FDA News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the Safe Use Initiative, a program aimed at reducing the likelihood of preventable harm from medication use.

Kits recalled because the pediatric tracheal tubes were manufactured with an internal diameter smaller than indicated on the label.

Charleston Cookie Company of Charleston, SC is recalling packages of Almond Cookies which were sold as a component of the Dean and Deluca "Americana" cookie tin because the cookies contain undeclared butter (milk).

A Virginia doctor was sentenced in federal court on charges that he wrote prescriptions over the Internet for people whom he had never met or examined, as well as tax evasion.

Dietary supplements recalled due to undeclared steroids in products with risk of acute liver injury.

American Regent conducts nationwide voluntary recall of ALL lots of its Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP 15 mg/mL:
NDC# 0517-0601-25 15 mg/mL 1mL Single Dose Vial
PLEASE NOTE: This recall is in addition to the voluntary recall initiated on October 16, 2009 when American Regent voluntarily recalled ALL unexpired lots of Ketorolac Tromethamine Injection, USP, 30 mg/mL due t

Pelican Bay Ltd. of Dunedin, Florida is recalling all their Caramel Chocolate Truffle Hot Chocolate Mix because it may contain undeclared tree nuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to tree nuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

As part of its ongoing
cooperation with the Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”), Bodybuilding.com, LLC (the
“Company”) announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide and international
recall of all lots and expiration dates of 65 dietary supplement products (the “Recalled Products”)
described on the attached list, that were sold through the Company’s website,
www.bodybuilding.com.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Joint Institute for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN) have sent a team of seafood specialists to Bangladesh this week to help train local officials on aquaculture safety and quality control techniques.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today released a listing of eight recent consumer health information updates concerning the safety of FDA-regulated products.