HHS Plans to Close FDA Loophole that Allows Food Companies to “Self-Affirm” Safety of Ingredients
On Mar. 10, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revise a long-exploited loophole that allows food companies to “self-affirm” that their ingredients are safe.1 2 The FDA’s Generally Recognized as Safe, or GRAS, food designation was created by Congress in […]
BARDA’s Big Bird Flu Vax Contract With Moderna
Last month, Moderna, Inc. slashed its revenue forecast for this year by $1 billion, prompting its stock price to plunge by more than 20 percent to $33.44. In September 2024, Moderna estimated its revenue for 2025 would be $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion, but the company revised its forecast on Jan. 13, 2025 to $1.5 […]
EcoHealth Alliance, Dr. Daszak Sanctioned for Coronavirus Gain-of-Function Research
On Jan. 17, 2025, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced that the nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance (EHA) and its former president, Peter Daszak, PhD, have been barred from receiving funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for five years. The sanction was imposed after evidence revealed that EcoHealth […]
Study Finds IQ Loss from Fluoride Exposure is Significant
More research has emerged linking higher fluoride levels to lower intelligence in children and authors of a recent study have concluded that the consequences are significant. The study, Fluoride Exposure and Children’s IQ Scores: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, was a rigorous nine-year systematic review conducted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP) housed in the […]
COVID Shot Injury Claims Rarely Being Paid by U.S. Government
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) showed that claims made under the Health and Human Services (HHS) Countermeasures Injury Compensation Program (CICP) during the first few years of the COVID-19 pandemic have risen 27 percent since the program started receiving claims in 2009. However, only three percent of the COVID shot injury […]
U.S. Government Extends Liability Shield for COVID Shot Makers
On Dec. 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) announced it would extend through Dec. 31, 2029 liability protections for pharmaceutical companies that produce COVID-19 biologics. According to Bloomberg Law, the liability shield also protects “health professionals prescribing, dispensing or administering vaccines, including state-licensed pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy interns.” The […]