Consumer Alerts

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged parents last week to stop using certain Hyland’s homeopathic teething products after laboratory analysis found inconsistent amounts of belladonna than what was on the label. According to the Jan. 27 news release, the agency is warning consumers that homeopathic teething tablets that contain belladonna pose an unnecessary...

Concerned parents have reported mold inside the Sophie the Giraffe teething toy for years, but the story recently gained widespread attention after pediatric dentist Dana Chianese shared photos of the mold with Good Housekeeping. About a month ago, Chianese was cleaning the toy when she noticed the air coming out of the hole in Sophie...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected the approval of Cempra Inc.’s antibiotic for community-acquired bacterial pneumonia because of a lack of data on the drug’s effect on the liver and unspecified manufacturing issues. Cempra received a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the FDA Thursday saying that more research needs to be done...

Repeated or lengthy use of sedation drugs and anesthesia during pregnancy may affect the development of children’s brains, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a Dec. 12 safety announcement, the FDA warned that studies suggest the use of general anesthetic and sedation drugs for more than three hours may cause the...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officially announced it would extend the compliance date of new menu labeling regulations, which requires chain restaurants and retail food establishments to disclose certain nutrition information, to May 5, 2017. “While FDA made clear that we would not begin enforcing menu labeling requirements prior to May 5, 2017,...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday it has approved labeling changes for the controversial Essure permanent birth control system to include a boxed warning about the risk of persistent pain, allergic reactions, uterine perforation, and more. Essure, which is touted as a nonsurgical permanent birth control method, has received thousands of complaints...

Controversy has surrounded both Hyland’s Homeopathic Teething Pills and Gel and Humphrey’s Homeopathic Teething Tablets for years, now. In 2010, labeling inconsistencies led to a full-blown homeopathic teething product recall stemming from “truth in advertising” infractions, according to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines. In September 2016 the FDA issued severe warnings against using these...