Bush signs FDA-overhaul measure into law (The Star-Ledger)
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration yesterday gained broad powers to ensure the safety of prescription drugs used by millions of Americans under a bill President Bush signed into law.

FDA tells Melville tea maker to stop using stevia (Newsday)
Federal regulators have warned Melville-based food company Hain Celestial Group Inc. to stop selling certain tea flavors because they contain "an unsafe food additive."

New FDA scrutiny for old drugs (CNN Money)
In the shadow of behemoths such as Pfizer, hundreds of small companies make thousands of long-established drugs that the majors no longer bother with. Now the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is stepping up a campaign to put these medications through its costly new-drug approval process. And that could place the little guys in peril. Deborah Autor, director of the FDA's office of compliance, ...