White & Blue Lion, Inc, City of Industry, CA recently recalled all lots of tattoo inks and tattoo needles due to pathogenic bacterial contamination. The recall indicated that the “use of these products may cause bacterial infection and can lead to sepsis, a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection. The recall includes all tattoo ink, tattoo needles, … [Read more...]
FDA FORM 483 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
OBTAIN THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT EVERYONE ASKS This Blog site periodically provides 483s and Warning Letters as well as commentary as a service to its clientele. A question frequently asked is “when is a 483 issued as well as what are the implications of a 483”. The FDA has recently issued a “FDA Form 483 Frequently Asked Questions” on their web site that addresses … [Read more...]
TOP POSTINGS FROM THE BLOG OF BARRY A. FRIEDMAN, Ph.D., LLC — 2012
Often the question is asked "what were your top postings during the previous year. This is an intriguing question since I don't know myself until I review the postings at the end of each year. With an accumulation of over 70,000 views, it is of interest to determine what you, the viewers, deemed to be the most important. I have now sorted through the … [Read more...]
NEW ENGLAND COMPOUNDING CENTER (NECC) POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED MEDICATION: FUNGAL MENINGITIS OUTBREAK
Out of an abundance of caution, FDA is taking the additional step of recommending that health care professionals and consumers not use any product that was produced by NECC at this time. [UPDATED 10/06/2012] On October 4, 2012, the CDC and FDA recommended that all health care professionals cease use and remove from their pharmaceutical inventory any product produced by the New … [Read more...]
MOST FREQUENTLY VIEWED POSTINGS — YEAR TO DATE FROM THE BLOG OF BARRY A FRIEDMAN, PhD
Periodically individuals have contacted me to learn of the "most frequently viewed postings" on my Blog. On occasion, I ask myself the same question. As a result I am posting the "top six" requested sites for your review. You may find one or more of these postings of interest to you. Each of these remains available and is easy … [Read more...]
