by Anthony Braaten | Sep 1, 2020 | PRODUCT RECALLS
Stuffed toy promotional Aflac ducks dressed in doctors’ coats and stethoscopes should be thrown away because the buttons on the lab coat worn by “Doctor Duck” contain toxic levels of lead that if ingested by young children could make them sick and in need of a...
by Anthony Braaten | Aug 27, 2020 | PRODUCT RECALLS
Legislation introduced by Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI), ranking member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, would grant the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authority to force drug recalls instead of just recommending companies remove their...
by Clark and DiStefano | Jul 23, 2020 | PRODUCT RECALLS
Several companies have initiated recalls of extended release versions of the first-line type 2 diabetes treatment metformin due to unsafe levels of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a probable human carcinogen. On May 28, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) informed...
