When it comes to protecting the public, most people think of their local fire, police, and sheriff’s departments, state troopers, and the FBI. What’s less known is that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) also has a team of criminal investigators—called special agents—who are protecting public health as part of the Office of Criminal Investigations…
Appco Pharma LLC Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Ranitidine Hydrochloride Capsules 150 mg and 300 mg Due to an Elevated Amount of Unexpected Impurity, N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA)
Summary Company Announcement Date: January 07, 2020 FDA Publish Date: January 07, 2020 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description NDMA (Nitrosodimethylamine) impurity Company Name: Appco Pharma LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Ranitidine Tablets 150mg and 300mg Company Announcement Appco Pharma LLC (Appco) is voluntarily recalling all quantities and…
Practice Hospital Bed Safety
Hospital Bed Entrapment Zones An FDA guidance characterizes the head, neck, and chest as key body parts at risk of entrapment, and identifies seven potential “zones of entrapment” where special care is required: 1. within the rail 2. under the rail, between the rail supports or next to a single rail support 3. between the…
Lipari Foods Issues Recall of Various Wedge Deli Sandwiches Due to Potential Contamination of Listeria Monocytogenes
Summary Company Announcement Date: January 06, 2020 FDA Publish Date: January 06, 2020 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes Company Name: Lipari Foods, LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Premo, Fresh Grab Product Description: Product Description Wedge Sandwiches Company Announcement Lipari Foods has issued…
6 Tip-offs to Rip-offs: Don’t Fall for Health Fraud Scams
Learn to recognize the signs of health fraud. Download this example of a typical fraudulent health product from Flickr. Español Bogus product! Danger! Health fraud alert! You’ll never see these warnings on health products, but that’s what you ought to be thinking when you see claims like “miracle cure,” “revolutionary scientific breakthrough,” or “alternative to…
Two Former Pharmacists at New England Compounding Center Sentenced in Connection with 2012 Fungal Meningitis Outbreak
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 20, 2019 BOSTON – Two former verification pharmacists at New England Compounding Center (NECC) have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for violating the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA). Michelle L. Thomas, 35, of Cumberland, R.I., was sentenced today by U.S. District Court…
Meds2Go Express Pharmacy, Inc. Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering in Connection with Drug Diversion Scheme
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of West Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, December 20, 2019 Related Charleston Pharmacy Previously Shut Down Pharmacy Agrees to Pay A Total of $250,000 in Community Restitution and Forfeiture CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A pharmacy located in Alum Creek in Lincoln County pled guilty to money laundering, announced United States Attorney…
Purely Elizabeth Recalls Pouches of Chocolate Sea Salt Probiotic Granola Recall Due to a Mislabeling Error That Has Resulted in an Undeclared Allergen
Summary Company Announcement Date: January 03, 2020 FDA Publish Date: January 06, 2020 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared walnuts Company Name: purely elizabeth Brand Name: Brand Name(s) purely elizabeth Product Description: Product Description Chocolate Sea Salt Probiotic Granola Company Announcement Purely Elizabeth is initiating a voluntary recall of…
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Issues Voluntary Recall of Cold Brew with Coconut Cream
Summary Company Announcement Date: January 03, 2020 FDA Publish Date: January 06, 2020 Product Type: Food & BeveragesIce Cream/Frozen DairyAllergens Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared milk Company Name: Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Cold Brew with Coconut Cream Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Company Announcement Jeni’s Splendid Ice…
Know Active Ingredients in Children’s Meds
Read the Drug Facts Label: Active ingredients, which make a medicine effective against the illness it is treating, are listed first on the product’s Drug Facts label. Ah-choo! If your child is sneezing up a storm, it must be allergy season once more. And if your child is taking more than one medication at the…