Mars Petcare US Issues Voluntary Recall of Everson, PA Plant Dry Pet Food Product due to Potential Salmonella Contamination
September 14, 2008
CONTACT: DEBRA FAIR (973) 691-3536
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — FANKLIN, TENNESSEE — SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 — TODAY, MARS PETCARE US ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED AT ITS EVERSON, PENNSYLVANIA FACILITY. THE PET FOOD IS BEING VOLUNTARILY RECALLED BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION WITH SALMONELLA SEROTYPESCHWARZENGRUND. THIS VOLUNTARY RECALL ONLY AFFECTS THE UNITED STATES. 
FDA Says Don’t Feed Infant Forumula Made in China to Infants
September 13, 2008
IN RESPONSE TO REPORTS OF CONTAMINATED MILK-BASED INFANT FORMULA MANUFACTURED IN CHINA, THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION (FDA) TODAY IS ISSUING A HEALTH INFORMATION ADVISORY. THIS IS TO ASSURE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC THAT THERE IS NO KNOWN THREAT OF CONTAMINATION IN INFANT FORMULA MANUFACTURED BY COMPANIES THAT HAVE MET THE REQUIREMENTS TO SELL INFANT FORMULA IN THE UNITED STATES. ALTHOUGH NO CHINESE MANUFACTURERS OF INFANT FORMULA HAVE FULFILLED THE REQUIREMENTS TO SELL INFANT FORMULA IN THE UNITED STATES, FDA OFFICIALS ARE INVESTIGATING WHETHER OR NOT INFANT FORMULA MANUFACTURED IN CHINA IS BEING SOLD IN SPECIALTY MARKETS WHICH SERVE THE ASIAN COMMUNITY.
FDA Warns Consumers About Problems at Two Baltimore Pharmacies
August 10, 2008
THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION IS WARNING CONSUMERS WHO FILLED PRESCRIPTIONS AT THE MEDICINE SHOPPE PHARMACIES LOCATED AT 8035A LIBERTY ROAD AND 5900 REISTERSTOWN ROAD IN BALTIMORE THAT THEY MAY HAVE RECEIVED DRUGS THAT WERE EITHER EXPIRED OR SUSPECTED COUNTERFEIT. THE FDA IS PARTICULARLY CONCERNED BECAUSE A NUMBER OF THE DRUGS ARE FOR SERIOUS DISEASES AND COULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON TREATMENT.
EG Labs Announces Urgent Nationwide Voluntary Recall of ALL LOTS of Viapro 375 mg Capsules, due to a Potentially Harmful Ingredient
July 31, 2008
CONTACT: EG LABS, LLC. EMAIL: EGLABS@GMAIL.COM
Nationwide Recall of all Lots of Rize 2 The Occasion Capsules and Rose 4 Her Capsules
July 29, 2008
CONTACT: DEVINE DISTRIBUTION: 954-418-9510 G & N WORKS: 813 549-4177 RIZE2.COM: 813 549-4177 RIZE2.INFO: 954 418-9510
Federal Authorities Seize Xiadafil VIP Tablets After Company Refuses to Recall Product
July 25, 2008
AT THE REQUEST OF THE U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, U.S. MARSHALS SEIZED NEARLY $74,000 WORTH OF XIADAFIL VIP TABLETS, LOTS 6K029 AND 6K209-SEI, DISTRIBUTED BY SEI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. OF MIAMI, FLA. ALTHOUGH MARKETED AS A DIETARY SUPPLEMENT TO TREAT ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (ED) AND FOR SEXUAL ENHANCEMENT, THESE LOTS REPRESENT AN ILLEGALLY MARKETED DRUG CONTAINING AN UNDECLARED INGREDIENT.
Roxane Laboratories, Inc. Initiates a Nationwide Recall of Two Lots of Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Suspension
July 16, 2008
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
Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Rize 2 The Occasion Capsules and Rose 4 Her Capsules
July 3, 2008
CONTACT: DEVINE DISTRIBUTION: 954-418-9510 G & N WORKS: 813 549-4177 RIZE2.COM: 813 549-4177     RIZE2.INFO: 954 418-9510        
Sage Products Inc. Recalls 2 Percent Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloth Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation
July 1, 2008
CONTACT: KYM AFFINITO OR MIKE NYGREN 815-455-4700
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — CARY, IL — JUNE 27, 2008 — AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, SAGE PRODUCTS ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF LIMITED LOTS OF 2% CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE (CHG) CLOTH PATIENT PREOPERATIVE SKIN PREPARATION PRODUCT. TESTING OF BULK 2% CHG SOLUTION FROM AN OUTSIDE SUPPLIER WAS FOUND POSITIVE FOR BURKHOLDERIA CEPACIA (B. CEPACIA).
ETHEX Corporation Voluntarily Recalls Specific Lots of 30 mg. and 60 mg. Morphine Sulfate Extended Release Tablets
June 28, 2008
CONTACT: ANN MCBRIDE 1-800-321-1705



