San Fernando Valley Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Used and Counterfeit Medical Devices Used for Skin Tightening and Fat Burning

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeCentral District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, January 9, 2023 LOS ANGELES – A Tarzana man pleaded guilty today to federal criminal charges for running a nearly $6 million scheme in which he knowingly sold used skin-tightening medical devices that were deliberately misbranded as new, as well as counterfeit devices that…

Fullei Fresh Recalls Alfalfa Sprouts Because of Possible Health Risk

Summary Company Announcement Date: January 06, 2023 FDA Publish Date: January 09, 2023 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Contamination with shiga toxin-producing E. Coli Company Name: Kwokcheng Enterprise, Inc. dba Fullei Fresh Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Fullei Fresh Product Description: Product Description Alfalfa Sprouts in 8 oz clamshells Company…

Ameripack Foods LLC Announces Allergy Alert for Undeclared Soy and Egg in H-E-B Meal Simple Chocolate Chunk Brownie

Summary Company Announcement Date: January 11, 2023 FDA Publish Date: January 11, 2023 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared soy and egg allergens Company Name: Ameripack Foods, LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) H-E-B Meal Simple Product Description: Product Description Chocolate Chunk Brownie Company Announcement Ameripack Foods LLC of Hughes…

Two Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Stolen Medical Products from The Battle Creek Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Michigan FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, January 11, 2023 A Pennsylvania man has been federally charged with related crimes GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Mark Totten announced today that Jennifer Robertson, age 52, of Battle Creek, Michigan, and Michelle McAllister, age 56, of Jerome, Michigan, pled guilty to participating…

Allergic to Sesame? Food Labels Now Must List Sesame as an Allergen

[embedded content] If you or someone in your household is allergic to sesame, an important change is taking place to help you quickly identify foods that contain sesame. As of January 1, 2023, sesame is required to be labeled as an allergen on packaged foods, including dietary supplements. Sesame joins eight other foods already declared…

Daiso Issues Alergy Alert Tohato and Kashiwado Snacks

Summary Company Announcement Date: January 10, 2023 FDA Publish Date: January 10, 2023 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared almonds, peanuts, soybeans, milk, and shellfish Company Name: Daiso California, LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) TOHATO and KASHIWADO Product Description: Product Description Popcorn and other snacks Company Announcement Daiso California…

FDA D.I.S.C.O. Burst Edition: FDA approval of Rezlidhia (olutasidenib) for relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia with a susceptible IDH1 mutation

Podcast Welcome back to the D.I.S.C.O., FDA’s Drug Information Soundcast in Clinical Oncology, Burst Edition, brought to you by FDA’s Division of Drug Information in partnership with FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence. Today we’ll provide another quick update on a recent FDA cancer drug approval. On December 1, 2022, the FDA approved olutasidenib (brand name…

Berkley Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Patients’ Fentanyl

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesay, January 10, 2021 BOSTON – A Berkley nurse was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for tampering with fentanyl intended for patients at a hospital’s post-surgery recovery unit and an outpatient vascular surgery center.   Hugo Vieira, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court…