FDA should lift stevia import alert, says ABC (Nutraingredients.com)
In the upcoming issue of HerbalGram , ABC s publication, Mark Blumenthal, ABC s founder and executive director, calls FDA s 1991 Import Alert on stevia for use as a food additive "unreasonable and illogical" given the "current scientific and medical information supporting the safety of stevia when consumed in relatively small amounts in foods to give them a sweet taste."

Marck Bioscience eyes US FDA approval, acquisition in US (PharmaBiz)
In an effort to expand its reach in the regulated markets of US and Europe, the Ahmedabad-based Marck Biosciences Ltd, a noted manufacturer and marketer of sterile liquid parenterals, is likely to file for US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval for its facility at Kheda in the next six months.

A 'Negative' Label For Drug Makers (Forbes)
Clinical studies with inconclusive or immaterial results are too often mischaracterized.