Category Archives: Food & Drug Recalls

La Finquita Emite Una Alerta De Alergias Debido A Una Contaminacion Potencial De Mani O Cacahuate Y Frutos Secos En El Quesito Fresco Campesino

La Finquita, LLC de Stamford, CT está voluntariamente retirando del mercado un lote de Quesito Fresco Campesino o Fresh Farmer’s Cheese como una medida preventiva ya que éstos pueden contener residuos de maní o cacahuate y frutos secos (pistachos). Personas que tengan alergias o sensibilidad severa a estos frutos corren un riesgo serio de una reacción alérgica que puede llegar hacer fatal si se consume dicho producto.

FDA approves Lymphoseek to help determine the extent of head and neck cancer in the body

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a new use for Lymphoseek (technetium 99m tilmanocept) Injection, a radioactive diagnostic imaging agent used to help doctors determine the extent a type of cancer called squamous cell carcinoma has spread in the body’s head and neck region.

Fish Family Farm, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert On Milk Products And Cream Due To Potential Peanut And Tree Nut Contamination

Fish Family Farm, Inc. of Bolton, CT is voluntarily recalling milk products and cream because as a precautionary measure they may be adulterated with peanut and tree nut (pistachio) allergens. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts or tree nuts (pistachios) run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.
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La Finquita Cheese Issues An Allergy Alert Due To Potential Peanut And Tree Nut Contamination In Fresh Farmers Cheese

La Finquita, LLC of Stamford, CT is voluntarily recalling one lot of La Finquita Quesito Fresco Campesino Fresh Farmer’s Cheese, as a precautionary measure, because it may be adulterated with peanuts and tree nuts (pistachios). People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts or tree nuts (pistachios) run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

FDA and EPA issue draft updated advice for fish consumption

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today issued updated draft advice on fish consumption. The two agencies have concluded pregnant and breastfeeding women, those who might become pregnant, and young children should eat more fish that is lower in mercury in order to gain important developmental and health benefits. The updated draft advice is consistent with recommendations in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Princess House, Inc. hace un retiro voluntario de los Platos pequeños Marissa color mandarina debido a niveles de cadmio y plomo

Princess House, Inc., distribuidor nacional por ventas directas de artículos para el hogar y la mesa, anunció hoy que como resultado de pruebas realizadas interna- e independientemente se enteró en fechas muy recientes de que una cantidad mínima de sus platos pequeños Marissa color mandarina, cuando se les usa para ciertos servicios alimenticios, podrían permitir que el cadmio y el plomo en la decoración de los platos se filtren en niveles mayores a los señalados por las directrices de la FDA (la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los Estados Unidos) y/o por la Proposición 65 del estado de California.

Lansal, Inc. Voluntarily Recalls Egg White Salad With Chives Due To Possible Health Risk

Prepared foods manufacturer, Lansal, Inc.(d.b.a. Hot Mama’s Foods), announced today that as a precaution it is voluntarily recalling 304 containers (approximately 114 pounds) of Trader Joe’s Egg White Salad with Chives packaged in 6-ounce plastic containers due to concerns about possible 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. Although healthy individuals may suffer only short-term symptoms such as high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea, Listeria infection can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.