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 FDA Information - October 14, 2008
| Serrano peppers from Mexico are now being linked to the salmonella outbreak in the U.S. after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found the bacteria strain at a Mexican farm growing the hot chili. The salmonella Saintpaul strain found in the irrigation water and serrano peppers grown at a farm in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, prompted the FDA to issue a public warning against eating serranos | | Outside medical experts for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday recommended approval of Roche Holding AG's drug Actemra to treat moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis. The drug is more effective at reducing symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis than existing biologic agents, which are dominated by a type of drug known as anti-TNFs. The new drug will target the drug for patients who failed anti-TNFs, such as Johnson & Johnson's drug Remicade and Abbott Laboratories' Humira, DowJones reported | | After being removed from the market by the FDA in 2002, the makers of "Nicotine Water" are back, claiming the product is a "smoking alternative." Launched in 1998, "Nicotine Water" maker Global Beverage Innovations says the product now meets the FDA requirement that it be reformulated as a dietary supplement. The company Monday announced two versions of "Nicotine Water" that are equivalent to three cigarettes. One includes tabacco along with nicotine while the other has 84 percent less nicotine | | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday advised consumers against eating tomalley or liver in lobsters after it was found to be contaminated with dangerous levels of the toxins. The soft, green substance or tomalley found in the body cavity of lobsters can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. The warning applies to American lobster, also known as Maine lobster, which is harvested in Atlantic waters from Canada to South Carolina | | Almost a week after discovering a nationwide salmonella outbreak was caused by jalapeńos and not tomatoes, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has narrowed down its warning to Mexico-grown peppers only. In a statement released Friday, the FDA said jalapeńo and serrano peppers grown in the United States are not connected with the current salmonella saintpaul outbreak and that only Mexico-grown produce should be avoided | |
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