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The Department of Health and Human Services said that the FDA chief Scott Gottlieb announced his planned resignation, and plans to step down in one month. Gottlieb won bipartisan support for his efforts to curb the use of flavored e-cigarettes by youths, speed approval times for cheap generic medicines to increase competition and bring down prescription drug prices and boost the use of cheaper versions of expensive biotech medicines, called biosimilars. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement that “Scott’s leadership inspired historic results which delivered record approvals of both innovative treatments and affordable generic drugs while advancing important policies to confront opioid addiction, tobacco, and youth e-cigarette use,” @ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-fda-gottlieb/fda-chief-gottlieb-resigning-idUSKCN1QM2GZ?feedType=RSS&feedName=newsOne

Sunstone Organics recalled two lots of Sunstone Organics Kratom because the products have been found to potentially be contaminated with salmonella. Sunstone Organics has not received a report of adverse reaction to the products. The products are used as a tea or supplement and are packaged in kraft stand-up pouches in both capsule form and powder form, in 3 different size bags, for a total of 12 products. These products were distributed to retail outlets in Oregon, Washington, California, and Nebraska.@ https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm632554.htm

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The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has extended its recall, issued initially on January 25, 2019, of Compliments, brand Chicken Nuggets manufactured by Sofina Foods Inc. The recalled product is Compliments Chicken Nuggets – Breaded Chicken Cutlettes – Uncooked in 1.5 kg packages. The code on the outer package is 2019 JL 18, and the code on the inner package is 1998M. These products were sold in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Possibly Nationally, Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan, and Yukon at the consumer level. @ https://inspection.gc.ca/about-the-cfia/newsroom/food-recall-warnings/complete-listing/2019-02-27/eng/1551284021762/1551284022043