Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, September 4, 2019 Ariana Fajardo Orshan, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Justin Green, Special Agent in Charge, Miami Field Office, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA-OCI), announced the convictions of five defendants for various offenses relating to…
Jury Convicts Shamo of Leading Drug Trafficking Network
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Utah FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, August 9, 2019 More than half a million counterfeit pills distributed throughout the country SALT LAKE CITY – A federal jury in Salt Lake City returned guilty verdicts Friday afternoon finding Aaron Michael Shamo guilty of organizing and directing a drug trafficking organization that imported fentanyl…
Holmes County Company Fined More Than $165,000 for Refusing to Allow FDA Investigators to Inspect Its Facilities
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeNorthern District of Ohio FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, September 18, 2019 A Holmes County company that advertised it manufactured tinctures, salves and herbal formulas was fined more than $165,000 for refusing to allow FDA investigators to inspect its facilities.Precision Herbs LLC was ordered to pay a fine of $166,965 –- which represented the…
Compounding Pharmacy, Two of Its Executives, and Private Equity Firm Agree to Pay $21.36 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeSouthern District of Florida FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 19, 2019 The Department of Justice announced today that compounding pharmacy Diabetic Care Rx LLC, or Patient Care America (PCA), PCA’s Chief Executive Officer Patrick Smith, PCA’s former Vice President of Operations Matthew Smith, and private equity firm Riordan, Lewis & Haden Inc. (RLH)…
Indictment Charges Middletown Business, Owner, with Making and Selling Adulterated Dietary Supplements
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Connecticut FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday, September 13, 2019 John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Jeffrey Ebersole, Special Agent in Charge of the Food and Drug Administration, Office of Criminal Investigations, New York Field Office, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has…
Ample Hills Manufacturing, LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanut in Peppermint Pattie Ice Cream
Summary Company Announcement Date: October 03, 2019 FDA Publish Date: October 03, 2019 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared peanut Company Name: Ample Hills Manufacturing Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Ample Hills Creamery Product Description: Product Description Peppermint Pattie Ice Cream Company Announcement Ample Hills Manufacturing of Brooklyn, New York…
Grand Strand Sandwich Company Recalls Lunch Box Chicken Salad Fresh Wedges, Lunch Box Chicken Salad Frozen Wedges, Fresh and Local Chicken Salad Croissants Due to Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination
Summary Company Announcement Date: October 03, 2019 FDA Publish Date: October 04, 2019 Product Type: Food & BeveragesPrepared Food Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes Company Name: Grand Strand Sandwich Company Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Lunch Box; Fresh and Local Product Description: Product Description Chicken salad sandwiches Company Announcement Grand…
Cornerstone Premium Foods Voluntarily Recalls Frozen Blackberries Due to Possible Health Risk of Norovirus
Summary Company Announcement Date: October 04, 2019 FDA Publish Date: October 04, 2019 Product Type: Food & BeveragesFruit/Fruit Product Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Norovirus Company Name: Cornerstone Premium Foods Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Cornerstone Product Description: Product Description Frozen Blackberries Company Announcement Cornerstone Premium Foods of Syracuse, New York is recalling a specific…
The J. M. Smucker Company Issues Voluntary Recall of Specific Lots of Robin Hood® All Purpose Flour Distributed and Sold in the U.S. Only
Summary Company Announcement Date: October 03, 2019 FDA Publish Date: October 04, 2019 Product Type: Food & BeveragesBakery Product/Mix Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description E. coli O26 Company Name: The J. M. Smucker Company Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Robin Hood Flour Product Description: Product Description All-Purpose Flour Company Announcement Out of an abundance of…
Coborn’s, Inc. Issues Recall of Select Chicken Salad Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Summary Company Announcement Date: October 02, 2019 FDA Publish Date: October 02, 2019 Product Type: Food & BeveragesPrepared Food Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential contamination with Listeria monocytogenes Company Name: Coborn’s, Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Coborn’s Product Description: Product Description Chicken containing products including sandwiches, pastas, salads, spread Company Announcement Coborn’s, Inc….