CPSC Approves Final Rule on Guidelines for Mandatory Recall Notices
CPSC Approves Final Rule on Guidelines for Mandatory Recall Notices
F.D.A. Admits Error on Knee Device - NYTimes.com
F.D.A. Admits Error on Knee Device - NYTimes.com
The Food and Drug Administration admitted Thursday that it mistakenly approved a patch for injured knees last year because of what the agency said was pressure from members of Congress and the manufacturer, and promised to re-evaluate the approval.
Mattel, Fisher-Price to Pay $2.3 Million Civil Penalty for Violating Federal Lead Paint Ban
Mattel, Fisher-Price to Pay $2.3 Million Civil Penalty for Violating Federal Lead Paint Ban
WASHINGTON, D.C. - As part of its commitment to protecting the safety of children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC announced today that Mattel Inc., of El Segundo, Calif. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Fisher-Price Inc., of East Aurora, N.Y. have agreed to pay a $2.3 million civil penalty for violating the federal lead paint ban.
The penalty settlement, which has been provisionally accepted by the Commission, resolves CPSC staff allegations that Mattel and Fisher-Price knowingly as defined in the Consumer Product Safety Act imported and sold children’s toys with paints or other surface coatings that contained lead levels that violated a 30-year-old federal law. In 1978, a federal ban was put in place which prohibited toys and other children’s articles from having more than 0.06 percent lead by weight in paints or surface coatings. In 2007, about 95 Mattel and Fisher-Price toy models were determined to have exceeded this limit. Lead can be toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health consequences.
F.D.A. Finds ‘Natural’ Diet Pills Laced With Drugs
Questions and Answers about FDA’s Initiative Against Contaminated Weight Loss Products
FDA has developed these questions and answers Q & A’s to help consumers, health care practitioners, and the general public understand FDA’s actions regarding weight loss products contaminated with various prescription drugs and chemicals. Many of these products are marketed as dietary supplements. Unfortunately, FDA cannot test and identify all weight loss products on the market that have potentially harmful contaminants in order to assure their safety. Enforcement actions and consumer advisories for unapproved products only cover a small fraction of the potentially hazardous weight loss products marketed to consumers on the internet and at some retail establishments.
See Also NYT coverage of the issue.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/business/10pills.html
Peanut Recall Leads to Criminal Investigation - NYTimes.com
Peanut Recall Leads to Criminal Investigation - NYTimes.com
Federal health officials have begun a criminal investigation into the actions of the Peanut Corporation of America, which knowingly sold contaminated peanut butter and peanut products to major food makers.