Word: fda
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...million pairs of prescription eyeglasses a year and an uncounted number of ordinary sunglasses. Now, anyone purchasing a new pair is likely to find that the price has suddenly gone up by $3 to $5. This is no evasion of Phase II, but the result of an FDA order that makes it illegal in all 50 states to sell eyeglass lenses that are not "impact resistant." The stronger, safer glass costs more...
...FDA, which set the new requirement to reduce eye injuries, was precise in its standards. The lenses will not be unbreakable or shatterproof, but they must be sufficiently tempered to withstand a specific shock-a steel ball weighing .56 oz. dropped from a height of 50 in. The optician is supposed to make the drop test, aiming at the center of the lens, before releasing the glasses...
...common ingredient of soaps, shampoos, and toothpastes as well as special preparations used to wash newborn babies. But is it safe? Not for babies, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Although there is no proof that hexachlorophene has harmed humans when used according to directions, the FDA sent a warning last week to 600,000 doctors and health officials, declaring that regular bathing with products containing 3% or more of the chemical may cause brain damage...
Because there is no proof that hexachlorophene harms humans, the FDA has not banned products containing it, nor does the warning apply to preparations containing small amounts. At the least, the FDA alert, aimed primarily at commonly used baby cleansers, should decrease their use. To replace them, the American Academy of Pediatrics has proposed a substitute that will keep a baby just as clean as hexachlorophene: plain soap and water...
...same drug used as a "morning-after" pill to prevent conception after intercourse. The FDA conclusion, and a new warning against use in pregnancy, does not affect the contraceptive use since the problem area is in surviving children of women who take the drug during pregnancy...