FDA Roundup: January 2, 2024

SILVER SPRING, Md., Jan. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency:

    --  On Dec. 31, 2023, the FDA alerted parents, caregivers and health care
        providers that Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition voluntarily recalled
        certain Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula Powder products due to
        possible Cronobacter sakazakii contamination. No illnesses have been
        reported to date in connection with this recall, and it is likely most
        of the product that was distributed in the U.S. has already been
        consumed. Consumers who have Nutramigen Hypoallergenic Infant Formula
        Powder with certain batch codes should stop using it and throw it away
        or contact Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition for a refund.


    --  On Dec. 28, 2023, the FDA issued a new guidance to help drug
        manufacturers limit consumers' and patients' exposure to unacceptable
        levels of benzene in certain drug products. The guidance provides
        manufacturers with recommendations for testing and documentation related
        to reformulation of drug products that use carbomers manufactured with
        benzene, taking into consideration the various routes of administration
        and dosage forms of affected drug products.


    --  On Dec. 27, 2023, the FDA also revised the draft guidance for industry,
        Quality Considerations for Topical Ophthalmic Drug Products, to
        articulate important changes, including added information about product
        sterility and preservative use, as well as a clarified scope regarding
        drug products that are not marketed under section 505G of the Federal
        Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, or pursuant to an FDA approval or
        licensure. To read the revised guidance and for more information on how
        to submit comments to the docket, visit the guidance page.


    --  On Dec. 27, 2023, the FDA issued a Letter to Clinical Laboratory Staff
        and Health Care Providers to remind providers and clinical laboratory
        staff about the potential for false reactive (false positive) results in
        herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) serological tests for genital
        herpes.
    --  On Dec. 22, 2023, the FDA issued a safety alert advising restaurants and
        retailers not to serve or sell, and consumers not to eat, certain
        oysters from British Columbia, Canada that are potentially contaminated
        with Campylobacter jejuni.

Additional Resources:

    --  FDA Newsroom

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