FDA

The EcoTracker sensor quickly determines the safety of a variety of common fruits and vegetables and displays the results in a user-friendly way

Consumer Tech

$49 gadget tells you how safe your food and water is in just 3 seconds

Take control of your food and water safety with the first-of-its-kind EcoTracker, a user-friendly pocket-sized device that almost instantly assesses contaminants in fruits, vegetables and meats, as well as the quality of your drinking water.

Lab-grown chicken has been deemed safe by the FDA and now needs a green light from the US Department of Agriculture before reaching supermarket shelves

Technology

FDA gives green light to first lab-grown chicken product in US

The FDA has given California company Upside Foods the green light for its lab-grown chicken, paving the way for it to reach market shelves next year, and making the US the second country in the world to allow legal sales of lab-grown meat products.

The ReWalk motorized exoskeleton, which has been available in the UK since 2012, has now been cleared by the FDA for home use in the US

Robotics

ReWalk exoskeleton gets FDA approval for home use

The FDA has cleared the way for the ReWalk exoskeleton to be sold for personal use in the US, making it the first motorized exoskeleton designed for people with lower body paralysis due to spinal cord injury to be cleared for personal use in the US.