The Latest Breaking News from FDA

Manufacturers Are Building Robots to Draw Blood and Place Feeding Tubes as Hospitals Confront Staffing Gaps

Robotic phlebotomy now has peer-reviewed multicenter data while robotic feeding tube placement is still a prototype, and neither is FDA cleared.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Salmonella Oranienburg Cases Reach 90 on the Federal Outbreak Table with No Food Source Named

An FDA-tracked Salmonella Oranienburg outbreak has grown to 90 cases with no food identified and traceback the only investigative step taken.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Walmart Recalls Bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter in 19 States Over Salmonella Risk

Boticelli Foods of Melville, New York, is recalling one lot of bettergoods Pistachio Nut Butter due to possible Salmonella contamination, according to an official announcement posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on August 3, 2026.

Grocery Coupon Guide · Aug 4

Shoppers Are Rethinking Where They Buy Produce After the Lettuce Recall, but Local Does Not Automatically Mean Safer

Does buying produce at a farmers' market lower your risk of foodborne illness? Here is what oversight rules and outbreak data actually show.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

FDA Licenses First Freeze-Dried Plasma for U.S. Adults When Frozen Plasma Is Not Available

FDA-licensed Ezplaz is the first freeze-dried plasma in the US. It is approved as a backup when frozen plasma is unavailable, not a replacement.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

VA Begins Enrolling 600 Veterans in Trial Testing Whether Semaglutide Reduces Alcohol Use

The VA launched a placebo-controlled trial of semaglutide for alcohol use disorder in 600 veterans. No results exist yet. Here is what it tests.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

FDA Creates a Regulatory Category for a Liquid Tumor Marker That Hardens Inside Tissue During Radiation Treatment

The FDA classified the phase-changing fiducial marker for radiation therapy as class II, paving the way for injectable liquid markers that solidify in tissue.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Michigan Confirms First Two Deaths in Record Cyclospora Outbreak as CDC Tally Still Shows None

Michigan has reported the first two US deaths tied to the 2026 cyclosporiasis outbreak. Both people had underlying conditions. Here is what the current data show.

Medical Daily · Aug 4

Tukaram Mundhe reveals how caustic soda & shampoo are used to make synthetic milk and how the racket works

Maharashtra FDA Commissioner Tukaram Mundhe has exposed an alleged synthetic milk racket. Investigators uncovered parallel production lines using low-cost ingredients and chemicals. The department has intensified enforcement, seizing significant quantities of adulterated milk. Traceability and technology are seen as key solutions to curb this illegal practice. Stricter record-keeping measures are…

The Economic Times · Aug 4

FDA Tells Cancer Trial Sponsors to Stop Copying Eligibility Rules That Lack Scientific Support

FDA finalized three guidances telling cancer trial sponsors to justify lab value, performance status, and washout period exclusions rather than copying them.

Medical Daily · Aug 4