Original Post May 23, 2022 Contact: Media Relations Phone Number: (571) 776-2508 DEA and Partners Collected Unneeded Medications in an Effort to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths WASHINGTON – On April 30, 2022, communities across the country demonstrated their support for DEA’s annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by dropping off more than 720,000 pounds of…
Read MoreOriginal Post The EUA authorizes at-home sample collection with testing performed in a laboratory For Immediate Release: May 16, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the Labcorp Seasonal Respiratory Virus RT-PCR DTC Test for use without a prescription by individuals with symptoms of respiratory viral infection consistent with COVID-19. This product is…
Read MoreOriginal Post For Immediate Release: May 17, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended the emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine, authorizing the use of a single booster dose for administration to individuals 5 through 11 years of age at least five months after completion of a primary series with…
Read MoreOriginal Post The FDA has identified this as a Class I recall, the most serious type of recall. Use of these devices may cause serious injuries or death. Recalled Product Product Names: Oral Rapid SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test Kit and Joysbio SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test Kit (Colloidal Gold) Distribution Dates: January 6, 2022, to January…
Read MoreOriginal Post MAY 2022 Download the Final Guidance Document Docket Number: FDA–2022–D–0814 Issued by: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition We are issuing this guidance document to help increase the supply of infant formula in the United States. FDA intends to temporarily exercise enforcement discretion with respect to certain requirements for infant formulas that…
Read MoreOriginal Post May 13, 2022 Audience All consumers What is the problem? Edible products containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can be easily mistaken for commonly consumed foods such as breakfast cereal, candy, and cookies, and accidentally ingested. Accidental ingestion of these products can lead to serious adverse events, especially in children. Some edible products are designed…
Read MoreOriginal Post For Immediate Release: May 10, 2022 Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an update on its work to increase the availability of infant and specialty formula products. On Feb. 17, the agency warned consumers not to use certain powdered infant formula products from Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan facility, and Abbott initiated a voluntary…
Read MoreOriginal Post National Fentanyl Awareness Day aims to amplify nationwide efforts to increase awareness and decrease demand for fentanyl , which is a highly addictive synthetic opioid that continues to drive the overdose epidemic. “Fentanyl is the single deadliest drug threat our nation has ever encountered,” said Administrator Anne Milgram. “Fentanyl is everywhere. From large…
Read MoreOriginal Post Date Issued: May 10, 2022 The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning people not to use the Skippack Medical Lab SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Rapid Test (Colloidal Gold). This test is not authorized, cleared, or approved by the FDA for distribution or use in the United States. The FDA is concerned about the…
Read MoreOriginal Post “FDA approved!” Maybe you saw those words on a company’s website or in a commercial promoting a product or treatment. Some marketers may say their products are “FDA approved.” But how can you know for sure what the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved? The FDA is responsible for protecting public health…
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