Summary Company Announcement Date: May 28, 2021 FDA Publish Date: May 28, 2021 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared egg Company Name: The Kroger Co. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Chicken Street Product Description: Product Description Chicken Street Taco Kit Company Announcement The Kroger Co. is voluntarily recalling its…
Update: FDA Recommends Transition from Use of Non-NIOSH-Approved and Decontaminated Disposable Respirators – Letter to Health Care Personnel and Facilities
May 27, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recommending health care personnel and facilities transition away from crisis capacity conservation strategies, such as using non-NIOSH-approved disposable respirators, including non-NIOSH-approved imported respirators such as KN95s. This recommendation is in follow-up to the April 9, 2021, letter in which the FDA recommended a transition…
Help the FDA Prevent the Sale of Tobacco Products to Young People
Image Español Many teens underestimate how easy it is to become addicted to nicotine. This raises concerns because young people are at greatest risk of nicotine addiction because their brains are still developing. In fact, as little as one cigarette a month is all it takes for some teens to show symptoms of addiction. And…
Birmingham Man Sentenced for Making Unapproved Drug Products
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Alabama FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, May 26, 2021 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A Birmingham man was sentenced today for his role in making unapproved drug products in his kitchen and warehouse, and then marketing and selling them as a cancer treatment, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FDA Office of…
Tiger Nuts Inc. Recalls Tiger Nuts Flour in Kilo’s (2.2 Lbs) Because of Possible Health Risk
Summary Company Announcement Date: May 27, 2021 FDA Publish Date: May 27, 2021 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Salmonella Company Name: Tiger Nuts Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Tiger Nuts Product Description: Product Description Tiger Nuts Flour Company Announcement Tiger Nuts Inc of Newburgh, New York is recalling 200…
Hy-Vee Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Egg in Chicken Street Taco Kit Due to Reser’s Fine Foods Recall
Summary Company Announcement Date: May 26, 2021 FDA Publish Date: May 27, 2021 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared egg Company Name: Hy-Vee, Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Chicken Street Taco Kits Company Announcement Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily…
Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) by Intercept Pharmaceuticals: Drug Safety Communication – Due to Risk of Serious Liver Injury, FDA Restricts Use of Ocaliva in Primary Biliary Cholangitis Patients with Advanced Cirrhosis
[Posted 05/26/2021] AUDIENCE: Patient, Health Professional, Pharmacy ISSUE: The FDA is restricting the use of the liver disease medicine Ocaliva (obeticholic acid) in patients having primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) with advanced cirrhosis of the liver because it can cause serious harm. Some PBC patients with cirrhosis who took Ocaliva, especially those with evidence of advanced cirrhosis, developed…
4 Medication Safety Tips for Older Adults
Image Whether you’re settling into your sixties or heading into your nineties, be careful when taking prescription and over-the-counter medicines, herbal preparations, and supplements. And if you’re caring for older loved ones, help them stay safe too. Why the special concern? The older you get, the more likely you are to use additional medicines, which…
Gilster-Mary Lee Corp. Issues a Recall for Undeclared Milk Allergen in Full Circle Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted
Summary Company Announcement Date: May 25, 2021 FDA Publish Date: May 26, 2021 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared milk Company Name: Gilster-Mary Lee Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Full Circle Product Description: Product Description Organic Microwave Popcorn Salted Company Announcement Gilster-Mary Lee, 8366 North Highway 51, McBride, Missouri, is…
Giant Eagle Voluntarily Recalls Chicken Street Taco Kit
Summary Company Announcement Date: May 25, 2021 FDA Publish Date: May 26, 2021 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared milk Company Name: Giant Eagle, Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Giant Eagle Product Description: Product Description Chicken Street Taco Kits Company Announcement Giant Eagle, Inc. has issued a voluntarily…