Food and Drug Administration

The Food and Drug Administration has put a previously banned morning sickness drug back on the market. Find out why.

The Food and Drug Administration is taking a fresh look at caffeinated products now that the stimulant is being added to all types of food. Caffeine can be found in everything from jelly beans to waffles, and most recently, gum.

The Food and Drug Administration, the oldest comprehensive consumer protection agency in the U.S. federal government, is charged with protecting the public health. Under this mandate, it regulates drugs and medical devices for their safety and effectiveness. But is it a failing mandate?

The Food and Drug Administration, the oldest comprehensive consumer protection agency in the U.S. federal government, is charged with protecting the public health. Under this mandate, it regulates drugs and medical devices for their safety and effectiveness. But is it a failing mandate? It's long been argued that the FDA's long and costly approval processes stifle innovation.

Whole Foods Market says the labels on a curried chicken salad were switched with those on a vegan version of the salad at 15 stores throughout the Northeast. The grocer says the mislabeled salads came from a third-party vendor. No one has reported getting sick, but Patrick Jones says, the Food and Drug Administration notes the mistake could have ended worse.

Wrigley says it is taking a new caffeinated gum off the market temporarily as the Food and Drug Administration investigates the safety of added caffeine.

Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval for over-the-counter sales of Plan B One-Step to women 15 years of age and older. The amended application was submitted to the F.D.A. for approval by Teva Women’s Health, Inc. The F.D.A.’s decision will make the product available to women 15 years of age and older without a prescription or parental consent.

President Obama on Thursday told reporters he is "comfortable" with a Food and Drug Administration decision to allow girls 15 years of age and older to buy the morning-after pill (Plan B) over the counter. "I'm very comfortable with the decision they've made right now based on solid scientific evidence for girls 15 and older," President Obama said at a press conference in Mexico City with Mexican President Pena Nieto. "I'm very comfortable with contraception," Obama told reporters. "I think it is very important that women have control over their healthcare choices and when they are starting a family. That is their decision to make. And so we want to make sure they have access to contraception. As you know, we have a little bit of a fuss around what we're doing with the Affordable Care Act. But I very much think that is the right thing to do."