A growing trend from China seems to be undermining the integrity of Chinese products. Last year alone, diethylene glycol, a component of antifreeze, was found in cold medicines made or sourced in China and shipped …

On Friday, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it is taking action against shipments of heparin coming into the country from China after an influx of reports describing allergic reactions, including four …

Three Japanese companies recently recalled the drug, heparin, because its manufacturer in Wisconsin uses ingredients from China. They cite precaution as their reason for the recall. Scientific Protein Laboratories in Waunakee, Wisconsin, gets …

Gorton’s Inc. has announced that the tablets found in Crispy Battered Fish Fillets turned out to be over-the-counter herbal supplements. The company pointed out that the incident in Pennsylvania is an isolated case.

German authorities have recalled a popular blood-thinner heparin, due to some 100 reports of adverse reactions. According to the reports, german heparin produced by Rotex Medica GmBH Arzneimittelwerk contains active ingredient that did not come …

Baxter announced a voluntary recall of all remaining lots of various heparin related drugs and heparin flush products. The initial recall was announced January 17, 2008 as a precautionary measure as reports came in of …

China’s State Food and Drug Administration said in a recent released statement that it is the receiving country’s responsibility to ensure the safety of pharmaceutical ingredients they import from other countries.

A whopping 143 million pounds of beef has been recalled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The meat comes from Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing Company, a California slaughterhouse recently investigated for animal-abuse. …