Image Español The genes in your body’s cells play a key role in your health. Indeed, a defective gene or genes can make you sick. Recognizing this, scientists have worked for decades on ways to modify genes or replace faulty genes with healthy ones to treat, cure, or prevent a disease or medical condition. This…
Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Almonds in Chocolate Covered Blueberries
Summary Company Announcement Date: July 28, 2022 FDA Publish Date: July 28, 2022 Product Type: Food & Beverages Snack Food Item Allergens Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared almonds Company Name: Wilbur’s of Maine Chocolate Confections Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Milk chocolate covered blueberries Product Description: Product Description Milk chocolate covered blueberries Company Announcement…
Baxter Healthcare Corporation Recalls Abacus Order Entry and Calculation Software for Risk of Medication Label Errors
The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death. Recalled Product Product Name: Abacus Order Entry and Calculation Software Product Codes: See medical device database entry Devices Recalled in the U.S.: 9 (3 versions of software with 3…
Comer o no comer: Los productos decorativos en los alimentos pueden no ser seguros
English Su hija de casi seis años quiere que le hornee un elaborado pastel o torta de cumpleaños en la forma de un castillo de cuento de hadas, con arcoíris, unicornios y una princesa para su fiesta. Encontró un video de decoración de pasteles en línea, pero necesita ingredientes que le hacen preguntarse si es…
Wismettac Asian Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Wheat and Soy in Dashi Soup Base
Summary Company Announcement Date: July 26, 2022 FDA Publish Date: July 26, 2022 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared Wheat and Soy Company Name: Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Dashi Soup Base Company Announcement Wismettac Asian Foods, Inc., Santa Fe Springs, CA…
Vi-Jon, LLC Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Flavors and Lots Within Expiry of Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Due to Microbial Contamination
Summary Company Announcement Date: July 25, 2022 FDA Publish Date: July 26, 2022 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens contamination Company Name: Vi-Jon, LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Multiple Brands Product Description: Product Description Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution Company Announcement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – July 25, 2022…
La función fundamental de la FDA para garantizar el suministro de vacunas contra la influenza
Image English La vacuna contra la gripe que recibe en el consultorio de su médico o la farmacia es producto del trabajo que realizan durante todo el año microbiólogos, epidemiólogos, médicos y otros expertos en salud pública altamente especializados. ¿Suena complicado? Lo es. La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de los Estados Unidos (FDA, por…
FDA D.I.S.C.O. Burst Edition: FDA approval of Tafinlar (dabrafenib) in combination with Mekinist (trametinib) for unresectable or metastatic solid tumors with BRAF V600E 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 June 22, 2022, the FDA granted accelerated approval to…
Ultra Supplement LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Sustango Due to the Presence of Undeclared Tadalafil
Summary Company Announcement Date: July 21, 2022 FDA Publish Date: July 25, 2022 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared Tadalafil Company Name: Ultra Supplement LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Dietary Supplement for Male Enhancement Company Announcement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 7/21/22 – Wilmington DE, Ultra Supplement LLC…
Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Fentanyl
Department of JusticeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, July 25, 2022 Angelica Franklin Worked as a Nurse at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital in Charlottesville CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – A former registered nurse who worked in the Emergency Department at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (SMJH) in Charlottesville, pled guilty today to obtaining controlled substances, fentanyl, and hydromorphone,…