Food manufacturers must be more vigilant about keeping their operations clean under new government safety rules released Thursday in the wake of deadly foodborne illness outbreaks linked to ice cream, caramel apples, cantaloupes and peanuts.

The increase in class-action litigation challenging labels on certain food products has consumer litigation attorneys taking notice, and laying at least part of the blame on federal regulators.

Johnson & Johnson plans to stop selling surgical mesh implants used to treat women's health problems, which have been linked to injuries and triggered hundreds of lawsuits.

A bill introduced in the Senate is aimed at accelerating the Food and Drug Administration’s approval process for new drugs and treatments needed by patients with serious or life-threatening diseases.

Business groups are urging a federal court to uphold an order blocking the Food and Drug Administration from implementing a rule requiring tobacco product makers to place large, graphic warnings on product packaging.

Attorney Kevin Martin isn’t looking forward to telling a female client with shards of a medical implant imbedded in her bladder that she can’t sue the maker because her doctor didn’t have to tell her about the risks.

By PETE YOST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge peppered a government lawyer with questions Wednesday expressing doubts about whether the Food and Drug Administration can force tobacco companies to post graphic images on their cigarette packages showing the health effects of smoking. In a two-hour hearing, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon closely questioned Justice Department lawyer Mark ...

By MATTHEW PERRONEAP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have taken legal action to bar a Wisconsin company from making or distributing its health care products, following five recalls of disinfectant wipes and other health care products. The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that federal prosecutors filed a legal injunction against the Triad Group and H&P Industries of ...

By Correy Stephenson Dolan Media The Food and Drug Administration has released two new regulations pursuant to the Food Safety Modernization Act, which increased the agency‘s authority to recall unsafe foods. The Act also requires food producers to give FDA officials access to records in the event of a food-borne illness outbreak, and endows the agency with the power to ...