Thoratec has gained an investigational device exemption(IDE)from the US Food and Drug Administration(FDA)for the initiation of a feasibility clinical study of its continuous-flow left ventricular assist device(LVAD),for the treatment of ...
The US Food and Drug Administration has reinstated the food facility registration of Sunland, the peanut products manufacturer linked to an outbreak of salmonella last year. The FDA had suspended the operations of Sunland, the New Mexico ...
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Somersault Snack, in cooperation with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is recalling Somersaults Cinnamon Crunch products as they may contain milk, which is not mentioned on the packaging of the product. Somersault Snack noted ...
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Last week may have been the first week back at our desks after the new year, but we hit the ground running with news that Unilever sold its Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods. At first glance, a mainstream brand like Skippy ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration has published two major requirements that it says will help prevent foodborne illnesses and improve food safety. The FDA on Friday (4 January) released two draft rule proposals that will allow it to ...
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The US food industry has welcomed the publishing of two major requirements by the US Food and Drug Administration aimed at helping prevent foodborne illnesses and improve food safety. On Friday (4 January), the FDA released two draft rule ...
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BioPhotas has gained the US marketing rights for its light therapy device,designed to treat acne,muscle and joint pain,muscle and joint stiffness,muscle spasm,arthritis and compromised local blood circulation,following the US Food and Drug ...
The US Food and Drug Administration(FDA)has announced two new food safety regulations that are aimed at preventing foodborne illness.The proposed rules implement the two-way FDA Food Safety Modernization Act(FSMA). The first rule requires ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) approval to Alphatec Holdings' new products, Pegasus and ILLICO FS Facet Fixation systems. Pegasus, an anchored anterior cervical interbody device, offers single-step deployment ...
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Abbott has obtained regulatory approval for its XIENCE Xpedition Everolimus Eluting Coronary Stent system,designed for improving coronary artery luminal diameter in patients with symptomatic heart disease due to de novo native coronary ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared Soft Tissue Regeneration's biodegradable scaffold for use in soft tissue augmentation and rotator cuff repair. The STR GRAFT scaffold, a patch, can be draped over the tendon, that sits ...
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Dune Medical Devices' MarginProbe system, designed for the detection of breast cancer, has obtained premarket approval (PMA) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The system is an intra-operative tissue assessment tool which ...
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Delifish is voluntarily recalling cold smoked salmon products due to Listeria monocytogenes contamination, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The products subject to recall, from lots 249 through 291, were ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Mylan Pharmaceuticals' abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA) for the generic equivalents to Merck's Maxalt MLT tablets and Maxalt tablets. Rizatriptan Benzoate orally ...
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Mylan's subsidiary Mylan Pharmaceuticals has received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Phenytoin Chewable Tablets USP, 50 mg. Phenytoin is the generic ...
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