Department of JusticeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, September 6, 2022 BOSTON – A former Massachusetts emergency medical technician (EMT) paramedic has pleaded guilty to tampering with liquid fentanyl vials at the ambulance company at which she worked. Candice Mangan, 43, of Medford, pleaded guilty on Aug. 30, 2022 in federal court in Boston to one…
Certain Philips Respironics Masks for BiPAP, CPAP Machines Recalled Due to Safety Issue with Magnets That May Affect Certain Medical Devices: FDA Safety Communication
Date Issued: September 6, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting patients, caregivers, and health care providers that Philips Respironics (Philips) recalled certain masks used with bilevel positive airway pressure (also known as Bilevel PAP, BiPAP, or BPAP) machines and continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machines due to a serious safety concern….
Fluorouracil and Pet Safety
Image CaptionCourtesy Photo For many households, pets are our best friends. For some people they are also indispensable service animals. Many show their affection by licking us. Others like to chew on things—your furniture, your shoes, your purse – anything that’s within reach. This includes medicated cream containers you apply to your skin that are…
Albuquerque Supplement Retailer Sentenced to Three Years’ Probation for Performance Enhancing Drugs
Department of JusticeDistrict of New Mexico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 1, 2022 PEDs Were Banned by U.S. and World Anti-Doping Agencies ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Tanya Puccini was sentenced on Aug. 30 to three years of probation for introduction and delivery of misbranded…
South Florida Federal Judge Orders Prison Time for Former Pharmatech CEO
Department of JusticeSouthern District of FLorida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 1, 2022 Miami, Florida – A former owner and CEO of a Broward County drug manufacturing company who lied to the FDA and allowed contaminated products to make their way to pediatric hospitals was sentenced yesterday to 37 months in federal prison. Raidel Figueroa co-owned Pharmatech,…
St. James Smokehouse Voluntary Recalls Scotch Reserve Scottish Smoked Salmon 4oz (Lot# 123172) Because Of Possible Health Risk
Summary Company Announcement Date: September 02, 2022 FDA Publish Date: September 02, 2022 Product Type: Food & Beverages Fish Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Listeria monocytogenes Company Name: St. James Smokehouse Brand Name: Brand Name(s) St. James Smokehouse Product Description: Product Description Seafood/Fish Company Announcement St. James Smokehouse of Miami, Florida is…
Beware of Ultraviolet (UV) Wands That Give Off Unsafe Levels of Radiation
Image If you use an ultraviolet wand to disinfect and kill germs — or are thinking about it — be aware that certain brands may produce unsafe levels of radiation and should not be used. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety communication warning consumers that certain UV wands may cause injury to…
Food Co. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Coconut in Product
Summary Company Announcement Date: August 26, 2022 FDA Publish Date: September 01, 2022 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared coconut Company Name: Toufayan Bakeries Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description GreenWise Animal Crackers Company Announcement Plant City, FL August 26, 2022 – Toufayan Bakery is voluntarily recalling…
Albertsons Companies Expands Voluntary Recall of Select ReadyMeals Seafood Products Due to Undeclared Allergens
Summary Company Announcement Date: August 31, 2022 FDA Publish Date: August 31, 2022 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared fish allergen Company Name: Albertsons Companies Brand Name: Brand Name(s) ReadyMeals Product Description: Product Description Cooked Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce and Snow Crab Legs Imitation Surimi Company Announcement BOISE, Idaho…
South Carolina Man Sentenced for Unlawful Distribution of Anabolic Steroids and Unapproved Steroid-like Drugs
U.S. Department of Justice FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, August 29, 2022 The owner of a South Carolina supplement company was sentenced to one day and one year of imprisonment for manufacturing and shipping unapproved drugs and anabolic steroids, the Department of Justice announced. John F. Cochcroft, 37, of Lexington, South Carolina, pleaded guilty on May 25,…