Bracco Diagnostics Inc has issued a Class 1 recall of nine lots of their Isovue Pre-Filled Power Injector Syringes. The drug is an iopamidol injection, which is used in combination with Stellant CT Injection Systems. The syringes have visible particle contaminants. There have been no illnesses associated with this recall yet; however, the particle contaminants […]
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Ranbaxy Inc has recalled 41 lots of their Atorvastatin Calcium Tablet product due to a possible glass contamination. The glass appears as sand-like particles less than 1 mm in size. There is no information about the cause of this contamination. There have been no reports of illness or injury in association with this recall. The […]
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an update on the recent New England Compounding Center recalled drugs. Further testing with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention has identified additional contaminants. This recall is in association with the fungal meningitis outbreak, which sickened 490 people and killed 34. The previous recall was on […]
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On October 15, 2012 Avmor Ltd. recalled one lot of its Antimicrobial Foaming Had Soap due to contamination. On October 18, 2012 the company expanded it’s original recall to include 19 additional lots of the product as well as 21 lots of its X3 Clean Alcohol-Free Foaming Hand Sanitizer. After those two recalls, consumers thought […]
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Banana Boat, the major sunscreen manufacturer, is issuing a massive recall on over 500,000 bottles of sunscreen. The products are spray on lotion in the UltraMist brand. There have been a number of incidents reported that people who have used the product have suddenly been caught on fire. Five people have been reportedly burnt from […]
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The Canadian company, Sanofi Pasteur, is recalling specific batches of its Typhim Vi vaccine. The company conducted a quality investigation and found that the ingredients in the vaccine varied. The most important ingredient, antigen, had different levels in batches of the product. Health Canada describes antigen as “The substance that stimulates the immune system to […]
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