Sun recalls more product, this time from plant in Hungary
Sun Pharmaceutical, which has been dealing with FDA concerns over plants in India, is now recalling more than 12,000 bottles of a beta blocker made at a plant in Hungary.
According to the most recent FDA Enforcement Report, Sun is recalling 12,109 bottles of Carvedilol tablets manufactured at its Alkaloida Chemical site...
FDA closes SM Fish; Listeria at facility matches sick people
Federal officials have effectively closed down a New York company after repeatedly finding Listeria in its food production plant, reporting that one of the seven strains of the pathogen in the facility genetically matches infections in at least four people.
The Food and Drug Administration has suspended the food facility registration of SM Fish Corp....
Blue Bell recalls ice cream for Listeria; blames supplier
Within days of heralding their products’ return to grocery stores in three states, officials with Blue Bell Creameries LP quietly recalled two flavors of cookie dough ice cream from 10 states because of Listeria concerns.
Discovered to have had Listeria monocytogenes problems at its production facilities in recent years, Blue Bell remains under federal investigation...
Florida man sues Samsung, says Galaxy Note 7 exploded
Samsung Electronics Co ) was sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front pants pocket.
The lawsuit by Jonathan Strobel may be the first in the United States by a Samsung phone user against the South Korean company over a...
Three deaths prompt Fiat Chrysler to recall 1.4M cars
In one of its larger recalls, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will be urging owners of 1.4 million vehicles to bring their cars into dealers to fix an issue that could keep the air bags from deploying in a crash. The problem is believed linked to three deaths and five injuries in accidents.
At...
Company Stops Sales Of Ovarian Cancer Screening Test After FDA Warns Women Not To Use It
The manufacturer of an ovarian cancer screening test that was the focus of a Food and Drug Administration “safety communication” last week says it is suspending U.S. sales.
Abcodia, a privately held London-based company with a Boston office, launched the $295 ROCA (“Risk of Ovarian Cancer Algorithm”) test last December in a few states. Eventually, it...
Nissan Recalling 134,000 Cars in U.S., Canada; Brakes Could Catch Fire
Nissan is recalling about 134,000 late-model cars, mainly in the United States and Canada, because a fluid leak in the braking system could lead to a fire, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.
No one has been injured due to the potential defect...
Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Strawberries at Smoothie Chain
An outbreak of hepatitis A linked to strawberries at a smoothie chain has sickened 89 people from seven states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday.
Of 54 people interviewed by investigators, all of them said they drank a smoothie containing strawberries before Aug....
VW Engineer Pleads Guilty in U.S. Criminal Case Over Diesel Emissions
A Volkswagen engineer pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring to defraud regulators and car owners, in the first criminal charges stemming from the American investigation into the German carmaker’s emissions deception.
The plea by the engineer, James Robert Liang, a Volkswagen veteran, suggests that the Justice Department is trying to build a larger...
G.M. Spots an Airbag Problem and Moves Quickly to Respond
Concerns about automobile airbags lately have focused on ones that deploy too explosively or even spontaneously.
This week, General Motors announced a major recall over the opposite problem: airbags that, in rare instances, might not deploy when they are supposed to.
The National Highway...
