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Your Animal Is Sick. Was It Something They Ate? Vet-LIRN May Be Able to Help

The FDA investigates foodborne illnesses for human foods and animal foods. FDA’s Vet-LIRN program can help your vet determine if the illness is a result of something your animal ate.

Having Naloxone on Hand Can Save a Life During an Opioid Overdose

Anyone can save a life during an opioid overdose with naloxone, a front-line defense in the opioid crisis. Naloxone is a life-saving drug that quickly reverses the powerful effects of opioids. FDA is working to give more people access to naloxone.

FDA’s Forensic Chemistry Center Playing Critical Role in Vaping Illness Investigation

FDA’s Forensic Chemistry Center serves as the agency’s premier national forensic laboratory for research and analyses related to criminal and regulatory investigations involving FDA-regulated products.

Medical Device Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know

Practice vigilance to safeguard your medical devices from cyber threats.

What You Should Know About Using Cannabis, Including CBD, When Pregnant or Breastfeeding

FDA strongly advises against the use of cannabidiol (CBD), tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and marijuana in any form during pregnancy or while breastfeeding.

Making Sure Kids Are Prepared if They Need Epinephrine Treatments in School

Kids are back in school, which for many parents, means making sure important prescriptions, like epinephrine products, are filled and available to use when necessary. FDA wants to make sure patients, parents, health care providers, school nurses, and pharmacists stay on top of product availability.

El relanzamiento de la etiqueta de información nutricional: Historia de dos etiquetas

La etiqueta de información nutricional del empaque que los consumidores ven a la hora de comprar comestibles o preparar una comida ha recibido un cambio de imagen.

Comer o no comer: Los productos decorativos en los alimentos pueden no ser seguros

La FDA sabe que algunas brillantinas y colorantes en polvo decorativos no comestibles son promocionados para su uso en alimentos, pero los consumidores deben saber que, de hecho, estos productos pueden contener materiales que no deben ingerirse. He aquí cómo saber si dichos materiales son o no comes