Ecolab Introduces New EPA and FDA Cleared Antimicrobial Fruit and Vegetable Treatment

Developed to help improve food safety practice DESCRIPTION: CHICAGO, May 13, 2013 /3BL Media/ – Ecolab Inc. introduces Antimicrobial Fruit and ...

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Pentec Health Announces Limited Voluntary Recall of Certain Compounded Prescription Therapies …

FDA May 17

Pentec Health, Inc. has decided to initiate a limited, voluntary recall of in-date nutritional prescriptions for renal patients due to lack of ...

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FDA will investigate added caffeine in foods

The Associated Press Apr 30

WASHINGTON — Trail mix. Potato chips. And now gum. With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug ...

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FDA: Plan B will be over the counter for women over 15

Sarah Kliff for The Washington Post May 01

The Food and Drug Administration announced late Tuesday afternoon that it had approved a drugmaker's application to sell the emergency contraceptive ...

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In Cooperation with FDA, The Compounding Shop, LLC Declares a Voluntary Recall of All Lots of …

FDA May 10

The Compounding Shop, LLC is conducting a voluntary recall of all lots of sterile products compounded by the pharmacy that are not expired.

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Sesame paste sickens two Minnesota infants with salmonella

Minneapolis Star Tribune May 17

Two infants in Minnesota have fallen ill with salmonella poisoning after eating a brand of sesame paste that is the subject of a ...

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Draft bill gives FDA authority over some pharmacies

Reuters Apr 26

By Toni Clarke WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration would gain greater authority over pharmacies that compound sterile drugs and ...

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