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• Nicotine Pouch Poisoning Among Children Sparks Calls for Safer Packaging

  September 3, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators warn that 72% of nicotine pouch exposures involve children under 5 years old, urging safer storage and child-resistant packaging.

• Long-Term Opioid Addiction, Overdose Risks Emphasized on New FDA Label Warnings

  August 7, 2025

  Michael Adams

  New FDA label warnings emphasize the risks of overdose and addiction linked to long-term opioid use, reinforcing ongoing concerns about the lack of safety data for patients with chronic pain.

• Neonatal, Pediatric Intubation Kit Recall Issued by Medline Industries Following Multiple Injuries: FDA

  June 18, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Federal health officials have announced a Class I recall for certain Medline neonatal and pediatric intubation kits due to undersized endotracheal tubes, which may pose serious health risks.

• Newport Ventilator Recall Issued by Medtronic Following One Patient Death: FDA

  June 16, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Certain Medtronic Newport ventilators are being recalled and discontinued after federal health officials issued a Class I warning, citing unexpected failures that can stop the machines from delivering proper breathing support.

• Infusion Pump Recalls Affect More Than 300,000 CADD-Solis Portable Devices: FDA

  June 5, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Federal health officials have announced three recalls for Smiths Medical CADD-Solis infusion pumps due to malfunctions that may interrupt therapy, posing a risk of serious injury or death.

• FDA To Increase Surprise Inspections at Foreign Food and Drug Manufacturing Facilities

  May 15, 2025

  Irvin Jackson

  Federal regulators are looking to address long-standing deficiencies in foreign food and drug inspections, particularly in India and China.

• Medtronic Spinal Cord Stimulator Lawsuit Alleges Device Worsened Pain

  April 30, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators accepted hundreds of changes to a Medtronic SCS device without reexamining it for premarket approval, which eventually led a Kentucky woman to experience multiple injuries.

• FDA Announces Plan to Phase-Out of Artificial Food Dyes

  April 28, 2025

  Michael Adams

  Federal regulators have announced plans to remove all petroleum-based food dyes from U.S. products by the end of 2026, which is even faster than originally anticipated.

• Flavored Vape Restrictions Upheld by Supreme Court

  April 3, 2025

  Michael Adams

  The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld an FDA decision to block the marketing and sale of certain flavored e-cigarette products, targeted at minors.

• Philips X-Ray Table Recall Issued After Injuries Reported

  March 4, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  Federal health officials are directing healthcare providers to updated guidelines for using Allura and Azurion X-ray table systems after multiple injury reports.