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UAE recalls infant “gripe water” over undeclared alcohol

UAE authorities have recalled a batch of Babies’ Magic Tea Baby Sleep Gripe Water: according to the US FDA, it was found to contain ethanol, methanol and isopropanol not listed on the label. The product was sold as a dietary supplement for colic and sleep in infants older than two weeks.

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RFK Jr. proposes easing restrictions on unverified peptides

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has published a draft allowing compounding pharmacies to prepare six peptides not approved by the FDA. Unusually, the document came from the secretary's office rather than the agency. Experts warn of the absence of clinical trials.

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Intero Biosystems offers pharma companies a mini-gut instead of animals for drug testing

Intero Biosystems, a Denver startup spun out of the University of Michigan, grows human gut organoids and sells them to pharmaceutical, biotech, food and chemical companies. Interest in such models is being fueled by changes in FDA policy on moving away from animal testing. Denver-based startup Intero Biosystems, spun out of the University of Michigan, grows human intestinal organoids and sells them to pharmaceutical, biotech, food and chemical companies. Interest in such models is being fueled by changes in FDA policy on moving away from animal testing.

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