Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations LEXINGTON, Ky. – A veterinarian and a cattle company were indicted today for using false interstate certificates of veterinary inspection, to ship tens of thousands of cattle interstate, in violation of federal law. Robert M. Duncan Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of…
Paws Off Xylitol; It’s Dangerous for Dogs
[embedded content] Your six-month-old puppy, Hoover, will eat anything that isn’t tied down. Like many dog owners, you know chocolate can be dangerous to your pooch. But you may not know that if Hoover sticks his nose in your handbag and eats a pack of sugarless chewing gum, the consequences could be deadly. Sugarless gum…
September 9, 2016: Owner of Major Online Colored Contact Lens Business Pleads Guilty in Largest-Ever Investigation of Counterfeit and Misbranded Contact Lenses in the United States
Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations The owner and operator of Candy Color Lenses, a major online retailer of colored contact lenses in the United States, pleaded guilty yesterday to running an international operation importing counterfeit and misbranded contact lenses from suppliers in Asia and then selling them over the internet…
September, 22, 2016 Hoover Man Charged for Marketing Misbranded Male Enhancement Drugs from China
Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations Hoover Man Charged for Marketing Misbranded Male Enhancement Drugs from China BIRMINGHAM – Federal prosecutors today charged a Hoover man with receiving and reselling misbranded male enhancement drugs from China that could cause serious side effects in men taking medications containing nitrates, announced U.S….
September 29, 2017: Randallstown Woman Sentenced To 2 Years In Prison For Injecting Non-Medical Grade Silicone Into The Bodies Of Victim Customers
Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations Baltimore, Maryland – United States District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Kendra Westmoreland, age 55, of Randallstown, Maryland, to two years in prison, followed by one year of supervised release for receiving and delivering an adulterated or misbranded device, in connection with her receipt and use of…
September 29, 2016: New York Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Illegally Manufacture Designer Steroids
Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations ABINGDON, VIRGINIA – A Skaneateles, New York, man who was involved in the manufacture of illegal pro-hormones/designer steroids, pled guilty today in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Abingdon. James William Mills, age 50, entered a guilty plea to…
September 5, 2017: New Hampshire Residents Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Involving Misbranded Drugs
Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations CONCORD, N.H. – Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that two residents of New Ipswich, New Hampshire have pleaded guilty to charges that they conspired to distribute misbranded drugs that they obtained from India. John Hayes, 53, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to introduce…
Plan, Prepare and Protect Your Pet Before, During and After an Emergency
[embedded content] They make us laugh. They are usually waiting for us when we get home from work and school. They give us unconditional love. They are often our best friends. And they depend on us for everything: food, water, healthcare. They are our pets and part of the family. Our pets also depend on…
Grapefruit Juice and Some Drugs Don’t Mix
Español Grapefruit juice and the actual grapefruit can be part of a healthy diet. Grapefruit has vitamin C and potassium—nutrients your body needs to work properly. But it isn’t good for you when it affects the way your medicines work, especially if you have high blood pressure or arrhythmia (irregular or abnormal heart beat). This…
5 cosas que hay que saber sobre los implantes de seno
English ¿Me conveniente ponerme implantes de seno? ¿Existen otras alternativas? ¿Tendré que reemplazarlos? Y si decido ponerme implantes de seno, los cuales constituyen dispositivos médicos, existen aun más interrogantes. ¿De solución salina o de silicona? ¿De qué estilo? ¿Implantes con una superficie lisa o una superficie texturizada? ¿Qué tanta supervisión se necesita? Éstas son las…