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The FDA has lifted their salmonella warning against Tomatoes while putting out a salmonella recall on food imported by Grande Produce, including jalapenos, serrano peppers and avocados.

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CONTACT: JASON KURTZ 440-201-3668

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — COLUMBUS, OHIO — JULY 14, 2008 — ROXANE LABORATORIES, INC. ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT IS CONDUCTING A NATIONWIDE VOLUNTARY RECALL OF TWO MANUFACTURING LOTS OF SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE SUSPENSION, USP, 15 G/60 ML UNIT DOSE BOTTLES (NDC 0054-0165-51; LOT 856396A EXP APRIL 2010, AND LOT 856693A EXP MAY 2010). SODIUM POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE SUSPENSION IS USED TO TREAT HYPERKALEMIA (AN ELEVATED BLOOD LEVEL OF THE ELECTROLYTE POTASSIUM).

ROXANE LABORATORIES’ NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS FOR THE SAFETY OF PATIENTS WHO USE OUR PRODUCTS. A SAMPLE FROM PRODUCT LOT 856396A TESTED POSITIVE FOR A STRAIN OF YEAST, WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY AFFECT IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENTS. ROXANE LABORATORIES BELIEVES THAT THIS MAY BE ATTRIBUTED TO YEAST CONTAMINATION IN ONE LOT OF HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE BOTTLES RECEIVED FROM A SUPPLIER. THERE ARE VARIOUS MANIFESTATIONS OF YEAST INFECTIONS. THE RISK OF DEVELOPING A YEAST INFECTION DEPENDS ON HOW IMMUNOCOMPROMISED THE PATIENT IS. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE A RANGE OF SYMPTOMS IN A YEAST INFECTION FROM THRUSH, SKIN RASH, AND BLOOD INFECTIONS (SEPS

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WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.

NAME OF PRODUCT: DIRT DEVIL VACUUM POWER BRUSH ATTACHMENT TOOLS

UNITS: ABOUT 987,000

Urgent Recalls

A class I recall is being issued on all Digitek (digoxin) tablets, which may contain twice the approved level of digoxin.The existence of double-strength pills pose a risk of digitalis toxicity, which can result in nausea, vomiting, low blood pressure, cardiac instability, bradycardia and even death.