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Northern Fisheries LTD. Voluntary Expanded Tuna Recall Press Release
Summary Company Announcement Date: November 22, 2019 FDA Publish Date: November 25, 2019 Product Type: Food & BeveragesFish Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Elevated Histamine Levels Company Name: Northern Fisheries LTD Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Yellowfin Tuna Medallions Company Announcement Northern Fisheries LTD of Little Compton, RI, has expanded their…
Individual Indicted and Arrested for Illegally Producing and Shipping Adulterated and Misbranded Animal Drugs Without A License
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Puerto Rico FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, November 19, 2019 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On November 14, 2019, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against Rubén Vázquez-Díaz, charging him with three counts each of introducing misbranded animal drugs; introducing adulterated animal drugs; mail fraud;…
Allergy Alert Issued due to Undeclared Egg in Whole Foods Market Brand Raspberry Cheesecake Italian Gelato
Summary Company Announcement Date: November 22, 2019 FDA Publish Date: November 22, 2019 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared egg Company Name: Whole Foods Market Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Whole Foods Market Product Description: Product Description Raspberry Cheesecake Italian Gelato Company Announcement Whole Foods Market is voluntarily recalling one…
Magoffin County Nurse Sentenced to 24 Months for Tampering with Hospital Medication
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeEastern District of Kentucky FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, October 30, 2019 PIKEVILLE, Ky. – A Salyersville, Kentucky, woman, Kelsie Spencer, 25, was sentenced to 24 months in federal prison by United States District Judge Robert Wier on Tuesday, following her conviction for tampering with a controlled substance. According to Spencer’s plea agreement, while…
Southern District of Illinois Secures Conviction of Second Dark Web Drug Trafficker
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Illinois FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, November 1, 2019 California Woman Known as “The Drug Llama” Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy, Trafficking Fentanyl on the Dark Web, International Money Laundering, and Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death This afternoon, Melissa Scanlan, 32, appeared at the federal courthouse in East St. Louis, Illinois, and…
Doctor Sentenced to 7 Months in Federal Prison for Receipt and Delivery of Misbranded Devices
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Idaho FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, November 14, 2019 POCATELLO – Temp Ray Patterson, MD, 55, formerly of Burley, Idaho, was sentenced to seven months in prison for receipt and delivery of misbranded devices, U.S. Attorney Bart M. Davis announced today. U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also sentenced Patterson to…
Central Valley Woman Arrested on Federal Charges of Illegally Importing and Distributing Mercury-Laden Skin Care Creams
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeCentral District of California FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, November 19, 2019 LOS ANGELES – A resident of the Central Valley town of Orosi was arrested this morning on federal charges related to skin care creams containing dangerous levels of mercury that she sold through advertisements on Facebook with promises that the illegal products could…
South Portland Man Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Counterfeit Pills and Illegally Possessing a Firearm
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Maine FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, October 29, 2019 Portland, Maine: A South Portland man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for holding for sale a counterfeit drug and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced. U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced…
“Euroline Foods LLC” Issues Alert on Undeclared Sulfites In “Dry Fruit Mix “Quince Compote” (Tainy Vostoka)”
Summary Company Announcement Date: November 21, 2019 FDA Publish Date: November 21, 2019 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared sulfites Company Name: Euroline Foods LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Tainy Vostoka Product Description: Product Description Dried Fruit Mix Government Agency Partner Announcement “Euroline Foods LLC” of Staten Island, NY…