Archive for September, 2010
Hostess Brands, Inc. of Irving, Texas, is voluntarily recalling Chocolate Chip Mini Muffins multi-packs sold in retail stores throughout the United States with the knowledge of the FDA. Some of these multi-packs may contain muffins with undeclared walnuts, which is an allergen.
Tags: FDA Recalls
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today took action against companies that manufacture, distribute, and/or market unapproved single-ingredient oral colchicine, a medication commonly used for the daily prevention of gout, to treat acute gout flare-ups, and for the treatment of Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF).
Tags: fda press release
FDA and Consumer Product Safety Commission have received 12 reports of babies known to have died from suffocation associated with sleep positioners.
Tags: MedWatch Safety Alerts
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today warned consumers to stop using infant sleep positioners.
Tags: fda press release
Sept. 24, 2010 Madison, NJ – Pfizer Consumer Healthcare, a business of Pfizer, Inc., announced today a voluntary recall of one lot of its ThermaCare HeatWraps Menstrual product distributed in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Tags: FDA Recalls
Babies are at risk for suffocation when positioners are used in their cribs.
Tags: Consumer Health Alerts
The National Institutes of Health will award $9.4 million over three years to support four research projects in regulatory science. This research is conducted in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which will contribute approximately $950,000.
Tags: fda press release
The FDA today issued warning letters to three companies that manufacture and market mouth rinse products with claims that they remove plaque above the gum line or promote healthy gums. These claims suggest the products are effective in preventing gum disease when no such benefit has been demonstrated.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a final rule that clarifies what safety information must be reported during clinical trials of investigational drugs and biologics.
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Cigarettes labeled “light,” “low,” and “mild” are disappearing from the back wall of retail shops as health agencies work to inform smokers there’s no such thing as a safe cigarette.
Tags: Consumer Health Alerts