-25 COVID-19 vaccines, as it asked manufacturers to update the new shots to target the KP.2 variant, if feasible, instead of the JN.1 lineage it sought to target earlier. The Food and Drug Administration's change in recommendation, in an update dated Thursday, comes even as Moderna and Novavax makers of two of the three COVID vaccines submitted their applications to the agency for updating the fall 2024 season shots wit...