Archive for January 13th, 2012

Price Chopper Supermarkets Issues Volunatry Stuffed Clam Recall

Price Chopper Supermarkets is issuing a voluntary recall on ‘Gourmet Stuffed Clams’ from its seafood departments with a scale code of 209181. This product is being recalled due to the fact that it contains milk, wheat and eggs, three known allergens, which are not listed on the store generated ingredient label.

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Price Chopper Supermarkets Recalls Tres Leches Cakes

Price Chopper Supermarkets is issuing a voluntary recall on two sizes of its bakery’s Central Market Classics Tres Leches cakes – the 5 inch, UPC 41735-26013, and the 8 inch, UPC 41735-25128. Rich Foods, the manufacturer of the cake layers contained in this product, has notified Price Chopper that they may contain plastic fragments.

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Minnesota Firm Issues Recall Due to Undeclared Soy Allergen in Certain Sunflower Seeds

Ryt-way Industries LLC is voluntarily recalling select sunflower seeds because they may contain soy ingredients that were not declared on the packaging. The recall is being issued on BIGS ® Dill Pickle Sunflower Seeds packaged in 5.35oz plastic bags with BEST BY Dates of 08DEC2012 and 09DEC2012 with an individual bag UPC code 896887002202. 

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FDA expands use of endovascular graft to treat aortic tears

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today expanded the approved usage for an endovascular graft manufactured by W.L. Gore and Associates Inc. to include treatment of life-threatening tears or ruptures of the aorta (thoracic aortic transection). (MB)

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Herbadashery LLC Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Anchovy in Pine Ridge BBQ and Dipping Sauce and Pine Ridge Jalapeño BBQ and Dipping Sauce

Herbadashery LLC, Casper, WY is recalling bottles of Pine Ridge BBQ and Dipping Sauce and Pine Ridge Jalapeño BBQ and Dipping Sauce manufactured after January 1, 2011 because they contain undeclared anchovies in the Worcestershire sauce used in production.

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FDA completes work on three drug user fee programs

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has completed its recommendations for three user fee programs that will help speed safe and effective drugs and lower-cost generic drug and biosimilar biological products to patients, FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D. said today. The recommendations were transmitted to Congress today by Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

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Adcetris (brentuximab vedotin): Drug Safety Communication – Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy and Pulmonary Toxicity

New Boxed Warning and Contraindication highlighting these risks added to product labeling.

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FDA Announces Minor Use/Minor Species (MUMS) Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA-FD-12-003)

The Food and Drug Administration today announced the publication of a Request for Applications for grants to support the development of new animal drugs intended for minor species or minor uses in major species.

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