Summary Company Announcement Date: December 16, 2020 FDA Publish Date: December 16, 2020 Product Type: Food & Beverages Vegetable Protein Product Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes Company Name: Tesoros Trading Company Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Trader Joe’s Product Description: Product Description Frozen Lightly Salted Edamame…
Medical Device Manufacturer’s Director of Clinical Services Pleads Guilty to Causing the Adulteration of Rectal Pressure Sensors
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Michigan Clinical Director for The Prometheus Group Pleads Guilty for Role in Causing the Reuse of Single-User Rectal Pressure Sensors on Multiple Patients GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN — U.S. Attorney Andrew B. Birge announced today that Denise D’Andrea pleaded guilty to one count of causing the adulteration of a…
Penumbra’s Urgent Voluntary Recall of JET 7 Catheters with Xtra Flex Technology Due to Increased Risk of Mortality and Serious Injury – Urgent Letter to Health Care Providers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting you that Penumbra has issued an urgent recall of all configurations of the Penumbra JET 7 Reperfusion Catheter with Xtra Flex Technology (JET 7 Xtra Flex) based on the risk of unexpected death or serious injury while used for removing clots in stroke patients. All users…
Verdad o Mito: lo que debe saber sobre cómo dejar de fumar y los medicamentos de ayuda
[embedded content] English El consumo de tabaco es la principal causa evitable de muerte en los Estados Unidos, con más de 480,000 muertes anuales. Casi el 70 por ciento de los fumadores actuales afirman que desean dejar de fumar, pero conseguirlo puede ser difícil y a menudo requiere múltiples intentos. Hay varios medicamentos aprobados por…
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Anagrelide Capsules, USP Due to Dissolution Test Failure
Summary Company Announcement Date: December 09, 2020 FDA Publish Date: December 09, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Due to dissolution test failure Company Name: Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited Product Description: Product Description Anagrelide Capsule USP 1mg Company Announcement Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited is voluntarily recalling…
AvKARE Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Sildenafil 100mg Tablets and Trazodone 100mg Tablets Due to Product Mix-Up
Summary Company Announcement Date: December 09, 2020 FDA Publish Date: December 09, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Due to product mix-up Company Name: AvKare Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Sildenafil 100 mg tablets and Trazodone 100mg tablets Company Announcement AvKARE, Pulaski, TN is voluntarily recalling one lot…
George DeLallo Co., Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Pecans in 20 oz Publix Bakery Holiday Cookie Platters
Summary Company Announcement Date: December 07, 2020 FDA Publish Date: December 08, 2020 Product Type: Food & Beverages Bakery Product/Mix Allergens Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description May contain undeclared pecans Company Name: George DeLallo Co., Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Publix Bakery 20 OZ Holiday Cookie Platters Company Announcement George…
Wear Face Masks with No Metal During MRI Exams: FDA Safety Communication
Date Issued: December 7, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing patients and health care providers that patients may be injured if they wear face masks (such as surgical or non-surgical masks and respirators) with metal parts and coatings during a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) exam. Metal parts, like nose pieces sometimes…
Former Supervisor at Long Island Drug Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Theft of Medical Products
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of New York FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 4, 2020 Defendant Admits That He Sold Stolen Drugs for Equine Illness to Trainers and Veterinarians at New York Racetracks Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, Gregory Settino pleaded guilty to theft of medical products from his employer, a…
Doctor Selling COVID-19 “Cure” Charged with Lying to U.S. Customs, Stealing Employee’s Identity
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of California SAN DIEGO – Dr. Jennings Ryan Staley, previously charged with one count of mail fraud, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday for additional crimes arising from his business venture selling COVID-19 “treatment kits,” which he advertised to one potential customer as a “miracle cure.” Staley…