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FDA Aims To Improve PFAS Testing Methods, Capacity

FDA’s latest per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) test found the chemicals present in eight of the 95 food samples tested in a regional collection from the agency’s Total Diet Study (TDS).

FDA Seeks To Work Collaboratively On Lead Contamination In Spices

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FTC Chair: Orange Book Scrutiny Will Increase Despite Inhaler Price Caps

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan says capping inhaler prices and not delisting patents from the Orange Book are two separate issues and the commission will continue to scrutinize patents wrongfully listed in the Orange Book despite the industry’s moves to lower inhaler prices and plan to disclose additional information in the coming weeks.

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The White House on Tuesday (April 23) unveiled a new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention federal action plan which includes more than 200 proposals to help federal agencies like CMS and FDA tackle the mental health crisis, such as educating providers on suicide prevention strategies, integrating prevention in behavioral health work, analyzing beneficiaries’ lived experiences, monitoring use of Medicare psychotherapy services used outside of a physician office and more.

The White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) has signed off on FDA’s final rule for regulation of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs), indicating that the controversial, much-anticipated rule could be available at any time.

The White House is releasing a new National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, updating the federal approach to the issue for the first time in more than a decade and launching a federal action plan with more 200 steps that the Biden administration hopes to take over the next three years, emphasizing priorities like health equity.