Wednesday, January 18, 2012

FDA Testing Orange Juice Imports for Carbendazim

Fungicides are chemical compounds or biological organisms used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores that can cause serious damage in agriculture. Carbendazim is approved for use in a variety of crops, including citrus, in many countries. In the United States, however, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has not approved carbendazim for use as a fungicide on oranges, nor has it established a tolerance or an exemption from the need for a tolerance for carbendazim in orange juice in the United States.  Thus, carbendazim in orange juice is an unlawful pesticide chemical residue under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
   FDA is  sampling import shipments of orange juice and will deny entry to shipments that test positive for carbendazim

read more....  http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodSafety/Product-SpecificInformation/FruitsVegetablesJuices/ucm286302.htm

Thursday, January 5, 2012

FDA Alerts - Similar-Sounding Drugs Durezol and Durasal

FDA is alerting  of potential injury due to confusion between the FDA-approved eye medicine Durezol (difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion) 0.05% and the unapproved prescription topical wart remover Durasal (salicylic acid) 26%.

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm285235.htm