Summary Company Announcement Date: May 25, 2021 FDA Publish Date: May 25, 2021 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential for under processing Company Name: Randall Foods Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Fully Cooked Great Northern Beans Company Announcement Randall Foods, Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio is…
Medically Minded Hand Sanitizer– Nationwide Recall Expansion Due to The Presence of Undeclared Methanol
Summary Company Announcement Date: May 20, 2021 FDA Publish Date: May 25, 2021 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Presence of methanol Company Name: Global Sanitizers Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Medically Minded Product Description: Product Description Hand Sanitizer Company Announcement This is to inform you of a product recall involving: Medically Minded…
Watch Out for False Promises on Some Dietary Supplements
Image You may know someone who has been unable to get pregnant due to infertility issues. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 12 percent of women aged 15 to 44 in the United States have difficulty becoming pregnant or carrying a pregnancy to term. “Fertility” Products Prey on Vulnerability Marketers are…
Former Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Fentanyl Vials Intended for Patients at Fertility Clinic
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Connecticut FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, May 25, 2021 Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced DONNA MONTICONE, 49, of Oxford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven for tampering with fentanyl vials intended for patients at the fertility clinic…
Antibody Testing Is Not Currently Recommended to Assess Immunity After COVID-19 Vaccination: FDA Safety Communication
Date Issued: May 19, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding the public and health care providers that results from currently authorized SARS-CoV-2 antibody tests should not be used to evaluate a person’s level of immunity or protection from COVID-19 at any time, and especially after the person received a COVID-19 vaccination….
Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306 Recalls Medical Convenience Kits for Risk of Fungal (Aspergillus Penicillioides) Contamination
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 Medical Action Industries, Inc. 306 Medical Convenience Kits Kit Models and Lot Numbers: Please see links below. Distribution Dates: December 12, 2019 to March 22, 2021 Devices Recalled…
Tips to Stay Safe in the Sun: From Sunscreen to Sunglasses
[embedded content] Sun safety is always in season. It’s important to protect your skin from sun damage throughout the year, no matter the weather. Why? Sun exposure can cause sunburn, skin aging (such as skin spots, wrinkles, or “leathery skin”), eye damage, and skin cancer, the most common of all cancers. Skin cancer is on…
Mammography Problems at Capitol Radiology, LLC, doing business as Laurel Radiology Services in Laurel, Maryland: FDA Safety Communication
Date Issued: May 20, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting patients who had mammograms at Capitol Radiology, LLC, doing business as Laurel Radiology Services, located in Laurel, Maryland, on or after June 26, 2018, about possible problems with the quality of their mammograms. Recommendations for Patients If you have had a…
Boston Scientific Corporation Recalls VICI VENOUS STENT System and VICI RDS VENOUS STENT System for Potential of Stent Migration
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 VICI VENOUS STENT System (VICI SDS) and VICI RDS VENOUS STENT System Models and Serial Numbers: See Medical Device Recall Database Entry Distribution Dates: September 21, 2018…
Mammography Problems at Advanced Women Imaging in Guttenberg, NJ
Date Issued: May 21, 2021 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting patients who had mammograms at Advanced Women Imaging, located in Guttenberg, NJ, on or after March 11, 2020, about possible problems with the quality of their mammograms. Recommendations for Patients If you have had a more recent mammogram at a different…