Dina Fine Maron, Editor of Health & Medicine at Scientific American, joins Cheddar to discuss some of the biggest changes to science regulations we'll see in 2018. From food labels to nonaddictive cigarettes, people need to be aware of what might affect their everyday lives.
A revamped nutrition label was slated to debut in July of 2018, however the Trump administration is giving companies a longer window. Major companies now have until 2020 and smaller companies have until 2021. The new labels will have more detail on added sugar and calorie count. However, critics say the delay could be a major blow to the public's health.
Plus, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration aims to create a nonaddictive cigarette with lower nicotine levels. It hopes this will help smokers quit. However, the agency opened up the conversation to the public for input which will ellicit some strong views from the tobacco industry.
Travel website Trivago's CEO Axel Hefer told Cheddar Tuesday the company has seen "quite a significant effect" on its markets across Asia.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Wednesday, February 26, 2020.
Steve Goldner, CEO of Pure Green, told Cheddar how the Michigan-based cannabis drug company, is seeking fresh capital to develop THC- and CBD-based products for medical use.
Ro is becoming the first online pharmacy to offer FDA-approved allergy treatments through its platform.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Tuesday, February 25, 2020.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank more than 1,000 points as the spread of the new coronavirus threatened wider damage to the global economy. The drop was the worst for the index in two years and wiped out its gains so far in 2020.
For weeks, the World Health Organization’s chief official has warned of a narrowing “window of opportunity” to stall the virus’s spread, but the case count continues to tick upwards on a daily basis.
These are the headlines you Need 2 Know for Monday, February 24, 2020.
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