Market of Choice Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Almonds in Sour Cherry Baked Brie

Summary Company Announcement Date: December 05, 2020 FDA Publish Date: December 06, 2020 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared almonds Company Name: Market of Choice Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Market of Choice Product Description: Product Description Sour Cherry Baked Brie Company Announcement Market of Choice of Eugene, Oregon, is…

‘Gluten-Free’ Means What It Says

Image Español In August 2013, the Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule that defined what characteristics a food has to have to bear a “gluten-free” claim. The rule also holds foods labeled “without gluten,” “free of gluten,” and “no gluten” to the same standard. Manufacturers had one year to bring their labels into…

Flowers Foods Issues Voluntary Recall of Two Canyon Bakehouse Products Due to Possible Presence of Gluten

Summary Company Announcement Date: December 03, 2020 FDA Publish Date: December 04, 2020 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential presence of gluten. Company Name: Flowers Foods, Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Canyon Bakehouse Product Description: Product Description Canyon Bakehouse Mountain White Bread and Canyon Bakehouse Everything Bagels Company Announcement…

WishGarden Herbs Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Cord Care and Goldenseal Powder Due to Bacterial Contamination

Summary Company Announcement Date: December 04, 2020 FDA Publish Date: December 04, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Product may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii Company Name: WishGarden Herbs, Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) WishGarden Herbal Remedies Product Description: Product Description Cord Care and Goldenseal Powder Company Announcement WishGarden Herbs, Inc….

Have Food Allergies? Read the Label

Image Since 2006, it has been much easier for people allergic to certain foods to avoid packaged products that contain them, says Rhonda Kane, a registered dietitian and consumer safety officer at the Food and Drug Administration. This is because a federal law requires that the labels of most packaged foods marketed in the U.S….

UPDATE: The FDA Reminds Patients and Health Care Providers of the Importance of At Least Yearly, Lifelong Follow-Up with Use of Endologix AFX Endovascular AAA Graft Systems: FDA Safety Communication

Date: December 4, 2020 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is updating our October 28, 2019 safety communication on the use of AFX endovascular grafts with Duraply material (AFX with Duraply or AFX2) to provide new data, review current recommendations, and announce the FDA’s intention to convene an Advisory Committee meeting in 2021. The…

Si dice ‘Sin gluten’ significa ahora que no tiene gluten

Image English En agosto de 2013, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) dio a conocer una norma definitiva que definía las características que debe tener un alimento para etiquetarse como “sin gluten” (gluten-free). La norma también somete al mismo criterio a los alimentos cuya etiqueta diga “no contiene gluten”,…

WishGarden Herbs Issues Voluntary National Recall of 46 Units of Happy Ducts Compress Due to Bacterial Contamination

Summary Company Announcement Date: December 01, 2020 FDA Publish Date: December 01, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Product may be contaminated with Cronobacter sakazakii. Company Name: WishGarden Herbs Brand Name: Brand Name(s) WishGarden Herbal Remedies Product Description: Product Description Happy Ducts Compress Company Announcement WishGarden Herbs, Inc. is voluntarily recalling…

MPM Medical LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Regenecare HA Hydrogel Due to Burkholderia cepecia Contamination

Summary Company Announcement Date: December 02, 2020 FDA Publish Date: December 02, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Burkholderia cepecia contamination. Company Name: MPM Medical, LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) MPM Medical Product Description: Product Description Regenecare HA Topical Anesthetic Hydrogel Company Announcement Mesquite, TX MPM Medical is voluntarily recalling one…

Firebomb Attack Plotters Sentenced to Combined Over 23 Years in Prison

Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 20, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Maryland Darknet vendor and a Nebraska pharmacist were sentenced today to a combined over 23 years in prison for their respective roles in conspiracy to use explosives to firebomb and destroy a competitor pharmacy. According to court documents, William…