Recently, a craniofacial distraction implant by DePuy Orthopaedics was recalled.  This device, called the Craniomaxillofacial (CMF) Distraction System, “is a modular family of internal distraction devices that are used to gradually lengthen the mandible body and ramus” and indicated as “a bone stabilizer and lengthening (and/or transport) device for correction of congenital deficiencies

On August 21st, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a Class-1 recall for Siemens MicroScan Synergies plus® and MicroScan® rapID/S plus Negative Panels, affecting “78,020 panels distributed in the US between 07/11/2011 and 08/02/2013.” (FDA)

These panels come as part of kits used by medical professionals to test a patient’s saliva or tissue

An article titled “California Firm Recalls Bolognese Sauce Products Due To Undeclared Allergen And Misbranding”, written by the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service, reports that the agency has forced the recall of 5,616 pounds of Armanino brand Bolognese sauce products.  The company did not properly label all of

On 11-9-2013, the FDA announced a recall of dietary supplement OxyElite Pro (USPlabs LLC, Dallas) “after officials linked it to cases of liver failure and acute hepatitis in 29 people” in Hawaii, CNN reports.

Several sources now report that one of two patients who required liver transplants has died.  WebMD writes that other people “are

On August 21st, the US Food and Drug Administration issued a Class-1 recall for Siemens MicroScan Synergies plus® and MicroScan® rapID/S plus Negative Panels, affecting “78,020 panels distributed in the US between 07/11/2011 and 08/02/2013.” (FDA)

These panels come as part of kits used by medical professionals to test a patient’s saliva or tissue

Citing concerns about sterility, Lowlite Investments (d/b/a Olympia Pharmacy) in Orlando, FL has recently recalled “all sterile drug products compounded by the pharmacy that have not reached the expiration date listed on the product,” according to a recent FDA report.

With respect to the present concern over the safety of products sold as sterile

If you’re like me, you have a couple of “frequent shopper” cards in your wallet that give you discounts at the grocery stores you frequent.  You probably already know that those frequent shopper cards enable retailers to track every purchase you make.  And you probably already know that retailers get notified by the FDA when