FDA Backtracks on Labels, Big Tobacco Drops Its suit
6/9/2015 The FDA backtracks on labels, Big Tobacco drops its suit. America’s three largest tobacco giants, Phillip Morris USA (owned by Altria Group, Inc.), RJ Reynolds (owned by Reynolds American) and...
View ArticleFDA Sends C.R. Bard a Stern Warning for Unapproved Devices
7/23/2015 Los Angeles Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliance officer Dr. Raymond W. Brullo issued a scathing warning letter to Thomas Ring, the CEO of New Jersey-based device manufacturer C.R....
View ArticleFormer Executive Could Face Life for Peanuts
7/24/2015 The U.S. Probation Office has recommended that the former owner of Peanut Corporation of America, Stewart Parnell, be sentenced to life in prison for allowing several shipments of peanuts...
View ArticleFDA Bans Cilantro from Mexican State due to Illnesses caused by Unsanitary...
7/29/2015 Mexican food has certainly been known to wreak havoc on weak stomachs, but for some consumers of cilantro, it may be more than just the spices that has caused indigestion. The Food and Drug...
View ArticleFDA Warns Drugmaker Duchesnay over Kim Kardashian Instagram Post
Indeed the social media age has brought a new wrinkle in the FDA’s regulatory agenda. Social media marketing schemes are often designed to appear casual and conversational, as if friends are discussing...
View ArticleFDA Issued Mammogram Quality Safety Notice
The FDA issued a notice concerning mammogram quality at Boston Diagnostic Imaging in Orlando, Florida. The facility failed its accreditation renewal and a subsequent investigation by the American...
View ArticleDuodenoscope Sterilization a Focus as FDA Warns Three Device Makers
The regulator sent the letters to the Olympus, Fujifilm, and Pentax as part of an effort to fight against a wave of deadly bacterial infections attributed to the insufficient cleaning and sterilization...
View ArticleMiracle Recalls Tainted Weight Loss Pill and Male Enhancer
The One Minute Miracle, Inc. recalls two of its products, Miracle Diet 30 and Miracle Rock 48, supplements for weight loss and male enhancement respectively. The recall comes after finding that the...
View ArticleCompanies Selling Lethal Amounts of Pure Caffeine Prompt FDA Warning
Five companies that sell pure powdered caffeine received warnings from the FDA to immediately correct violations or be subject to product seizure. The danger, according to the FDA, is that the amounts...
View ArticleFDA Pulls Four R.J. Reynolds Cigarette Brands from Market
The FDA cited various reasons for the violations in its press release. As an example, the agency cited that the filter on the Camel Crush Bold cigarettes contain a capsule that when crushed, releases...
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