Posts Tagged ‘business’

FDA cites claims on 2 green tea beverages (AP)
AP - Federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavored beverages. View original post here: FDA cites claims on 2 green tea beverages (AP)
FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan (AP)
AP - Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective. Continued here: FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan (AP)
FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine (AP)
AP - Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year. See the original post here:  FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine (AP)
Frozen fruit bars recalled after typhoid outbreak (AP)
AP - Fruiti Pops, Inc. See more here: Frozen fruit bars recalled after typhoid outbreak (AP)
Johnson & Johnson gets FDA warning on marketing (AP)
AP - A Johnson & Johnson business that makes joint replacements has been warned by the Food and Drug Administration that it is illegally marketing two products. Here is the original post: Johnson & Johnson gets FDA warning on marketing (AP)
No evidence that tainted eggs go beyond 2 farms (AP)
AP - Food and Drug Administration officials said Monday that there is no evidence a massive outbreak of salmonella in eggs has spread beyond two Iowa farms, though a team of investigators is still trying to figure out what caused it. See the rest here: No evidence that tainted eggs go beyond 2 farms [...]
FTC sues Ariz. company over acai pill free trials (AP)
AP - Dreams of rapid weight loss and fake celebrity endorsements from Oprah Winfrey and Rachael Ray lured customers into providing their credit or debit card numbers as they signed up online for a “free trial” of acai berry pills. View post:  FTC sues Ariz. company over acai pill free trials (AP)
FDA moves to withdraw unproven blood pressure drug (AP)
AP - Federal health regulators are pushing to withdraw a blood pressure drug that has been on the market for 14 years in spite of the manufacturer’s failure to submit evidence that it actually helps patients. Read more here:  FDA moves to withdraw unproven blood pressure drug (AP)
US FDA head says China improving food, drug safety (AP)
AP - The head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says China is improving its oversight of its exporters following a slew of scandals over bogus or substandard drugs and foods ranging from vaccines and infant formula to dog chow More here: US FDA head says China improving food, drug safety (AP)
Medicare’s private eyes let fraud cases get cold (AP)
AP - They don’t seem that interested in hot pursuit. Go here to see the original: Medicare’s private eyes let fraud cases get cold (AP)