Orlando, Fla., — Fresh Express is announcing a precautionary recall of a limited number of cases of Organic Marketside Spring Mix. The item subject to the recall is 5 oz. Organic Marketside Spring Mix marketed in a clear container with production code G089B19 and best-if-used-by date of APR 14, 2017 located on the front label,…
Medtronic Announces Voluntary Worldwide Recall of its Stratamr Adjustable Valves and Shunts
DUBLIN – April 6, 2017 – Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) today announced that on February 22, 2017 it notified customers of a voluntary recall of all unused units of the StrataMR™ adjustable valves and shunts. These products are manufactured and marketed by Medtronic’s Neurosurgery business, which is part of the Brain Therapies division of the…
Sterile Compounded Products by Isomeric Pharmacy Solutions: Recall – Lack of Sterility Assurance
[Posted 04/06/2017] AUDIENCE: Patient, Pharmacy ISSUE: Isomeric Pharmacy Solutions (“Isomeric”) is voluntarily recalling all lots of sterile products compounded and packaged by Isomeric and that remain within expiry to the hospital/user level because of FDA concerns of a lack of sterility assurance. These concerns were brought to Isomeric’s attention during…
April 5, 2017: Worcester Nurse Sentenced for Drug Tampering
Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations BOSTON – A Worcester nurse was sentenced today in connection with stealing painkillers from the nursing home where she worked, and then attempting to conceal her crime by replacing the medication with saline. Lea Roberge, 33, was sentenced…
Isomeric Pharmacy Solutions Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of All Sterile Compounded Products
Isomeric Pharmacy Solutions (“Isomeric”) is voluntarily recalling all lots of sterile products compounded and packaged by Isomeric and that remain within expiry to the hospital/user level because of the US Food and Drug Administration’s concerns of a lack of sterility assurance. These concerns were brought to Isomeric’s attention during a recent inspection by the US…
In Association with Lakeside Foods, Inc., ALDI Voluntarily Recalls Season’s Choice Frozen Sweet Peas
In cooperation with Lakeside Foods, Inc., and out of an abundance of caution, ALDI has voluntarily recalled Season’s Choice Frozen Sweet Peas due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. Upon notification from the supplier, ALDI immediately removed the affected product from its stores. The potentially affected product is packaged in a 16 oz. bag, has the…
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatments Aren’t One-Size-Fits-All
Get Consumer Updates by email. En Español Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is an often misunderstood and underdiagnosed condition that affects about 15.3 million people in the United States. No one remedy works for all patients, so there’s a great medical need to develop new therapies for IBS, says Andrew Mulberg,…
April 3, 2017: Printing and Packaging CEO Pleads Guilty to Trafficking in Counterfeit Labels and Packaging
Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations HOUSTON – A 48-year-old California resident has entered a guilty plea to trafficking in counterfeit labels and packaging, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Paul S. Rodriguez Jr. was the CEO of Action Packing and Design Inc. in…
Newport HT70 and HT70 Plus Ventilators by Medtronic: Field Corrective Action – Ventilator May Reset Spontaneously
[Posted 04/05/2017] AUDIENCE: Risk Manager, Pulmonology, Nursing ISSUE: Medtronic notified customers worldwide of a voluntary field corrective action for all its Newport HT70 and Newport HT70 Plus ventilators manufactured since 2010. The voluntary field corrective action is being conducted following reports that the ventilator may reset spontaneously during normal operation,…
March 30, 2017: Lincoln Mother and Son Convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Misbranded Substances, Drug Paraphernalia, and Related Financial Crimes
Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations Acting United States Attorney Robert C. Stuart announced that on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, co-defendants Allen E. Peithman, Jr., Sharon A. Elder, and their corporations, Cornerstone Plaza, Inc., and AEP Properties, L.L.C., were each convicted of at least one…