The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today launched the advisory committee membership nomination portal, an online, interactive system that allows interested individuals to submit nominations for membership to any of the agency’s 33 advisory committees.
Flat Creek Farm & Dairy Recalls Cheese Because of Possible Health Risk Update to Correcy Lot Number Information
On December 23, 2013, Flat Creek Farm & Dairy of Swainsboro, GA announced a recall of its Heavenly Blue Cheese and Aztec Cheddar cheese. The purpose of this updated press release is to provide the correct lot number for the Aztec Cheddar cheese.
Lochiel Enterprises Limited Recalls St Mary’s River Smokehouses Oven Smoked Salmon Stix, Chili Mango Flavor Because of Possible Health Risk
Lochiel Enterprises Limited of Sherbrooke, NS is voluntarily recalling 56 lbs of ST MARY’S RIVER SMOKEHOUSES OVEN SMOKED ATLANTIC SALMON STIX, CHILI MANGO FLAVOR, 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 still births among pregnant women.
FDA Classifies Worldwide Voluntary Correction Notice on TRUFILL® n-BCA Liquid Embolic System as Class I Recall
Codman Neuro announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has classified the recently initiated medical device correction notice related to the TRUFILL® n-BCA Liquid Embolic System as a Class I recall.
Rise’N Roll Bakery Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in All Their Donut Varieties and Undeclared Peanuts in Nutty Crunch
Rise’n Roll Bakery of Middlebury, IN, is recalling all its donut varieties and cinnamon caramel donut holes because they may contain undeclared egg. We are also recalling our Rise’n Roll Specialties Nutty Crunch in 8oz pouches because they contain undeclared peanuts.
Merrell Food Group Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanut in “Crunch’N Nutter – Mixed Nut”
Merrell Food Group of Dalton, WI, along with it’s manufacturing partner Rise’n Roll Specialties is recalling “Crunch’N Nutter Mixed Nut” candy packaged in a 4oz. green and yellow plastic bag, because it contains undeclared peanuts. This affects all product with a sell by date of June 1st 2014 or before.
FDA warns consumers not to eat oysters from Copano Bay in Aransas County, Texas
• The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to eat raw or partially cooked oysters harvested from Copano Bay, in Aransas County, Texas, harvested between Dec. 26, 2013 and Jan. 9, 2014.
FDA Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine Michael R. Taylor’s Statement on the Institute of Medicine Report on Caffeine in Food and Dietary Supplements
The FDA thanks the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for convening the Aug. 5-6, 2013, public workshop on caffeine in food and dietary supplements. The FDA requested the workshop because we know how important it is to get the science right. The summary report that IOM issued today will be extremely informative as we continue our investigation of the safety of caffeine, particularly its effects on children and adolescents.
Stemvida International Corporation Recalls StemAlive 90 Capsules Containing Undeclared Milk
Stemvida International Corporation of Ontario California is recalling StemAlive 90 Capsules, because it contains undeclared milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk (bovine colostrum) run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
FDA allows marketing for first of-its-kind post-natal test to help diagnose developmental delays and intellectual disabilities in children
Today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized for marketing the Affymetrix CytoScan Dx Assay, which can detect chromosomal variations that may be responsible for a child’s developmental delay or intellectual disability. Based on a blood sample, the test can analyze the entire genome at one time and detect large and small chromosomal changes.