Freshway Foods is voluntarily recalling 6,671 pounds of sliced apples that were packaged on November 12 using the same packaging machine, which may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. A table of recalled consumer packproducts, their respective use-by-dates and the states to which the company shipped them is provided below.
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Category Archives: Food Safety News
FDA expands Zytiga’s use for late-stage prostate cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved use of Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) to treat men with late-stage (metastatic) castration-resistant prostate cancer prior to receiving chemotherapy.
LifeVantage Corporation Announces Voluntary Recall and Replacement of Select Lots of Protandim® Dietary Supplement Due to Potential Health Risk
December 5, 2012 – SALT LAKE CITY, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – LifeVantage Corporation (NASDAQ: LFVN) announced today that it is contacting affected independent distributors and other customers to voluntarily recall and replace bottles of its Protandim®, the Nrf2 Synergizer®, dietary supplement from the lots shown below. The Company is taking this action due to the possible inclusion of small metal fragments in the final product.
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FDA warns consumers not to feed certain Nature’s Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats
• The FDA is warning consumers not to feed their pets certain Nature’s Deli Chicken Jerky Dog Treats packaged and distributed by Kasel Associates Industries Inc. (Kasel) with a lot code of BESTBY061913DEN. The company has declined to perform a voluntary recall at this time.
FDA announces public-private partnership to develop regulatory science that will speed patient access to new medical device technologies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it is part of the first public-private partnership to promote medical device regulatory science with a focus on speeding the development, assessment, and review of new medical devices.
FDA approves Cometriq to treat rare type of thyroid cancer
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Cometriq (cabozantinib) to treat medullary thyroid cancer that has spread to other parts of the body (metastasized).
Newman’s Own, Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of Newman’s Own Lite Honey Mustard Dressing Due to Undeclared Milk
Newman’s Own, Inc. announced the voluntary recall of Newman’s Own Lite Honey Mustard Dressing because it contains undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of a serious or life threatening allergic reaction if they consume the Newman’s Own Lite Honey Mustard Dressing with the affected time code.
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Whole Foods Market Recalls Cookies Due to Undeclared Nut Allergens
Whole Foods Market is recalling the following bulk cookie items because they contain almonds and pecans, two undeclared allergens. These products were sold loose as Cookies-by-the-Pound, a self-service section in the Bakery area of the store.
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Whole Alternatives, LLC Recalls Harris Teeter Dried Apricots and Dried Golden
Whole Alternatives, LLC (“Whole Alternatives”) of Louisville, KY is initiating a voluntary recall of Harris Teeter brand six ounce packages of dried apricots UPC code 7203670494 and BatTis Teeter brand eight ounce packages of dried golden raisins UPC code
7203670490 because the products contain undeclared sulphur dioxide.
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FDA approves first seasonal influenza vaccine manufactured using cell culture technology
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of Flucelvax, the first seasonal influenza vaccine licensed in the United States produced using cultured animal cells, instead of fertilized chicken eggs. Flucelvax is approved to prevent seasonal influenza in people ages 18 years and older.