United States
• Pharmaceutical Product Safety Recall:Hospira, Inc. recalls Hydromorphone Hydrochloride Injection 1 mg/mL fill in 2.5 mL Carpuject™ (Lot #07547LL; Expiration date July 1, 2013) due to two reported claims of a single Carpuject containing more than the stated 1mL volume. The affected lot was distributed in September-October 2011 to wholesalers and a limited number of hospitals in Alaska, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wisconsin.
• Outbreak Alert: The Wall Street Journal reports that at least 150 attendees at a Mother’s Day party at the Chuang Yen Buddhist monastery in Kent Cliffs (NY) developed food poisoning symptoms (vomiting and diarrhea) after they left the party.
Europe
• Food Safety Recall/Alert (Belgium): Following an alert issued by German authorities, the AFSCA recommends that consumers do not eat the following recalled product, because lab analyses have revealed the presence of Salmonella in the product: SIFA Gewürze & Feinkost Ground Cumin (60g glass jars; Best before date 01/12/2013). The recalled product was sold in the provinces of Limbourg and Liège.
• Food Safety Recall (Denmark): Danish Supermarket A/S recallsHazelnut Kernels (1 kg bags; Best before 30/10-2012 and 31/10-2012; Product of Germany), due to mold growth in some of the bags.
• Outbreak Alert (UK): BBC reports that four patients being treated fornorovirus symptoms (diarrhea and vomiting) at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, Scotland have died, due to underlying medical conditions. Eight wards at the hospital are closed to new admissions due to the outbreak. Thirty-four patients are showing symptoms at present.
