Hometown Food Company Recalls Two Production LOT Codes of Pillsbury ® Unbleached All-Purpose 5lb Flour Due to Possible Health Risk
Please be advised the Hometown Food Company initiated a limited, voluntary retail-level recall on two specific lot codes of its Pillsbury ® Unbleached All-Purpose 5 lb Flour (UPC 51500-22241) because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. Only Best If Used By Dates APR 19 2020 and APR 20 2020 are impacted. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 13, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Hometown Food Company Recalls Two Production LOT Codes of Pillsbury ® Unbleached All-Purpose 5lb Flour Due to Possible Health Risk
Please be advised the Hometown Food Company initiated a limited, voluntary retail-level recall on two specific lot codes of its Pillsbury ® Unbleached All-Purpose 5 lb Flour (UPC 51500-22241) because it may be contaminated with Salmonella. Only Best If Used By Dates APR 19 2020 and APR 20 2020 are impacted. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 13, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on advancing new policies aimed at preventing youth access to, and appeal of, flavored tobacco products, including e-cigarettes and cigars
. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 13, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
FDA approves a new generic valsartan
FDA has approved a new generic of Diovan (valsartan). The agency prioritized the review of this drug application to help relieve a recent shortage of the drug. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 12, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Claire ’s Stores, Inc., Announces Voluntary Recall of Three Make-Up Products
Out of an abundance of caution, today Claire ’s Stores, Inc., announced a voluntary recall of three cosmetic products: Claire’s Eye Shadows, Claire’s Compact Powder and Claire’s Contour Palette. We initiated this voluntary recall after testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration indicated the possible presence of asbestos fibers i n product samples from one lot of each product.
Inhalation of asbestos over time has been linked to serious adverse health consequences. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 12, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Claire ’ s Stores, Inc., Announces Voluntary Recall of Three Make-Up Products
Out of an abundance of caution, today Claire ’ s Stores, Inc., announced a voluntary recall of three cosmetic products: Claire ’ s Eye Shadows, Claire ’ s Compact Powder and Claire ’ s Contour Palette. We initiated this voluntary recall after testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration indicated the possible presence of asbestos fibers in product samples from one lot of each product.
Inhalation of asbestos over time has been linked to serious adverse health consequences. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 12, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Federal judge enters consent decree against Texas compounder, Guardian Pharmacy Services
A federal court ordered a Texas-based company to stop producing compounded drug products intended to be sterile until the company complies with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 12, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on Administration ’ s request for new FDA funding to continue to advance robust regulatory framework for oversight of e-cigarettes, prevent youth access and initiation; and harness innovation to advance the safety of food, compounded drugs, U.S. blood supply
FDA is requesting new funding to continue to advance robust regulatory framework for oversight of e-cigarettes and harness innovation to advance the safety of food, compounded drugs, U.S. blood supply. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 11, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on Administration ’s request for new FDA funding to continue to advance robust regulatory framework for oversight of e-cigarettes, prevent youth access and initiation; and harness innovation to advance the safety of food, compounded drugs, U.S. blood supply
FDA is requesting new funding to continue to advance robust regulatory framework for oversight of e-cigarettes and harness innovation to advance the safety of food, compounded drugs, U.S. blood supply. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 11, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Fullei Fresh Recalls Organic Bean Sprouts Because of Possible Health Risk
Fullei Fresh of Miami, Florida is voluntarily recalling Organic Bean Sprouts because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 8, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
FDA takes steps to help reduce risks associated with surgical staplers and implantable staples
(Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 8, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Statement from FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D., on continued efforts to advance safe biotechnology innovations, and the deactivation of an import alert on genetically engineered salmon
(Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 8, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Norbrook Laboratories Limited Recalls Veterinary Products for Health Risk
Norbrook Laboratories Limited of Newry, Northern Ireland is recalling two lots of Enroflox ® 100 Injection (enrofloxacin), two lots of Noromectin ® Injection (ivermectin) and two lots of Ivermax ® 1% Injection (ivermectin) to the veterinarian/consumer level as a precautionary measure as product sterility cannot be assured. There is a concern that if the sterility of these products has been compromised, use of these products could result in introduction of infectious agents to the animal. This may result in the need for medical intervention(s) including, but not limited to the need for supportive care, antibiotics, and/o...
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 7, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
American Health Packaging Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Valsartan Tablets Due to the Detection of NDEA (N-Nitrosodiethylamine) Impurity
American Health Packaging is voluntarily recalling one lot of Valsartan Tablets, USP, 160 mg to the consumer level due to the detection of trace amounts of an unexpected impurity found in the finished drug product. The impurity detected in the finished drug product is N-Nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), which is a substance that occurs naturally in certain foods, drinking water, air pollution, and industrial processes, and has been classified as a probable human carcinogen as per International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classification. This recall is being initiated in response to the recall by the manufacturer (Aurobi...
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 7, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
USDA and FDA Announce a Formal Agreement to Regulate Cell-Cultured Food Products from Cell Lines of Livestock and Poultry
USDA ’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and FDA announce a formal agreement to jointly oversee the production of human food products derived from the cells of livestock and poultry (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - March 7, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: news
