Opinion - The quiet resurgence of plant-based illicit drugs

For years, I have argued that synthetic drugs — “man-made” illicit drugs produced from precursor chemicals — are inevitable ...
Fast Company

FDA drug-plant inspections still haven’t recovered from the pandemic, AP reports

As COVID-19 swept across the globe in early 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pulled most of its safety inspectors from the field, creating a massive backlog of uninspected pharmaceutical ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Nearly 2,000 drug plants are overdue for FDA checks after COVID delays, AP finds

Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling to get back to where they were in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended factory inspections in the U.S.
Newsweek

COVID Delays Leave Nearly 2,000 Drug Plants Behind on Inspections: Report

Nearly 2,000 drug plants have still not been inspected since the COVID-19 pandemic halted global factory checks, an investigation by The Associated Press (AP) found. The AP reported on Thursday that ...

Scientists Discover Where Drug Residues End Up Inside Crops

Scientists discovered that crops exposed to trace pharmaceuticals in recycled water mostly stash the compounds in their leaves—not the parts we usually eat.
Orlando Sentinel

Nearly 2,000 drug manufacturing plants are overdue for FDA inspections after COVID delays, AP finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators responsible for the safety of the U.S. drug supply are still struggling to get back to where they were in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic upended factory ...