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Ameridose Issues Recall of All Products

| November 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

Ameridose today announced it will commence a voluntary recall of any unexpired products remaining in circulation. This action is voluntary, and represents an expansion of our cooperation with the U.S.Food and Drug Administration and the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy. Food and Drug Administration–Recalls/Safety Alerts

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Classic Zi Xiu Tang Bee Pollen Capsules And Ultimate Formula Capsules by Zi Xiu Tang Success: Recall – Undeclared Sibutramine

| November 1, 2012 | 0 Comments

Sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present a significant risk for patients with a history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias or stroke. MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed

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Ameridose, LLC: Recall of Unexpired Products in Circulation

| October 31, 2012 | 0 Comments

FDA’s preliminary findings have raised concerns about a lack of sterility assurance for products produced at and distributed by this facility. MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed

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BT McElrath Chocolatier, Inc. Announces Nationwide Recall Of Peanut Butter Pave Due To Possible Health Risks

| October 30, 2012 | 0 Comments

: October 26th 2012 BT McElrath Chocolatier, Inc. is initiating a voluntary recall of the seasonal peanut butter pave because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Food [...]

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Hospira Issues A Voluntary Nationwide Recall Of Symbiq Infusion Systems Due To Inaccurate Response Of The Touch Screen To User Selection/Input

| October 29, 2012 | 0 Comments

Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), announced today it is initiating a voluntary nationwide Class I recall of Symbiq™ infusion systems (list number 16026 Symbiq™ One-Channel Infuser and list number 16027 Symbiq™ Two-Channel Infuser, all serial numbers). This action is due to infusion pump LCD touch screens that may not respond to user selection, resulting in users [...]

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Hospira Symbiq Infusion System Touchscreen: Class 1 Recall – May Not Respond to Selection

| October 29, 2012 | 0 Comments

Failure of touchscreen to respond to user input could result in a delay or interruption in therapy or over delivery or under delivery of medication. MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed

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Premium Nutritional Products Announces Ongoing Voluntary Recall Of Select ZuPreem Bird Foods

| October 28, 2012 | 0 Comments

On September 27, 2012, Premium Nutritional Products, Inc. initiated a voluntary recall of ZuPreem FruitBlend™ With Natural Fruit Flavors maintenance formula bird foods for medium/large birds and for large birds with use by date codes of 11/30/13 or 11/13 and lot numbers 598405052 or 598405072. The recall is being conducted due to the product containing [...]

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Ethicon Endo-Surgery Circular Stapler Sets: Class I Recall – User Difficulty With Firing Stapler Devices

| October 26, 2012 | 0 Comments

Failure to complete the firing stroke of the stapler can result in severe pain, sphincter dysfunction, rectal wall damage, sepsis, bleeding, and occlusion of the rectal canal. MedWatch Safety Alert RSS Feed

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Ventlab Corporation Issues Nationwide Recall of its Manual Resuscitators

| October 24, 2012 | 0 Comments

On July 11, 2012, Ventlab Corporation initiated a nationwide recall of 14,602 of its manual resuscitators. The manual resuscitators as listed below have been found to potentially deliver little to no air/oxygen through the patient valve to the patient, which could result in life threatening health consequences that include hypoxia and hypoventilation. Food and Drug [...]

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Expanded Recall of Contaminated Foaming Hand Soap

| October 18, 2012 | 0 Comments

Avmor Ltd. has expanded its recall of Antimicrobial Foaming Hand Soap (Triclosan 0.3%) to include 19 additional lots of this product. As a precautionary measure, Avmor Ltd. is also recalling 21 lots of the product X3 Clean Alcohol-Free Foaming Hand Sanitizer (Benzalkonium chloride 0.13%). Health Canada RSS – Media Room

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