Top Allergens in Food Recalls The allergens most often involved in food recalls are milk, wheat and soy. Any allergen present but not declared on a product’s label poses a serious health risk. Español If you’re allergic to a food ingredient, you probably look for it on the food product’s label. But some labels may…
Shearer’s Foods, LLC Issues an Allergy Alert for Undeclared Milk in Meijer Brand Dill Pickle Flavored Potato Chips
Summary Company Announcement Date: June 04, 2018 FDA Publish Date: June 04, 2018 Product Type: Food & BeveragesAllergensFood & Beverage Safety Reason for Announcement: Company Name: Shearer’s Foods, LLC Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Dill Pickle Flavored Potato Chips Company Announcement Shearer’s Foods, LLC of Massillon, OH is recalling Meijer brand 9.5…
FDA D.I.S.C.O.: Nivolumab for adjuvant treatment of patients with melanoma
FDA medical oncologists discuss the December 20, 2017, approval of nivolumab for the adjuvant treatment of patients with melanoma. Sanjeeve Bala: Welcome back to the DISCO. Today’s Drug Information Soundcast in Clinical Oncology from FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence discusses the recent approval of nivolumab, marketed as Opdivo, for a new indication, for the adjuvant…
¿Deben medicarse las encías de los bebés durante la dentición? No
English La dentición es una fase normal de la infancia y no debe tratarse con remedios homeopáticos, como las pastillas para la dentición o los medicamentos recetados y de venta libre (OTC, por sus siglas en inglés) que se frotan en las encías. La benzocaína, un anestésico local, es el ingrediente activo de varios productos…
¿Usa un “vaporizador”? Consulte estos consejos de cómo mantener los ‘líquidos electrónicos’ alejados de los niños
¿Usa un “vaporizador”? Proteja a los niños. Mantenga los líquidos electrónicos fuera de su alcance. English Como los cigarrillos electrónicos (también llamados “e-cigarretes” o “vapes”) se han vuelto más populares, más niños se ven accidentalmente expuestos a los llamados “líquidos electrónicos” que contienen nicotina, mismos que causan lesiones e incluso la muerte. Si es usted un…
Sid Wainer & Son® Initiates Class 1 Recall for Jansal Valley® Dried Chili De Arbol Peppers Due to Possible Health Risk
Summary Company Announcement Date: October 03, 2017 FDA Publish Date: October 05, 2017 Product Type: Food & BeveragesProduceAllergensFood & Beverage Safety Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Peanut Allergen Company Name: Sid Wainer & Son® Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Jansal Valley® Product Description: Product Description Dried Chili De Arbol Peppers Company Announcement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE…
FDA D.I.S.C.O.: A new drug approval for non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer
FDA medical oncologists discuss the February 14, 2018, approval of apalutamide for the treatment of non-metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Dr. Sanjeeve Bala: Welcome back to the DISCO, the FDA’s Soundcast in Clinical Oncology from the Oncology Center of Excellence. We are located in Silver Spring, Maryland, and during our soundcasts, we discuss recent FDA approvals…
Frito-Lay Issues Voluntary Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Lay’s Lightly Salted Barbecue Flavored Potato Chips
Summary Company Announcement Date: June 14, 2019 FDA Publish Date: June 14, 2019 Product Type: Food & BeveragesSnack Food Item Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Reason/Problem Undeclared Milk Company Name: Frito-Lay North America Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Potato Chips Company Announcement Frito-Lay today issued a limited voluntary recall of 7…
What You Need to Know (And What We’re Working to Find Out) About Products Containing Cannabis or Cannabis-derived Compounds, Including CBD
Image Español You may have noticed that cannabidiol (CBD) seems to be available almost everywhere, and marketed as a variety of products including drugs, food, dietary supplements, cosmetics, pet food, and other animal health products. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recognizes the significant public interest in cannabis and cannabis-derived compounds, particularly CBD. However,…
FDA D.I.S.C.O.: A supplemental drug approval for the adjuvant treatment of high risk advanced renal cell cancer – Transcript
Dr. Abhi Nair: Welcome back to the DISCO, the FDA’s Drug Information Soundcast in Clinical Oncology from the Oncology Center of Excellence. We are located in Silver Spring, Maryland, and during our soundcasts, we discuss recent FDA approvals of cancer drugs and therapies. We hope this information will help you in better understanding these approvals…