Lipari Foods Issues Voluntary Recall of Various Retail And Food Service Raw Pistachio Products Due to Potential Salmonella Risk

Lipari Foods, LLC, of Warren, Michigan, has issued a voluntary recall of various raw pistachio products packaged
by sister company JLM due to potential Salmonella risk. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune
systems.

FDA Announces Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals Voluntary Recall of Morphine Sulfate 0.5 mg/mL Preservative Free in 0.9% Sodium Chloride

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals of a voluntary recall of morphine sulfate 0.5 mg/mL preservative free in 0.9% sodium chloride, 1 mL syringe, CII, for intravenous use made and distributed by Pharmakon Pharmaceuticals, in Noblesville, Indiana, because the product is super-potent. Pharmakon initiated the voluntary recall on February 11, 2016, after receiving laboratory results showing the product was super-potent.

Lipari Foods Issues Voluntary Recall of Various Retail and Food Service Raw Pistachio Products Due to Potential Salmonella Risk

Lipari Foods, LLC, of Warren, Michigan, has issued a voluntary recall of various raw pistachio products packaged
by sister company JLM due to potential Salmonella risk. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and
sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

Forever Cheese Recalls Imported Mitica Brand Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves For Possible Health Risk

Forever Cheese Inc. of Long Island City, NY, is recalling 40 cases of Mitica brand Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves (Pecorino Foglie di Noci) from one specific production code 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. 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.

Forever Cheese Recalls Imported Mitica Brand Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves For Possible Health Risk

Forever Cheese Inc. of Long Island City, NY, is recalling 40 cases of Mitica brand Pecorino Aged Cheese in Walnut Leaves (Pecorino Foglie di Noci) from one specific production code 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. 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.

FDA issues recommendations to reduce the risk for Zika virus blood transmission in the United States

As a safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new guidance recommending the deferral of individuals from donating blood if they have been to areas with active Zika virus transmission, potentially have been exposed to the virus, or have had a confirmed Zika virus infection.

FDA issues recommendations to reduce the risk for Zika virus blood transmission in the United States

As a safety measure against the emerging Zika virus outbreak, today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a new guidance recommending the deferral of individuals from donating blood if they have been to areas with active Zika virus transmission, potentially have been exposed to the virus, or have had a confirmed Zika virus infection.

Maine smoked fish company agrees to halt production of adulterated fish

On Friday, Feb. 12, U.S. District Judge Jon D. Levy of the District of Maine entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Mill Stream Corporation, doing business as Sullivan Harbor Farm, and its former president and owner, Ira J. Frantzman. The decree results from a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice at the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.