FDA to Hire Additional Scientists To Expand Drug Safety Operations - WSJ.com
FDA to Hire Additional Scientists To Expand Drug Safety Operations - WSJ.com
A series of recalls of pharmaceutical and food products and revelations about the suppression of safety concerns within the agency over certain popular drugs have kept the FDA under scrutiny on Capitol Hill. The 1,300 hires will add to the agencys 10,000 employees and nearly triples the number of people hired by the FDA from 2005-2007.
About 700 of the additions will be funded by increased user fees levied on companies the FDA regulates. The surge is driven by the FDA Amendments Act of 2007 and the Import Safety Plan.
Rio Brands Recalls High-Boy Beach Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
The rear leg of the chair can break, posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Hammocks Sold by LivingXL Recalled Due to Fall Hazard
The metal frame for the hammocks can crack and break, causing a consumer to fall to the ground.
DEWALT Recalls Table Saws Due to Laceration Hazard
The pivot bracket on the saw can separate which can misalign the blade and the fence and cause kick back. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.
Nintendo Recalls Lapel Pins Due to Risk of Lead Exposure
The metal lapel pin contains high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.
Heparin Sodium Injection
Update to healthcare facilities and healthcare professionals about Heparin and Heparin-containing medical products.
Digitek (digoxin tablets, USP)
Class I recall because tablets may contain twice the approved level of active ingredient.
Lifetime Brands Voluntarily Recalls Certain Items Nationwide from its Pfaltzgraff Villa della Luna pattern and Nautica J Class pattern (Red Only) Stoneware Dinnerware Product Lines (April 28)
Lifetime Brands, Inc., of Garden City, New York, today announced that, as a result of its internal compliance and independent product testing programs, it recently became aware that certain Pfaltzgraff Villa della Luna pattern and Nautica J Class pattern stoneware dinnerware products may exceed the Food and Drug Administration’s guidance levels for lead and/or cadmium.
Actavis Totowa (formerly known as Amide Pharmaceutical, Inc.) recalls all lots of Bertek and UDL Laboratories Digitek (digoxin tablets, USP) as precaution (April 25)
Actavis Totowa LLC, a United States manufacturing division of the international generic pharmaceutical company Actavis Group, is initiating a Class I nationwide recall of Digitek (digoxin tablets, USP, all strengths) for oral use. The products are distributed by Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., under a “Bertek” label and by UDL Laboratories, Inc. under a “UDL” label.
The voluntary all lot recall is due to the possibility that tablets with double the appropriate thickness may have been commercially released. These tablets may contain twice the approved level of active ingredient than it appropriate.
CPSC, Kyodo America Recall LawnBott Lawn Mowers Due to Laceration Hazard
The cutting blades continue to rotate when the mower is lifted from the ground and the spacing on the side of the lawn mower could allow room for a consumer’s foot to go beyond the shield and be struck by the blade. Both instances pose a serious laceration hazard to consumers.