Posts Tagged ‘mexico’
FDA Puts All Mexico-Produced Hand Sanitizers on Import Alert
Under the import alert, alcohol-based hand sanitizers from Mexico offered for import are subject to heightened FDA scrutiny, and FDA staff may detain the shipment. As part of their entry review, FDA staff will consider any specific evidence offered by importers or manufacturers that the hand sanitizers were manufactured according to U.S. current good manufacturing practice requirements. This marks the first time the FDA has issued a countrywide import alert for any category of drug product.
[...]FDA Alert: Food and Drug Administration Issues a More Serious Warning About Methanol in Hand Sanitizers
The FDA has issued a second, more serious warning about hand sanitizers that have been made with deadly methanol. Their first warning came on July 2, when they warned they had “seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that are labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but that have tested positive for methanol contamination.”
[...]A Dozen Americans Opted For Surgeries In Mexico And Ended Up With Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
Traveling to foreign countries for a medical procedure is nothing new, but a dozen Americans who recently traveled to Tijuana, Mexico ended up bringing home something they never dreamed of: a potentially deadly strain of antibiotic-resistant bacteria…
[...]Clandestine Fentanyl Producing Lab Found In Mexico City
According to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, China has been the primary source of illicit fentanyl for years. However, recent busts in Mexico show that the cartels no longer need to rely on China for fentanyl. They are able to synthesize the drug from its precursor chemicals themselves…
[...]Multi-State Counterfeit Pill Drug Trafficking Organization Halted by 400+ Law Enforcement Officers on December 5th and 6th
A series of drug seizures by the Bremerton Police Department last year has led Federal authorities to a massive drug trafficking organization that was responsible for bringing thousands of counterfeit oxycodone pills made with fentanyl into Skagit and Snohomish counties.
[...]Mexican Authorities Arrest Man Attempting to Bring Enough Fentanyl into California to Kill 15 Million People
The Mexican Federal Police recently stopped a vehicle enroute to California carrying over 100 pounds of fentanyl.
[...]30,000 Fake Fentanyl Pills Are Just Part of the Largest Fentanyl Seizure in Mexico
Mexican authorities announced their largest fentanyl seizure to date, which included 30,000 counterfeit pills made with fentanyl. The final destination of all of the fentanyl seized was believed to be U.S. streets…
[...]DEA Suspects Deadly Fake Percocet in Georgia Coming from Mexican Cartels
Overdoes by Counties in Georgia DEA agents suspect Mexican drug cartels are behind the wave over overdoses and deaths caused by fake Percocet pills made with fentanyl analogues. The DEA is exploring possible ties between the national wave of fake pain pills laced with fentanyl and Mexican crime organizations, reports Georgia news station Alive11. DEA…
[...]Counterfeit Drugs Made With Fentanyl Part of Urgent Public Health Threat
Richard Baum, acting director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, warned the House Energy and Commerce Committee that “illicit fentanyl is an urgent public health threat,” in a letter dated Wednesday, March 29, reports the Wall Street Journal. Baum’s letter cites the tripling of the death rate due to fentanyl…
[...]Three Utah Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Illegal Online Pharmacy
Three men from Utah were recently sentenced to federal prison for their illegal online pharmacy operation. Noah Sifuentes, of Orem, Utah, and Timothy Shields and Kenneth E. Forrest, of Provo, Utah, had all previously pleaded guilty to an illegal online pharmacy business that sent prescription drugs from Mexico across the country, according to the Daily…
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