Henry Avocado Recalls Whole Avocados Because Of Possible Health Risk

Henry Avocado Corporation is voluntarily recalling California-grown whole avocados sold in bulk at retail stores because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Henry Avocado is issuing this voluntary recall out of an abundance of caution due to positive test results on environmental samples taken during a routine government inspection at its…

March 19, 2019: Chinese Citizen Sentenced in Scheme to Sell Mislabeled Dietary Supplements

      Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations   Xu Jia Bao (aka Fred Xu), of Shanghai, China, was sentenced in Dallas yesterday to 18 months’ imprisonment and one year of supervised release in connection with a scheme to sell mislabeled dietary supplements, the Department of Justice announced today.  Xu, 48, is the principal…

March 14, 2019: Haverhill Nurse Charged with Drug Tampering

        Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations   BOSTON – A Haverhill licensed practical nurse was charged on March 12, 2019, in federal court in Boston with drug tampering. Lauren Perrin, 47, was charged by Information with one count of tampering with a consumer product, specifically the Schedule II controlled substance morphine,…

March 13, 2019: Five Individuals and Two Companies Plead Guilty to Felony Charges in Multimillion Dollar Scheme to Fraudulently Sell Popular Dietary Supplements

        Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations   Five individual defendants and two companies pleaded guilty in Dallas to felony charges in connection with a scheme to fraudulently sell workout supplements, the Department of Justice announced today. All of the defendants played roles in developing, manufacturing, or marketing the popular workout and…