The FDA sends warning letters to 15 companies for illegally selling products containing cannabidiol (CBD). The products violate the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). Based on the lack of scientific information supporting the safety of CBD in food, the FDA is also indicating that it cannot conclude that CBD is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) for its use in human or animal food. The FDA is concerned that some people wrongly think that the myriad of CBD products on the market, many of which are illegal, have been evaluated by the FDA and determined to be safe. Some of the available data raise serious concerns about potential harm from CBD. CBD is marketed in a variety of product types, such as oil drops, capsules, syrups, food products such as chocolate bars and teas, and topical lotions and creams. @ https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-warns-15-companies-illegally-selling-various-products-containing-cannabidiol-agency-details?utm_campaign=112519_Statement_FDA%20warns%20companies%20for%20illegally%20selling%20various%20products%20containing%20cannabidiol&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua
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FDA warns companies for illegally selling various products containing cannabidiol
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that K2D Foods, doing business as (DBA) Colorado Premium Foods (Carrolton, GA) is recalling ~113,424 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103. The raw ground beef items were produced on March 26, March 29, April 2, April 5, April 10, and April 12, 2019. These items were shipped to distributors in Port Orange, FL. and Norcross, GA for further distribution to restaurants. Unopened, intact ground beef collected as part of the ongoing investigation from a restaurant location, where multiple case-patients reported dining, tested positive for E. coli O103. At this time, there is no definitive link between this positive product and the ongoing E. coli O103 outbreak. Further traceback and product analysis continue to determine if the recalled products are related to the E. coli O103 outbreak. Many clinical laboratories do not test for non-O157 STEC, such as O103 because it is harder to identify than STEC O157:H7. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2019/recall-047-2019-release
K2D Foods, doing business as (DBA) Colorado Premium Foods, a Carrolton, Ga. establishment, is recalling approximately 113,424 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O103.
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Researchers at Northeastern have discovered a new antibiotic that could treat infections caused by Gram-negative superbugs. The team discovered a new antibiotic that the named Darobactin, which can kill resistant gram-negative bacteria. The research was published in Nature. The team discovered the compound from Photorhabdus bacteria that live inside the gut of a nematode, found in soil. In experiments using mice, Darobactin cured E. coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae infections, with no signs of toxicity. The molecule has a unique structure and an unusual mode of action that make it particularly effective against gram-negative bacteria. Darobactin is coded by a silent operon with little production under laboratory conditions and is ribosomally synthesized. Darobactin has an unusual structure with two fused rings that form post-translationally. The compound is active against important Gram-negative pathogens, both in vitro and in animal models of infection. @ https://news.northeastern.edu/2019/11/20/can-darobactin-a-new-antibiotic-found-in-a-tiny-worm-become-our-best-weapon-against-drug-resistant-bacteria/
Kim Lewis, University Distinguished Professor of biology, says we are in the midst of a global antibiotic resistance crisis. A new class of antibiotics discovered in his lab could be our best hope against some of the nastiest superbugs out there.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Missa Bay, LLC(Swedesboro, NJ), is recalling approximately 97,272 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce ingredient may be contaminated with E. coli 0157:H7. The salad product items were produced from October 14, 2019, through October 16, 2019. The items were shipped to distribution locations in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin. As part of a foodborne illness outbreak investigation, the Maryland Department of Health collected an unopened package of Ready Pac Bistro Chicken Raised without Antibiotics Caesar Salad with FSIS EST number 18502B on the label. The state collected and tested individual ingredients in the salad, and the lettuce tested positive for E. coli O157:H7. All products from the same lot of lettuce are included in the recall. @ https://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/portal/fsis/topics/recalls-and-public-health-alerts/recall-case-archive/archive/2019/recall-115-2019-release
Missa Bay, LLC, a Swedesboro, N.J. establishment, is recalling approximately 97,272 pounds of salad products that contain meat or poultry because the lettuce ingredient may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.