Archive for July, 2010

FDA Approves Vaccines for the 2010-2011 Influenza Season

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 influenza season in the United States.

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FDA Statement on the Reopening of Some La. State Waters to Commercial Fishing

STATEMENT BY MARGARET A. HAMBURG, COMMISSIONER OF FOOD AND DRUGS, ON THE REOPENING OF SOME LOUISIANA STATE WATERS TO COMMERCIAL FISHING (HR)

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Nutraloid Labs Inc. Conducts Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Two Dietary Supplements Found to Contain Undeclared Drug Ingredient

Nutraloid Labs Inc. announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of two dietary supplement products sold under the names: ejaculoid XXTREME and stimuloid II.
Nutraloid Labs Inc. has been informed by representatives of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that lab analysis of ejaculoid XXTREME, Lot 79935, and stimuloid II, Lot 79936, by the FDA found that the products contain sulfoaildenafil, similar in structure to Sildenafil.

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Specialty Farms, LLC Expands Recall of Organic Alfalfa Sprouts Blend and Organic Sprout Salad in the North Eastern United States Because of Possible Health Risk

Specialty Farms is voluntarily recalling certain Alfalfa sprout products with a best if sold by date of “8/3/2010” and “8/1/2010” that has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria Monocytogenes (LM). Listeria Monocytogenes is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

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Evamist Hormone Spray May Cause Illness in Pets

Evamist Hormone Spray May Cause Illness in Pets

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Evamist (estradiol transdermal spray): Drug Safety Communication – Unintended Exposure of Children and Pets to Topical Estrogen

Reports of adverse effects in children who may have been unintentionally exposed to the drug through skin contact with women using this product.

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Keep Kids, Pets Away From Skin Sprayed With Evamist

FDA advises that children and pets be kept from making contact with skin where Evamist has been applied.

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FDA Advisory: Avoid Unintentional Exposure of Children and Pets to Evamist

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that inadvertent exposure to Evamist through skin contact with patients using this product has the potential for adverse effects in children and pets.

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Former CEO of Seafood Importing Corporation Sentenced to Federal Prison for Importing Falsely Labeled Fish

Former CEO of Seafood Importing Corporation Sentenced to Federal Prison for Importing Falsely Labeled Fish

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Cubicin (daptomycin): Drug Safety Communication – Risk of Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Cases of serious, potentially fatal pneumonia associated with the IV antibacterial drug Cubicin.

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