a2 Milk Company Ltd. (ACOPF, A2M.AX), a dairy company, announced a recall of select infant milk formula, manufactured by Synlait Milk Limited and sold only in the United States, citing the presence of cereulide. The recall involves three batches of a2 Platinum USA label infant milk formula, comprising...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced results from the largest and most rigorous examination ever conducted focused on chemical contaminants in infant formula available in the U.S. market. "We tested more infant formula than ever before, and the results are clear: most products meet...
A study published recently in the Frontiers in Psychiatry journal by Kehuang Li et al linked the occurrence of dyslipidemia with early onset schizophrenia in children and adolescents. Early-onset schizophrenia (EOS) is a rare psychological disease that manifests before adulthood, or 18 years of age....
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a food safety alert regarding a multi state outbreak of E. coli infections linked to raw cheddar cheese. CDC said that along with it, FDA, and public health officials in California, Florida, and Texas are investigating the outbreak of E. coli...
A fast-growing measles outbreak in South Carolina, now the largest in recent U.S. history, has broken the record in the contagious disease reported in Texas last year. South Carolina's Department of Public Health announced that the number of confirmed cases has reached 789, eclipsing the record of...
The World Health Organization has released a new global guideline on evidence-based policies and interventions to create healthy school food environments. For the first time, WHO is advising countries to adopt a whole-school approach that ensures food and beverages provided in schools and available...
The American Academy of Pediatrics, or AAP, released its updated childhood vaccine recommendations on Monday, taking a different approach from new guidance issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, earlier this month. The AAP said it will continue to support vaccines that protect...
The New Jersey Department of Health has confirmed the state's first flu-related death of a child during the 2025-2026 flu season. The child was under five years old, lived in North Jersey, and did not have any known health problems. However, officials did not release any further details about the...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the Zycubo (copper histidinate) injection as the first treatment for Menkes disease in pediatric patients. "With today's action, children with this devastating, degenerative disease will have an FDA-approved treatment option and the potential to...
A new ban enforced by the Advertising Standards Authority has started to limit junk food advertising in the UK to help reduce childhood obesity. Under the rules, junk food ads are not allowed on TV before 9pm and are completely banned online. The ban covers 13 types of foods that are high in fat,...
Kids in the U.K. will be protected from exposure to junk food advertising on TV and online as new regulations come into force to help tackle childhood obesity. From Monday, adverts for less healthy food and drinks will be banned on television before 9 pm, and online at all times. This action by the government is expected to remove up to 7.2 billion calories from children's diets each year, reduc
Recently, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a new law called 'The SAFE for Kids Act,' a new law meant to protect children from harmful and addictive content on social media. Starting in 2026, social media companies like Meta and TikTok will have to block addictive feeds, such as autoplay and endless...
Children who spent a lot of time on screens before the age of two showed changes in brain development that were later linked to slower decision-making and higher anxiety during their teenage years, according to new research from Singapore. The study, led by Assistant Professor Tan Ai Peng and her...
A federal vaccine advisory committee has decided to stop recommending hepatitis B vaccinations for all newborns, marking a significant change from the U.S. public health policy that's been in place for decades.
New analysis from the World Health Organization's global expert committee on vaccine safety has found that, based on available evidence, there is no link between vaccines and autism spectrum disorders, or ASD. The conclusion reaffirms WHO's position that childhood vaccines do not cause autism. The...
May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.