SILVER SPRING, Md. , Aug. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the U.
S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: On Thursday, the FDA issued notice of a Warning Letter sent to AUSTROFOOD S.A.
S. (Austrofood) , the manufacturer of the apple cinnamon fruit puree pouches that were recalled last year and that were found to contain elevated levels of lead and chromium. The letter is part of the agency's ongoing efforts to enhance the safety of cinnamon, ground spices, and other foods, particularly those consumed by babies and young children.
On Thursday, the FDA approved Imfinzi (durvalumab, AstraZeneca) with platinum-containing chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by single-agent durvalumab as adjuvant treatment after surgery for adults with resectable (tumors ≥ 4 cm and/or node positive) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and no known epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations or anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) rearrangements. Full prescribing information for Imfinzi will be posted on Drugs@FDA . On Wednesday, the FDA updated the advisory for the investigation of Salmonella infections linked to cucumbers .
Laboratory, epidemiological, and traceback data have determined that cucumbers from Bedner Growers, Inc., of Boynton Beach, Florida , and Thomas Produce Company, of Boca Raton, Florida , are likely sources of illnesses in this outbreak; however, these growers do not account for all the illnesses in this out.
