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Creditors of the bankrupt pharmacy linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak are investigating $16 million in salary and shareholder distributions made to company owners in 2012, a lawyer for the group said on Tuesday. Some of the transfers from the New England Compounding Center, which had 2012 sales of $32.4 million, followed the discovery […]
May 14, 2013
From the FDA: Nutraceutical company XYMOGEN in Orlando, Fla., is recalling artriphen, a product recommended for the support of healthy joint function, because it contains traces of the undeclared allergens soy and milk. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to either allergen run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they […]
May 14, 2013
On April 3, dietary supplement trade association the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN; Washington, DC) announced the adoption of new recommended guidelines for caffeine-containing dietary supplements. The guidelines urge manufacturers and marketers of finished dietary supplements that contain either naturally occurring or added caffeine to disclose a product’s total caffeine content on the label and […]
May 14, 2013
A release by the FDA says certain popcorn is being recalled due to an undeclared allergen in the product. The release reads as follows: ConAgra Foods, Inc., (NYSE: CAG) in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is voluntarily recalling packages of its Orville Redenbacher’s Classic Kettle Korn flavor ready-to-eat popcorn that may […]
April 23, 2013
Our office has already filed on lawsuit involving a product with DMAA. A 24 year old died tragically from a product, we allege, because of this ingredient. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is using all available tools at its disposal to ensure that dietary supplements containing a stimulant called dimethylamylamine (DMAA) are no […]
April 8, 2013
Fast Facts Pro-Amino International Inc., of Saint-Eustache, Quebec, Canada, is recalling the ProtiDiet High Protein Chocolate Dream Bars described below. The recalled product may contain Salmonella. Salmonella is a public health risk and is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness. Healthy people infected with Salmonella may experience some or all of the […]
April 8, 2013
he California based company, Green Planet Inc., announced yesterday in a press release, the voluntary consumer recall of adietary supplement marketed under the brand name of “Night Bullet,” found to contain trace amounts of an FDA-approved drug forerectile dysfunction. The product has trace amounts of Sulfohydroxyhomosildenafil and Aminotadalafil. Sulfohydroxyhomosildenafil and Aminotadalafil are an analogues of sildenafil. Sildenafil is the active pharmaceutical […]
May 23, 2013
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