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United States Food and Drug Administration
Arcs in the news about United States Food and Drug Administration from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Organization · 674 stories · 7,097 articles · earliest story we hold Apr 18, 2023
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
- Marty Makary's time leading the FDA and Heidi Overton's nomination to succeed himNov 18, 2024week of Sep 21, 2026
Sep 24 FDA nominee Overton says all US vaccines safe as senators press on shots, abortion, vaping
7 stories · earliest story we hold Nov 23, 2024
- The 2026 US cyclospora outbreak, the largest on record
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Jun 29week of Sep 7Sep 10 Health officials declare end to largest cyclospora outbreak in history
72 stories · earliest story we hold Jun 30
- RFK Jr.'s overhaul of US vaccine policy and the CDC's vaccine panel
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Feb 17, 2025week of Sep 21, 2026Sep 25 CDC vaccine policy recommendations grind to a halt under Health Secretary Kennedy
54 stories · earliest story we hold Feb 19, 2025
All arcs3 named arcs in 2024
Year: changes this list, the board and the stories below.
Active · 1
- Nov 23, 2024 – Sep 24, 2026 · 7 stories
Gone quiet · 2
- The fight over the abortion pill: mifepristone access and doctors who mail itJan 29, 2024 – Aug 10, 2026 · 30 stories
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- The H5N1 bird flu outbreak in US cattle, poultry and peopleJan 27, 2024 – Nov 22, 2025 · 69 stories
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On a timeline
every arc in 2024 at its own dates · opens on month
- Each row is an arc
- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2023 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 17, 2023 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 85 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 67 |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 25 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 76 |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 86 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 57 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 19 | 23 | 11 | 125 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 161 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Mar 18, 2024 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 99 |
| Mar 25, 2024 | 20 | 41 | 7 | 248 |
| Apr 1, 2024 | 14 | 27 | 9 | 130 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 66 |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 71 |
| Apr 22, 2024 | 23 | 31 | 10 | 174 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | 16 | 34 | 9 | 172 |
| May 6, 2024 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| May 13, 2024 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 67 |
| May 20, 2024 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 34 |
| May 27, 2024 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 159 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 31 | 42 | 19 | 296 |
| Jun 17, 2024 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 123 |
| Jun 24, 2024 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 88 |
| Jul 1, 2024 | 5 | 25 | 4 | 116 |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 59 |
| Jul 15, 2024 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| Jul 22, 2024 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 106 |
| Jul 29, 2024 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 113 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 82 |
| Aug 12, 2024 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 31 |
| Aug 19, 2024 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 86 |
| Aug 26, 2024 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 56 |
| Sep 2, 2024 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 64 |
| Sep 9, 2024 | 6 | 18 | 4 | 83 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 49 |
| Oct 7, 2024 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Oct 14, 2024 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| Oct 21, 2024 | 19 | 47 | 11 | 294 |
| Oct 28, 2024 | 13 | 28 | 12 | 174 |
| Nov 4, 2024 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 26 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 17 | 40 | 16 | 260 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 17 | 39 | 14 | 200 |
| Nov 25, 2024 | 4 | 20 | 2 | 73 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 81 |
| Dec 9, 2024 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 28 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 102 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 76 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 28 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 45 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 18 | 40 | 14 | 270 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 38 |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 75 |
| Feb 3, 2025 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 40 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 16 | 35 | 11 | 183 |
| Feb 17, 2025 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 41 |
| Feb 24, 2025 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 51 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| Mar 24, 2025 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 105 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 66 |
| Apr 7, 2025 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 71 |
| Apr 14, 2025 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 85 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 71 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 22 |
| May 5, 2025 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 131 |
| May 12, 2025 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 103 |
| May 19, 2025 | 7 | 28 | 6 | 111 |
| May 26, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 33 |
| Jun 9, 2025 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| Jun 16, 2025 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 26 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Jul 7, 2025 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 24 |
| Jul 14, 2025 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 101 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 15 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 49 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 30 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 94 |
| Aug 25, 2025 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 59 |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 81 |
| Sep 8, 2025 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 31 |
| Sep 15, 2025 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 39 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 20 | 33 | 12 | 184 |
| Sep 29, 2025 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 61 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 45 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 6 | 25 | 8 | 150 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 58 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 153 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 42 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 59 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 81 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | 13 | 22 | 7 | 114 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 37 |
| Jan 5, 2026 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 41 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| Feb 2, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Feb 9, 2026 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 29 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| Feb 23, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 39 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 57 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 57 |
| Apr 13, 2026 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 69 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | 12 | 19 | 6 | 96 |
| Apr 27, 2026 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 48 |
| May 4, 2026 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 142 |
| May 11, 2026 | 19 | 26 | 12 | 194 |
| May 18, 2026 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
| May 25, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 47 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 34 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 203 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 194 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 28 | 69 | 32 | 942 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 36 | 84 | 25 | 1189 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 283 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 38 | 62 | 44 | 875 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 19 | 57 | 20 | 644 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 23 | 39 | 9 | 274 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 16 | 37 | 13 | 295 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 186 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 14 | 27 | 10 | 217 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 79 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 20 | 34 | 13 | 244 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 46 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else145 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about United States Food and Drug Administration that are not part of any arc yet
- Dec 27FDA proposes standardized testing to detect asbestos in talc cosmetics20 articles · 16 independent sources1 left, 6 center, 1 right
- Dec 23– 24FDA raises Costco egg recall to highest risk level over salmonella fears27 articles · 11 independent sources0 left, 6 center, 2 right
- Dec 23– 24FDA says decongestant in many cold medicines doesn't work. So what does?24 articles · 19 independent sources1 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Dec 20– 23FDA approves Zepbound, a weight loss drug, to treat obstructive sleep apnea37 articles · 23 independent sources5 left, 9 center, 2 right
- Dec 19– 20FDA updates the definition of ‘healthy’ foods39 articles · 24 independent sources3 left, 6 center, 1 right
- Dec 13– 17Kennedy says he’s ‘all for’ polio vaccine as GOP senators raise questions about his views17 articles · 13 independent sources1 left, 5 center, 3 right
- Dec 13– 14Kennedy’s lawyer has asked the FDA to revoke approval of the polio vaccine15 articles · 15 independent sources5 left, 4 center, 2 right
- Dec 7FDA may finally ban artificial red dye from beverages, candy and other foods6 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Dec 2Supreme Court divided over FDA block on kid-friendly flavored vapes32 articles · 23 independent sources6 left, 7 center, 2 right
- Nov 28Regulators cracked down on sweet vapes after use by kids spiked – now the Supreme Court is wading in8 articles · 8 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
Stories that name United States Food and Drug Administration
- Dec 19Frito-Lay announces limited recall of popular potato chips in these states20 articles · 8 independent sources2 left, 5 center, 1 right
- Dec 14McConnell slams polio vaccine critics in apparent warning to RFK Jr.11 articles · 6 independent sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Dec 3– 4US closes investigation into E. coli outbreak linked to onions in McDonald's Quarter Pounders26 articles · 19 independent sources1 left, 7 center, 3 right
- Nov 29– Dec 5Cucumbers from 3 companies recalled as salmonella sickens 68 people in 19 states29 articles · 22 independent sources4 left, 13 center, 4 right
- Nov 29– 30Cucumbers recalled in 26 states after salmonella outbreak40 articles · 22 independent sources3 left, 15 center, 0 right
- Nov 25– 26Supreme Court won’t hear challenge to graphic cigarette warning labels14 articles · 10 independent sources0 left, 4 center, 0 right
- Nov 22– 23Trump Picks Hedge Fund Manager Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary, Reports Say109 articles · 58 independent sources7 left, 20 center, 11 right
- Nov 17– 22More carrots recalled due to E. coli: See the full list of products, grocery stores here51 articles · 30 independent sources7 left, 18 center, 2 right
- Nov 14– 15Trump picks RFK Jr., anti-vaccine activist, for Health and Human Services secretary170 articles · 80 independent sources15 left, 29 center, 13 right
- Nov 13– 14E. coli cases climb to 104 in McDonald's outbreak tied to slivered onions44 articles · 23 independent sources1 left, 8 center, 2 right
Local coverage
- Jul 18FDA OKs best-selling e-cigarette Vuse Alto, but only in tobacco flavor7 articles · 6 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
