Category Archives: Food & Drug Recalls

Product Recall of Kroger’s Break ‘n Bake Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Due to Peanut Butter Cup Cookie Dough Mispacked Into Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Packages

Today, ConAgra Foods, in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is recalling a limited number of Kroger’s Break ‘N Bake chocolate chip cookie dough packages due to peanut butter cup cookie dough inadvertently mispacked into chocolate chip cookie dough packages. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the risk of serious or life- threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.

New test system identifies 193 different yeasts and bacteria known to cause illness

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today allowed marketing in the U.S. of the first mass spectrometer system for automated identification of bacteria and yeasts that are known to cause serious illness in humans. The VITEK MS can identify 193 different microorganisms and can perform up to 192 different tests in a single automated series of testing, with each test taking about one minute.

Covidien Initiates a Voluntary Recall of Certain Lots of Monoject Prefill Flush Syringes Sold in the United States and Bermuda

August 19, 2013 – Mansfield, MA – Covidien today announced that it has initiated a voluntary recall of certain lots of Monoject prefill flush syringes. Reasons for Recall: This recall is being conducted due to the risk that a number of the syringes were filled with water but not subjected to the autoclave sterilization process.

Herbal Give Care LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Esbelder Man Capsules, Esbelder Fem Capsules, and Esbelder Siloutte Capsules Vitamin Supplements Due to Potential Health Risks

Grand Prairie, Texas, Herbal Give Care LLC is voluntarily recalling all lots of Esbelder man (30 capsules), Esbelder fem (30 capsules) and Esbelder siloutte (30 capsules) to the consumer level. The products have been found to contain undeclared Sibutramine, N-Desmethylsibutramine, and N-di-Desmethylsibutramine.

FDA reminds health care providers not to use sterile products from NuVision Pharmacy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is reminding health care providers about safety concerns with all sterile drug products made and distributed by NuVision Pharmacy of Dallas, Texas. Health care providers should not administer any NuVision Pharmacy sterile products to patients because the products’ sterility is not assured.