Summary Company Announcement Date: September 20, 2024 FDA Publish Date: September 23, 2024 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Due to Presence of Glass Particle Company Name: Gilead Sciences, Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Product Description: Product Description Veklury (remdesivir) for Injection Company Announcement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Foster City, Calif., September…
Gate City Pharmacist Sentenced for Tampering with Oxycodone
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeWestern District of Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, August 26, 2024 Dillon Breeding Will Serve 24 Months in Federal Prison ABINGDON, Va. – A Gate City, Virginia pharmacist who tampered with oxycodone and hydromorphone was sentenced last week to 24 months in federal prison. Dillon West Breeding, 34, pled guilty in June…
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Injectable Stem Cell Product Manufacturer Pleads Guilty to Felony Distribution of Unapproved Drug
Department of JusticeOffice of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, August 27, 2024 The founder and chief executive officer of a California-based company that marketed stem cell-based products linked to multiple hospitalizations pleaded guilty yesterday to a felony violation of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. John W. Kosolcharoen, 53, most recently of Orange County,…
Mississippi Seafood Distributor and Managers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy and Misbranding of Seafood
Department of JusticeOffice of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, August 27, 2024 Company Agrees to Pay More than $1.1M in Criminal Penalties A Mississippi seafood distributor and two company managers pleaded guilty today to conspiring with others to mislabel seafood and to commit wire fraud by marketing inexpensive and frozen imported substitutes as more expensive…
California Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Illegal Depressant Etizolam Over the Internet
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, August 29, 2024 BOSTON – A California man pleaded guilty today for conspiracy to sell the illegal depressant Etizolam over the internet. Paul Z. Lamberty, 52, of Folsom, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of…
Former Nurse Sentenced for Tampering with Oxycodone
Department of JusticeU.S. Attorney’s OfficeDistrict of Massachusetts FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, September 18, 2024 BOSTON – A former nurse was sentenced yesterday for tampering with liquid oxycodone syringes at a local rehabilitation center. Jaclyn McQueen, 44, of Dedham, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Julia E. Kobick to three years of probation. In January 2024,…
Do You Need a Device That Claims to Clean a CPAP Machine?
Image Español If you use a continuous positive airway pressure or CPAP machine to help you breathe during sleep, you know it can be difficult to keep up a regular cleaning schedule. A dirty CPAP machine, air filter, hoses or mask contaminated with germs, like viruses and bacteria, can make you sick. So automated machines…
Do Not Use Medtronic NIM Standard and Contact EMG Endotracheal Tubes – Letter to Health Care Providers
July 9, 2024 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting health care providers and facilities to stop using NIM Contact EMG Reinforced Endotracheal Tubes and NIM (Standard) EMG Reinforced Endotracheal Tubes by Medtronic. These neural integrity monitor (NIM) electromyogram (EMG) endotracheal tubes are used during surgery to provide an airway for patient ventilation…
FGF Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Walnuts in “Aldi – Bakeshop Chocolate Chip Muffin 4 Count”
Summary Company Announcement Date: June 26, 2024 FDA Publish Date: June 26, 2024 Product Type: Food & Beverages Allergens Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Undeclared Walnut allergen Company Name: FGF Brands Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Aldi Bake Shop Bakery Product Description: Product Description Chocolate Chip Muffin 4 count Company Announcement FGF Brands Inc…
Wiers Farm, Inc Expands Voluntary Recall on Whole and Salad Cucumbers Due to Possible Contamination with Listeria
Summary Company Announcement Date: July 22, 2024 FDA Publish Date: July 23, 2024 Product Type: Food & Beverages Vegetable Products Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Recall Reason Description Potential Foodborne Illness – Listeria monocytogenes Company Name: Wiers Farm, Inc. Brand Name: Brand Name(s) Wiers Farm, Freshire Farms Product Description: Product Description Vegetables and Bagged Salads…