FDA News Digest RECALLS/MARKET WITHDRAWALS for March 28, 2005

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RECALLS/MARKET WITHDRAWALS

 

The following products are being recalled for the reasons shown. Go to the linked page for more information.

 

B-Sure One-Step Home Pregnancy Test (safety, effectiveness questionable)

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/harmonybrands03_05.html

 

Rose Art Design-a-Face Makeup (adverse skin reactions)

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/roseart03_05.html

 

Custom Sugar Pre-Cut Frozen Cookie Dough (undeclared egg)

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/best03_05.html

 

Merex Corp. 1-lb. containers of dried apricots (undeclared sulfites)

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/merex03_05.html

 

Casa Imports Casale Sun-Dried Tomatoes (undeclared sulfites)

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/casa03_05.html

 

Mama's Smoked Nova Salmon (possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination)

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/seaspecialties03_05.html

 

 

For a list of recalls, market withdrawals, and safety alerts involving FDA-regulated products from the last 60 days, go to

http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html

 

To access the RSS feed of FDA recalls information, go to

http://www.fda.gov/oc/po/firmrecalls/rssRecalls.xml

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RECENT SPEECHES

 

Acting FDA Commissioner Lester M. Crawford, D.V.M., before the 2005 Food Safety Summit (March 18)

http://www.fda.gov/oc/speeches/2005/foodsafety0318.html

 

To view an archive of past speeches by FDA officials, go to http://www.fda.gov/speeches/speechli.htm