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Parents and guardians are being warned by the Food and Drug Administration of the danger that certain anesthetics might have on infants. In particular, the safety group is worried about the impact that items like Orajel and Anbesol might have if these items are rubbed on a baby’s gums in an attempt to ease the… read more

The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter concerning potential marketing materials of a drug meant to treat hepatitis C. The drug in question is called Incivek, and it is manufactured by Vertex Pharmaceuticals.  The FDA took issue with a potential marketing event in which a patient would be extolling the virtues of… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is warning Pfizer that one of their ads has the potential to mislead consumers. The ad in question is used as marketing material for the company’s EpiPen and EpiPen Jr Auto Injectors.  In the television ad that the FDA accuses of being misleading, a mother and a child are talking… read more

One in five of Fortune 500 companies surveyed by the National Safety Council have adopted policies prohibiting their employees from using a cell phone while driving a company owned vehicle. An estimated 20 percent of the 150 companies that replied to the National Safety Council’s questions regarding their cell phone policies have made a corporate… read more

In Krakow, Poland a Ferrari FF caught fire recently, marking the third incident of a Ferrari FF catching fire within the past several months, including a fire incident that occurred in Germany at the end of 2011 and a fire reported in China in February 2012. The Germany fire incident occurred during a test drive… read more

At the request of the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Forest River Incorporated has issued a voluntary recall for 447 Surveyor Travel Trailers, due to a potential fire hazard. The Surveyor Travel Trailers affected by this recall were manufactured between August 2011 and April 2012 for sale during model years 2012 and 2013…. read more

Law enforcement officers in Nebraska recently conducted nearly 100 unannounced commercial vehicle inspections in Sarpy County and uncovered hundreds of safety guideline violations. These inspections, conducted by the Nebraska State Patrol in cooperation with the Sarpy County Sheriff’s Office, focused on commercial vehicles that ordinarily escape the notice of inspectors because they stay within city… read more

Earlier this week, the United States House of Representatives passed legislation that, if enacted, would provide additional funding and authority to the Food and Drug Administration. The bill, passed by a bipartisan vote of 387 for, 5 against, is intended to give the FDA the resources and power to prevent shortages of medication and review… read more

Autonomous vehicles have been all over the news recently, and this blog is itself no exception.  But a new article takes a look at some of the interesting hurdles that must be overcome before such technology becomes commonplace. The writer of the article points to social acceptance as being one of the biggest challenges that… read more

Police across the entire country are doing whatever they can to cut down on distracted driving, and the state of North Carolina is no different. The entire month of June is now being considered No Texting, Just Driving education month.  The No Texting, Just Driving campaign aims to spread awareness about the dangerous practice of… read more

A good majority of people out there have probably been plagued by mosquitoes and their bites at some point, and numerous persons are probably resigned to the fact that mosquito bites are simply a fact of life.  But this might not be the case if a team of scientists has their way. A British biotech… read more

The Food and Drug Administration has some serious concerns about the safety procedures that a pharmaceutical giant has in place for handling complaints. The McNeil division of Johnson & Johnson has been the recipient of a warning letter from the safety agency.  The FDA believes that this division failed to properly look into hundreds of… read more