Summary Company Announcement Date: March 30, 2022 FDA Publish Date: March 30, 2022 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description May contain a small fragments (stainless steel) Company Name: Skippy Foods, LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Reduced Fat Creamy and Chunky Peanut Butter Company Announcement Skippy Foods,…
Iodine-Containing Contrast Media: Drug Safety Communication – FDA Recommends Thyroid Monitoring in Babies and Young Children Who Receive Injections of Iodine-Containing Contrast Media for Medical Imaging
[Posted 03/30/2022] AUDIENCE: Pediatrics, Radiology, Health Professional, Patient, Caregiver, Pharmacy ISSUE: The FDA approved a new warning to the prescribing information for the entire class of iodinated contrast media (ICM) injections and monitoring recommendations for children 3 years or younger. The warning describes the risk of underactive thyroid or a temporary decrease in thyroid hormone levels. These…
Food Serving Sizes Have a Reality Check
Image Español The last time you scooped some ice cream for dessert, did you limit yourself to half a cup? If you took more—you’re right in step with most people these days. Likewise with a soft drink: Do you drink 8 ounces, 12 ounces, or even the whole 20-ounce bottle? Ice cream and soft drinks…
FDA D.I.S.C.O. Burst Edition: FDA approval of CARVYKTI (ciltacabtagene autoleucel) for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma after four or more prior lines of therapy, including a proteasome inhibitor, an immunomodulatory agent, and an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody
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 a quick update on a recent FDA cancer therapeutic approval. On February 28, 2022, the FDA approved ciltacabtagene autoleucel (brand…
Former Port Angeles, Washington, Naturopath sentenced for scheme to profit on ‘COVID-19 cure’
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Washington FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, March 28, 2022 Third federal conviction for introducing misbranded drugs into commerce; repeatedly ignored state licensing rules Tacoma – A former Port Angeles, Washington, naturopathic physician was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 8 months in prison and one year of…
Operator of Portland Animal Rescue Business Charged for Role in Wire Fraud Conspiracy, Illegally Dispensing Animal Drugs
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Oregon FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, March 28, 2022 PORTLAND, Ore.—The operator of a Portland area animal rescue, rehabilitation, boarding, and adoption company is facing federal charges for her role in a conspiracy to defraud customers and for illegally dispensing animal drugs. Tori Lynn Head, 26, has been charged by criminal…
Liberty Fruit Company, Inc. Recalls Processed Cantaloupe For Possible Health Risk
Summary Company Announcement Date: March 28, 2022 FDA Publish Date: March 29, 2022 Product Type: Food & Beverages Fruit/Fruit Product Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential for Salmonella Company Name: Liberty Fruit Company, Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Carol’s Cuts Product Description: Product Description Fruit Trays Containing Cantaloupe Company Announcement Liberty Fruit…
Teva Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of One Lot of IDArubicin Hydrochloride Injection USP 5 mg/5 mL Due to the Presence of Particulate Matter
Summary Company Announcement Date: March 29, 2022 FDA Publish Date: March 29, 2022 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential Particulate Matter (silica and iron oxide) Company Name: Teva Pharmaceuticals Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Teva Pharmaceuticals Product Description: Product Description IDArubicin Hydrochloride Injection USP Company Announcement Teva Pharmaceuticals has initiated a voluntary…
Wilton Industries, Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Ready to Build Chocolate Cookie Bunny Hutch Kit
Summary Company Announcement Date: March 25, 2022 FDA Publish Date: March 28, 2022 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared Milk Company Name: Wilton Industries, Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Ready to Build Chocolate Cookie Bunny Hutch Kit Company Announcement Wilton Industries, Inc. of Naperville, Illinois…
Prefilled Saline Flush Syringe Conservation Strategies – Letter to Health Care Personnel
March 21, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware the United States is experiencing interruptions in the supply of prefilled 0.9% sodium chloride (saline) intravenous (IV) lock/ flush syringes. Prefilled 0.9% sodium chloride IV lock/ flush syringes are in shortage because of an increase in demand during the COVID-19 public health emergency,…