Jinsunmi Int’l Inc. is issuing the following update regarding its previously announced voluntary recall of plastic pouch of Lotte Brand frozen fruit bar (watermelon flavor)
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Mars Food North America Voluntarily Recalls Specific Batch and Item Number Representing Less Than 3,500 Cases
Mars Food North America is voluntarily recalling one specific production lot of UNCLE BEN’S READY RICE Original Long Grain White Rice product, representing less than 3,500 cases.
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Unilever United States, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert for Limited Number of 20-Count Boxes of Popsicle Orange, Cherry and Grape Ice Pops Due to Undeclared Milk
Unilever United States, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of 20-count boxes of Popsicle brand Orange, Cherry and Grape flavored ice pops because they may have been inadvertently exposed to milk, which is not listed as an ingredient on the label.
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FDA proposes updates to Nutrition Facts label on food packages
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today proposed to update the Nutrition Facts label for packaged foods to reflect the latest scientific information, including the link between diet and chronic diseases such as obesity and heart disease. The proposed label also would replace out-of-date serving sizes to better align with how much people really eat, and it would feature a fresh design to highlight key parts of the label such as calories and serving sizes.
EXPANDIDO – La Compania Roos Foods Retira del Mercado Voluntariamente una Variedad de Quesos (Enlistados Abajo) Debido a un Posible Riesgo Sanitario
Roos Foods of Kenton, DE esta retirando del mercado los quesos nombrados arriba porque tienen el potencial de estar contaminados con Listeria monocytogenes, un organismo que puede causar infecciones serias y a veces fatales en niños pequenos, personas debiles o ancianas , y otros con sistemas inmunologicos debilitados. Aunque las personas sanas pueden sufrir solamente sintomas a corto plazo, tales como fiebre alta, dolor de cabeza severo, rigidez, nauseas, dolor abdominal y diarrea, la infeccion por Listeria puede causar abortos involuntarios y mortinatos entre las mujeres embarazadas.
FDA approves Myalept to treat rare metabolic disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Myalept (metreleptin for injection) as replacement therapy to treat the complications of leptin deficiency, in addition to diet, in patients with congenital generalized or acquired generalized lipodystrophy.
EXPANDED – Roos Foods Voluntarily Recalls Variety of Cheeses (listed below) Due to Possible Health Risk
Update: Roos Foods has voluntarily expanded their February 23, 2014 recall to include all lots of Amigo and Mexicana brands of Requesón (part-skim ricotta in 15 oz. and 16 oz. plastic containers and all lots of Amigo, Mexicana and Santa Rosa De Lima brands of Queso de Huerta (fresh curd cheese).
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La Compania Roos Foods Retira del Mercado Voluntariamente Una Variedad de Quesos (Enlistados Abajo) Debido a un Posible Riesgo Sanitario
Roos Foods of Kenton, DE esta retirando del mercado los quesos nombrados arriba porque tienen el potencial de estar contaminados con Listeria monocytogenes, un organismo que puede causar infecciones serias y a veces fatales en niños pequenos, personas debiles o ancianas, y otros con sistemas inmunologicos debilitados. Aunque las personas sanas pueden sufrir solamente sintomas a corto plazo, tales como fiebre alta, dolor de cabeza severo, rigidez, nauseas, dolor abdominal y diarrea, la infeccion por Listeria puede causar abortos involuntarios y mortinatos entre las mujeres embarazadas.
Roos Foods Voluntarily Recalls Variety of Cheeses Due to Possible Health Risk
Roos Foods of Kenton, DE is recalling the above cheeses because they have 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 first orders to stop sale, distribution of tobacco products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued orders today to stop the further sale and distribution of four tobacco products currently on the market. The action marks the first time the FDA has used its authority under the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act to order a manufacturer of currently available tobacco products to stop selling and distributing them.