Saundersblog.com - February 2007 Archives

February 2007

Wyeth Loses Prempro Lawsuit (23:34) - A Philadelphia jury has awarded an Ohio woman $3,000,000 who said that the hormone replacement drug Prempro caused her breast cancer. More than 5,000 women have sued Wyeth over their hormone replacement drugs Prempro and Premarin. In spite of the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Don't Throw Out Peter Pan Peanut Butter Jars! (13:42) - While the FDA has expanded its consumer advisory and told consumers to discard all Peter Pan peanut butter jars if purchased after May 2006, we're telling clients and those who contact us to save the jars, just don't eat the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Baby Food Tainted with Botulism Recalled (20:58) - The baby food Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby foodhas been recalled by its manufacturer, Hain Celestial Group. This recall came on the heels of an FDA warning to consumers advising them to not use the... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Peanut Butter Salmonella Poisoning Hits Florida (15:04) - For the first time, the peanut butter salmonella poisoning hit Florida. Yesterday, it was determined that the first case of salmonella poisoning resulting from Peter Pan peanut butter was confirmed in Florida. If you have bought Peter Pan or Great... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Peanut Butter Recall Q&A (15:00) - Some of you have been asking excellent questions about the peanut butter recall. The contaminated peanut butter comes from Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter. It was processed by ConAgra Foods in Sylvester Georgia. The product code begins with... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Peanut Butter Recalled After Salmonella Link Found (14:52) - Two brands of peanut butter Peter Pan and Great Value have been recalled and pulled from store shelves as they have been linked to an outbreak in salmonella. The peanut butter was processed by ConAgra Foods in its plant in... | 0 Trackbacks | 6 Comments

Seven States Are Pursuing Eli Lilly for Zyprexa Marketing (13:14) - Attorneys General in seven states are suing the manufacturer of Zyprexa, Eli Lilly, for fraudulent marketing practices. The AG's are looking into Eli Lilly drug reps' practices of encouraging doctors to prescribe the anti-psychotic drug for non-FDA approved uses. These... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments

Medtronic Heart Device Draws More Scrutiny for Failure to Test Product (15:31) - A former Medtronic engineer has drawn the attention of the FDA after he made allegations that Medtronic failed to properly test its new Concerto cardiac device for patients with congestive heart failure. The engineer, Christopher Fuller, worked at Medtronic until... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments
Wyeth Loses Prempro Trial (15:28) - A Pennsylvania state jury found Wyeth's hormone replacement drug Prempro the culprit in a woman's breast cancer. Wyeth was ordered to pay $1.5million in compensatory damages. Punitive damages had not been determined. Wyeth faces about 5,000 product liability lawsuits involving... | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments