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Are Product Recalls Preventable?

This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by former Consumer Product Safety Commission Inspector Doug Pinheiro. The answer to this question is both yes and […]

FDA Finds Bacteria In Unvetted Cancer Drug

This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by Jennifer MacCormack. In January 2017, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) released a public warning to […]

February 16, 2017

How the 21st Century Cures Act Affects Drugs and Medical Devices

This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by Jen MacCormack. A sweeping new health care bill was recently approved by both houses of the United […]

January 5, 2017

Anatomy of a Recall Part 3: Spreading the Word

This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by former Consumer Product Safety Commission Inspector Doug Pinheiro. It is the third of a three-part series on […]

November 14, 2016

Personal Injury

Roundup Weed Killer Cancer: What's the Risk?

Roundup Weed Killer is an herbicide developed in the 1970s by the Monsanto Company that contains the active ingredient glyphosate. Roundup Weed Killer was initially […]

October 31, 2016

Author Curtis Weyant

Anatomy of a Recall Part 2: Evaluation

This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by former Consumer Product Safety Commission Inspector Doug Pinheiro. It is the second of a three-part series on […]

October 14, 2016

Anatomy of a Recall Part 1: Identification

This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by former Consumer Product Safety Commission Inspector Doug Pinheiro. It is the first of a three-part series on […]

September 30, 2016

Questions You Should Always Ask Your Pharmacist

This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by Jennifer MacCormack. Medications can get complicated, especially if your medical care involves more than one doctor and […]

September 9, 2016

FDA Review Finds Most Drug Safety Reports Are Uninformative

This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by Jennifer MacCormack. The process of developing, testing, and marketing a new drug is long and complex, and […]

FDA Issues New Medical Device Regulations

This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by Jennifer MacCormack. Five years after releasing an initial draft, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just […]