Nearly 40,000 bottles of eye drops are being recalled nationwide due to potential contamination, according to the Food and Drug Administration. Tarrytown, New York-based Prestige Brand Holdings is voluntarily recalling 39,060 bottles of its Clear Eyes Maximum Itchy Eye Relief eye drops due to a “lack of assurance of sterility,” according to an FDA enforcement report. The affected product … Read more
There’s a new way to taste the rainbow. Soon, three of America’s most iconic candies — M&M’s, Skittles and Starburst — will be sold with natural ingredients that recreate the candies’ famously vibrant (and artificial) hues. The treats will be available on Amazon, and cost the same as those with the usual artificial coloring. Parent … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturer Moderna said. The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older. Other brands of flu shots already have begun arriving … Read more
The nation’s largest food distributor has immediately stopped carrying the nation’s scariest plant. Well, sort of. Sysco, the world’s largest broadline food distributor, has announced it will no longer buy iceberg lettuce from Mexico after the now-deadly cyclosporiasis outbreak. The Houston-based company’s CEO Kevin Hourican recently told Reuters it is not buying lettuce from Taylor … Read more
An unapproved weight loss drug is about to become available to more patients. Retatrutide — also known as “reta” — has been shown to produce dramatically greater weight loss than blockbuster drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro. The experimental drug delivers a triple whammy by mimicking three hormones involved in appetite and metabolism: GLP-1, GIP and … Read more
Soup’s off. A popular vegetarian brand is recalling a canned soup over spoilage concerns. Amy’s Kitchen has issued a voluntary recall of more than 184,000 cans of soup. The product in question was sold in 20 US states and parts of Canada at popular chains such as Whole Foods, Walmart, Kroger, and Albertsons, as well … Read more
Breakfast is ruined. A major egg producer based in Indiana has just announced that millions of eggs from two farms in Texas may be contaminated with Salmonella Enteritidis, a subspecies of bacterium that can cause severe illness. The recall comes just weeks after the cyclosporiasis “explosive diarrhea” outbreak linked to fresh produce like lettuce. Midwest … Read more
The fountain of youth may be hiding in the graveyard. As Americans embrace cadaver fat to enhance their curves, South Korea’s latest anti-aging obsession is taking the dead-body craze even further, using human skin donated from corpses to help turn back the clock. But don’t book your flight just yet. While the treatment isn’t currently … Read more
Lettuce sales at Stew Leonard’s dropped 11% this week amid the multi-state food poisoning outbreak caused by shredded iceberg lettuce – prompting the grocery store chain to stock up on greenhouse-grown lettuce as an alternative for concerned customers, The Post has learned. As of Friday, the New York metro chain said it was cutting back … Read more
The US FDA approved Merck’s cholesterol-lowering pill, it said on Thursday, the first in a class of drugs dominated by injections, which could potentially broaden the use of cholesterol medication among people at risk of heart disease. The pill, branded as Lipfendra, is intended to treat patients with hypercholesterolemia, including those with hereditary forms of the … Read more
Millions of bottles of a popular eye drop medication have been recalled — affecting users nationwide. According to the Food and Drug Administration, some 2,530,182 bottles of Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic Suspension eye drops were flagged — due to a “potential presence of a foreign substance.” The manufacturers, Lupin Pharmaceuticals Inc. are voluntarily recalling the product, produced at … Read more
Stroll down the supplement aisle and you’ll find no shortage of labels, badges and buzzwords meant to put your mind at ease. Don’t be fooled. The US supplement industry is about as close to the Wild West as you can get. The Food and Drug Administration estimates there are more than 100,000 vitamins, minerals, herbs, botanicals, … Read more
A revolutionary eye implant invented by a Stanford University scientist is giving some blind adults the ability to read, recognize faces and even create artwork again. The tiny prosthetic implant, called the PRIMA retinal implant system, is smaller than a contact lens and has already helped dozens of patients in European clinical trials regain meaningful … Read more
Rinse, recall, repeat. A luxury shampoo brand has recalled two of its products over concerns that the high-end lather may be contaminated with a potentially dangerous bacterium. A voluntary nationwide recall was announced last week by Kao USA, which manufactures the shampoo through its subsidiary Oribe. The recall was issued after testing found Pluralibacter gergoviae growing inside … Read more
The Utz Quality Foods ongoing recall of their potato chips has risen to the highest level of recall, due to Salmonella contamination in a seasoning ingredient. Utz Quality Foods LLC recalled varieties of its Zapp’s and Dirty potato chips on April 28, due to a potential contamination linked to milk powder, according to the Food … Read more
A stomach-churning parasite that causes explosive, watery diarrhea has sickened over 140 people across multiple states — with the highest number of cases in New York. According to the CDC, 145 people ranging in age from 5 to 86 years and from 20 states contracted the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis between May and June 16, with 20 hospitalized. … Read more
Nearly one million bottles of heart and kidney medication have been recalled nationwide over the possibility of a “foreign substance,” according to the US Food and Drug Administration. California-based Amgen, Inc. voluntarily recalled at least 944,142 bottles of Corlanor and Sensipar tablets after “unexpected foreign matter” was found “in the reserve sample of one of the identified lots,” … Read more
WASHINGTON — U.S. health advisers are debating a new kind of flu vaccine Thursday, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic. Moderna is seeking Food and Drug Administration approval of its new shot, dubbed mFlusiva, as an option for people 50 and older. The FDA advisory committee meeting is a step … Read more
It didn’t take long for Knicks fans to get an early surprise in Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Spurs. As guard Josh Hart’s name was announced, cameras caught the 31-year-old taking a quick sniff from a small black tube before jogging onto the court. The moment immediately set social media buzzing, with … Read more
A common antidepressant medication taken by millions has been voluntarily recalled by the distributor after high levels of a cancer-causing chemical may have been detected. According to the FDA, nearly 370,000 bottles of Duloxetine delayed-release capsules are being recalled by manufacturer Towa Pharmaceutical and distributor Breckenridge Pharmaceutical Inc. due to levels of N-nitroso-duloxetine that exceeded … Read more