November 30 2010 — FDA today notified Wright County Egg LLC of Galt, Iowa, that the company has FDA’s concurrence to begin shipping shell eggs directly to the consumer market from two hen houses on one of its six farms. The firm has not shipped eggs to the consumer market since August 2010, when the company’s eggs were associated with the multi-state outbreak of Salmonella Enteritidis (SE). (DSK)
Frontier Natural Products Co-op Initiates Voluntary Recall Due to Possible Health Risk from Nutmeg
In response to a recall commenced by its supplier (Mincing Overseas Spice Company, Dayton, New Jersey), Frontier Natural Products Co-op, is voluntarily recalling two products manufactured with non-organic nutmeg that were sold under the Frontier brand and under the Whole Foods Market brand listed below that contain nutmeg supplied by Mincing Overseas Spice Company. The nutmeg has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
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McCormick & Company Recalls Golden Dipt® Fry Easy All-Purpose Batter Due To Unlabeled Egg Ingredient
McCormick & Company, Incorporated (NYSE:MKC) has announced a voluntary recall of Golden Dipt® Fry Easy All-Purpose Batter, 10 OZ, with UPC Code 4123470111 and “BEST BY” date of NOV 17 11 AH. A very limited number of packages of Golden Dipt® All-Purpose Batter with this date code contain an undeclared egg ingredient.
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FDA warns consumers not to use Vigor-25
Marketed as a ’male sexual stimulant,’ product contains hidden drug ingredient
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says Vigor-25, a product marketed as a natural dietary supplement to enhance male sexual performance, should not be purchased or used because it contains sildenafil, the active ingredient in the prescription drug Viagra.
Xanodyne agrees to withdraw propoxyphene from the U.S. market
Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc. which makes Darvon and Darvocet, the brand version of the painkiller propoxyphene, has agreed to withdraw the medication from the U.S. market at the request of the U.S. Food Administration. The FDA has also informed generic manufacturers of Xanodyne’s decision and they will be removing their propoxyphene-containing products from the market as well.
FDA approves Xgeva to help prevent cancer-related bone injury
Xgeva, cancer
FDA Warning Letters issued to four makers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today warned four companies that the caffeine added to their malt alcoholic beverages is an “unsafe food additive” and said that further action, including seizure of their products, is possible under federal law. (DSK)
FDA approves new treatment option for late-stage breast cancer
Halaven, metastatic breast cancer
FDA launches initiative to develop innovative external defibrillators
Safety concerns on the devices that treat abnormal heart rhythms also to be addressed. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced a program aimed at facilitating the development of safer, more effective external defibrillators used to treat abnormal heart rhythms through improved design and manufacturing practices.
FDA Urges Consumers to be ‘Smart’ about Antibiotic Use
This year, millions of antibiotics will be prescribed. Antibiotics can be used to treat bacterial infections; however, they are commonly over-prescribed. Patients sometimes ask their health care professional to prescribe antibiotic drugs for viral infections, like the common cold, despite the fact that they will not work and may lead to potentially harmful side effects. The misuse of antibiotics has contributed to one of the world’s most pressing public health problems today, antibiotic resistance.