By Monica Eng | The Food and Drug Administration issued a warning Monday for consumers to avoid alfalfa sprouts and spicy sprouts that were grown on a farm in Urbana, Ill., because of a suspected link to salmonella. Get the full story »
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Dec. 28, 2010 at 9:39 a.m.
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Filed under: Agriculture/Farming, Food, Government, Packaged foods, Restaurants, Updated FDA links tainted sprouts to Urbana farm
Abbott recalls millions of diabetes test strips
By Andrew Zajac
Abbott Laboratories Wednesday announced a recall of as many as 359 million glucose test strips used to monitor diabetics’ blood sugar because they may give falsely low readings.
The strips may not absorb enough blood quickly enough to give a proper reading, which can lead users to try to raise sugar levels unnecessarily, or to fail to treat elevated glucose levels, the company said in a statement. Get the full story »
Rep. Issa names source of tainted Rolaids
The incoming chairman of the U.S. congressional committee investigating Johnson & Johnson’s recalls of consumer products Friday identified the previously unnamed third-party manufacturer behind last week’s Rolaids recall.
Rep. Darrell Issa of California, in a letter to Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, said investigations by his staff revealed North Carolina-based Best Sweet as the company contracted by J&J to produce widely used Rolaids antacid products. Get the full story »
Panel to FDA: Issue warnings on dental fillings
Enough uncertainty surrounds silver-colored metal dental fillings with mercury that U.S. regulators should add more cautions for dentists and patients, a U.S. advisory panel said Wednesday.
While past data have backed the cavity treatment, the fillings should be accompanied by warnings about unknown risks for vulnerable people such as children and pregnant women, the Food and Drug Administration’s panel of outside advisers said. Get the full story »
Dec. 15, 2010 at 11:46 a.m.
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Filed under: Advertising/Marketing, Government, Pharmaceuticals FDA cracks down on supplement manufacturers
The Food and Drug Administration is cracking down on manufacturers of certain weight-loss, body-building and sexual-enhancement supplements that contain potentially dangerous ingredients.
The FDA said Wednesday that some manufacturers are deceptively labeling products to hide that they contain ingredients known to cause adverse health effects. Other supplements contain ingredients that should be available only by prescription. Get the full story »
Dannon to pay $21M, drop yogurt health claims
Dannon Co. has agreed pay $21 million and drop some health claims for its Activia yogurt and DanActive dairy drink under pressure from state and federal regulators.
The food company has claimed in its marketing that its Activia yogurt helps relieve irregularity and that its DanActive drink helps people avoid colds or the flu. Get the full story »
Children’s Benedryl recall latest to hit J&J
Johnson & Johnson has recalled about 4 million packages of children’s Benadryl allergy tablets and about 800,000 bottles of junior-strength Motrin, citing “insufficiencies” in developing the manufacturing process.
It was the latest in a series of product recalls in the last year that have hurt the reputation and financial results of J&J. Get the full story »
Painkiller Darvon pulled off market
The maker of the painkiller Darvon is pulling the drug off the market under pressure from U.S. health officials who say it causes dangerous heart rhythms.
The Food and Drug Administration says the drugmaker Xanodyne will halt marketing of Darvon and related brand Darvocet. The FDA has also called on generic drugmakers to stop marketing low-cost versions of the drug. Get the full story »
FDA threatens to seize alcoholic energy drinks
(Associated Press)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned four makers of alcoholic energy drinks on Wednesday that their products could be seized if they continue to combine caffeine and alcohol in their beverages.
The move by the FDA, which described caffeine as an “unsafe food additive” in malt alcoholic beverages, was anticipated by at least one company – Chicago-based Phusion Projects, which manufactures Four Loko. The company announced Tuesday that it is removing caffeine and two other ingredients from its products. Get the full story »
Senator: Four Loko, Joose will be banned soon
Four Loko, Joose and other caffeinated alcoholic drinks will effectively be banned soon by federal regulators due to rising concerns that they are dangerous, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer announced Tuesday. Get the full story »
FDA seeks concerted response to defibrillator woes
Federal health officials are calling on manufacturers of heart-zapping defibrillators to fix long-standing problems with the emergency devices that have triggered dozens of recalls and led to injuries and death.
The Food and Drug Administration said Monday that the devices have been plagued by design and manufacturing flaws for years, occasionally failing in life-and-death situations. Get the full story »
Phusion to stop Four Loko shipments to New York
The maker of a caffeinated alcoholic drink that has been banned in four states has agreed to stop shipments to New York state.
Gov. David Paterson and the State Liquor Authority announced the agreement Sunday with Chicago-based Phusion Projects, which makes the drink Four Loko, and with the state’s largest beer distributors to stop selling caffeinated alcoholic beverages. Get the full story »
Nov. 10, 2010 at 1:58 p.m.
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Filed under: Advertising/Marketing, Consumer news, Government, Policy FDA’s proposed cigarette warnings get graphic
Proposed changes for cigarette packaging under new FDA rules.
Graphic images depicting dead bodies and diseased lungs were unveiled by federal health officials Wednesday as part of a move to require bolder health warnings on cigarettes and advertising.
A 2009 law requires larger and more graphic health warnings on cigarettes as part of an effort to discourage people from starting to smoke and to lower current smoking rates. Currently, 20.6 percent adults and 19.5 percent of high school students smoke cigarettes, according to government figures. Get the full story »
Vending industry nuts over calorie requirements
(David Pierini/Chicago Tribune)
The vending machine industry is up in arms following a new report by the Food and Drug Administration that estimates the industry will need to spend 14 million hours annually to comply with new calorie disclosure laws.
The new requirements, signed into law this March under sweeping health reform legislation, require vending machine operators with 20 or more locations to provide a sign in close proximity to each food item in a vending machine to disclose the calorie count of that item before it is chosen. Get the full story »
Recall of Medtronic tissue device stepped up
U.S. health regulators say a recalled Medtronic Inc. tissue device could cause more problems than originally thought, the company said Friday.
The device maker recalled its Octopus Nuvo Tissue Stabilizer in September because part of it could break, leading to fragments falling into patient chests and damaging the heart. Get the full story »
