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Food And Drug Administration Seeks Permanent Injunction Against Louisiana Sprout Grower
The Department of Justice, in an action initiated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is seeking a permanent injunction against A Chau Sprouting Co., a sprout grower in Gretna, La., company owner and manager Quang “Mike” Trinh, and Hue Nguyen,...
Food And Drug Administration Unveils Initiative to Reduce Unnecessary Radiation Exposure From Medical Imaging
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced an initiative to reduce unnecessary radiation exposure from three types of medical imaging procedures: computed tomography (CT), nuclear medicine studies, and fluoroscopy. These procedures are the greatest...
Schylling Associates to Pay a $200,000 Civil Penalty for Lead Violations
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced that Schylling Associates Inc., of Rowley, Mass. has agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty. The penalty settlement which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, resolves staff...
More Than 1500 Cases of Food Seized From Rat Infested Wisconsin Distribution Warehouse
At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals have seized a wide range of human and animal food products stored under insanitary conditions at Mid-States Closeouts, a distribution warehouse in Ellsworth, Wis. The products were...
Olympic Winter Games Fans Advised to Make Healthy Travel Preparations
Sports fans attending the 2010 Olympic Winter Games and the Paralympics Games in Vancouver, Canada, in February can be winners if they make plans now to help stay healthy during their trip. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers some simple...
Food And Drug Administration Announces Safety Risk Associated with HIV Drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that non-cirrhotic portal hypertension, a rare, but serious, liver disorder, has been reported in some HIV patients taking Videx/Videx EC (didanosine).
Lack of Funding Forces Closure of U.S. Food Supply Safety Program
Despite extensive efforts by America’s veterinarians to convince the US Congress, the US Department of Agriculture, and the Food and Drug Administration to provide long-term funding, a critical food safety resource is permanently shutting down,...
Infants Strangled to Death in Simplicity Bassinets
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to stop using convertible “close-sleeper/bedside sleeper” bassinets manufactured by Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa.
New Federal Law Mandates Child Resistant Portable Gasoline Containers
Children and gasoline don’t mix. With the passage of the Children’s Gasoline Burn Prevention Act, an additional layer of fire safety and burn protection has been added for families across the country.