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Sterile Drug Manufacturing Violations at Daewoo Pharmaceutical
FDA Cracks Down on Sterile Drug Manufacturing Violations The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Daewoo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in Busan, South Korea, citing serious and widespread violations of current Good Manufacturing Practices...
What Are Early Recall Alerts?
Recall Communication “Early Alerts” Note: This summary is based on an FDA communication attributed to Michelle Tarver, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH). In November 2024 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for...
Urgent Recall Alert for BD Alaris Infusion Sets
Class I Recall (Correction) The FDA has issued an early alert to healthcare providers and patients regarding a performance issue affecting BD Alaris Pump Module model 8100, used with specific compatible infusion sets. BD, through its subsidiary CareFusion, has...
Recall Alert: AirLife/Vyaire Infant Breathing Systems
Class I Recall AirLife and manufacturer Vyaire are recalling specific Infant Heated Wire Circuits due to the risk that accessory adapters may disconnect during use, especially once the system reaches operating temperature. This could lead to serious injury or death,...
Device Recall Alert: Edwards Lifesciences Arterial Cannula
Edwards Lifesciences Arterial CannulaSource: FDAEdwards Lifesciences Recalls Arterial Cannulae Over Risk of Exposed Wire Edwards Lifesciences has issued a Class I recall of certain arterial cannula devices due to the risk of wire exposure near the cannula tip, which...
Device Recall: ZOLL AutoPulse NXT Resuscitation System
Urgent Class I Medical Device Recall ZOLL Circulation, Inc. has issued a Class I recall of its AutoPulse NXT Resuscitation System (Model 200, Software Version 2.0.1) due to a system error that may cause the device to stop chest compressions or deliver compressions...
Alert: Ventilator Systems Risk in Neonatal Tidal Volume Delivery
Maquet Servo Ventilator SystemsSource: FDAUrgent Class I Medical Device Correction Maquet Critical Care AB, a subsidiary of Getinge, has issued an urgent correction notice regarding its Servo Ventilator Systems (Servo-u, Servo-n, and Servo-u MR). This correction does...
FDA Cracks Down on Insightra Medical
Warning Letter Cites a Number of Serious Violations In a scathing warning letter, the FDA has cited Insightra Medical, Inc. for widespread regulatory violations involving its Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) Catheter Kit—a device used in critical cardiovascular...
FDA “PreCheck” Program to Boost U.S. Drug Manufacturing
FDA Announces New PreCheck Drug Manufacturing Program The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the launch of FDA PreCheck, a groundbreaking new program designed to strengthen America’s domestic pharmaceutical supply chain by streamlining the...
FDA Cracks Down on Illegally Marketed 7-OH Products
Unapproved drugs sold online and in retail locations Yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued seven warning letters to companies marketing products that contain 7-hydroxymitragynine (7-OH) — a powerful and potentially dangerous opioid-like...
Sterile Drug Manufacturing Violations at Daewoo Pharmaceutical
FDA Cracks Down on Sterile Drug Manufacturing Violations The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning letter to Daewoo Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. in Busan, South Korea, citing serious and widespread violations of current Good Manufacturing Practices...
The FDA Orphan Drug Program
Incentives for Rare Disease Drug Development The FDA’s Orphan Drug Program was established to encourage the development of drugs for rare diseases that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S. Because these diseases often lack market incentives due to small...
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Moringa and the “Invisible Outbreak” Problem
Moringa and the “Invisible Outbreak” Problem in Supplements An MDP Consumer and Industry Brief Most Americans assume dietary supplements are monitored for safety in the same way as conventional foods or pharmaceutical products. But many supplement contamination events...
Rosabella Moringa Capsules Potential Salmonella Contamination
Rosabella Moringa Capsules Recalled Over Possible Salmonella Contamination Editor's Note: This February 13 recall is the latest moringa-root product recall, following the Sam's Super Greens recall in November, the Live it Up Super Greens recall on January 15, and the...
Why Not Natural Organic Moringa Capsules Recalled
Why Not Natural Organic Moringa Capsules Recalled Over Possible Salmonella Contamination Editor's Note: This January 28 recall was the third recent moringa-root product recall, following the Sam's Super Greens recall in November and the Live it Up Super Greens recall...
Live it Up Super Greens Recalled Over Salmonella Contamination
Live it Up Super Greens Recalled Over Possible Salmonella Contamination Editor’s Note: The original recall notice was issued on January 15, 2026 and is summarized here for reference purposes. Superfoods, Inc., doing business as Live it Up (New York, NY), has issued a...
Kian Pee Wan Capsules Recalled for Undeclared Drug Ingredients
Kian Pee Wan Capsules Recalled Due to Undeclared Drug Ingredients Aphreseller (Buy-herbal.com), an online seller based in...
Good Brain Tonic recalled by Liquid Blenz due to botulism risk
Good Brain Tonic Recall: Liquid Blenz Removes Beverage Due to Botulism Risk FDA Issues Nationwide Alert for “Memory and...
Allergy Alert: Silver Moon LP dba Loard’s Ice Cream
Loard’s Ice Cream Recalls Products Due to Undeclared Allergens and Missing Ingredient Labeling Silver Moon LP, doing...
Revival Animal Health Recalls Canine Milk Replacers
Revival Animal Health Recalls Canine Milk Replacers Due to Variable Vitamin D Levels Revival Animal Health, LLC of Orange...
How to Know if Internet GLP-1 Ads Are Safe to Purchase Online
Ads for GLP‑1 drugs are flooding the internet – here’s how to know if it’s safe to buy them online Websites that sell...
Merit Medical Dialysis Catheter Recall – Risk of Serious Injury
Merit Medical Removes 16F Dual-Valved Splittable Sheath Introducer Design Defect May Lead to Hemorrhage, Embolization, and...
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