The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that a group of medications used to control high blood pressure, called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), do not increase the risk of developing cancer in patients using the medications.
FDA: Breast thermography not a substitute for mammography
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned women not to substitute breast thermography for mammography to screen for breast cancer.
Aidapak Services, LLC Initiates Nationwide Voluntary Recall on ALL Repackaged Pharmaceuticals by Aidapak Services, LLC due to potential cross contamination with beta lactam products
ancouver, Washington, Aidapak Services, LLC is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall to Hospital Inpatient Pharmacies for the products listed on the company’s website. The firm voluntarily recalled these products after learning of the potential cross contamination of non-penicillin drug products repackaged in the same facility. There is potential likelihood that a serious anaphylactic reaction in patients, with known hypersensitivity to beta-lactam or penicillin products, could result from receiving these products. This poses potential serious risk to a patient’s health.
Azar Nut Issues Allergen Alert on Undeclared Milk in Mountain Trail Mix
The Azar Nut Company has issued an Allergy Alert on undeclared milk in Azar
Mountain Trail Mix (Item#:9613896, 2/5#) with the following date codes: 10256,
10284, 10313, 10320, 10342, 10357, 11017, 11031, 11066, 11089, 11109,
11123, 11138, 11144 as the product may contain undeclared milk. People who
have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life
threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product.
FDA seeks injunction concerning uneviscerated seafood and other fish at Minnesota company
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in a complaint filed by the U.S. Department of Justice, is seeking a permanent injunction against BCS African Wholesale Food Supply LLC (BCS African Wholesale) of Brooklyn Park, Minn. and its principal officers. If granted, the injunction would force the defendants to stop importing, processing, and selling seafood products that can put consumers at risk for botulism or that may present other food safety hazards.
Primal Pet Foods Issues Nationwide Voluntary Recall On Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula With A "Best By" Date Code Of 043112-17
Primal Pet Foods has initiated a voluntary recall of their Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula with a “Best By” date code of 043112-17 because this product may be contaminated with Salmonella. The only product affected is limited to Feline Chicken & Salmon Formula with a “Best By” date code of 043112-17.
FDA approves injectable gel to treat fecal incontinence
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a sterile, injectable gel to treat fecal incontinence in patients for whom other therapies such as diet change, fiber therapy or anti-motility medications failed.
FDA approves treatment for Clostridium difficile infection
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Dificid (fidaxomicin) tablets for the treatment of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea (CDAD).
Transpecos Foods, LP Issues Allergy Alert On Undeclared Milk And/Or Egg Allergen In Onion Ring Product
Transpecos Foods, LP of Pecos, Texas is recalling the following items because they may contain undeclared Milk and/or Egg allergens: Southern Home Diced Onion Rings, Net WT 20 oz (1 LB 4 OZ) 567 g, UPC 60788001108, sold prior to 5/27/2011, packaged in a printed bag was distributed in South Carolina, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.
FDA seeks comment on preventive controls against foodborne illness
The Food and Drug Administration is seeking public comment on preventive control measures for food facilities through a public docket opened this week as part of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), signed into law by President Obama in January.