Archive of Past News Articles, 2002
 | FDA, FBI Make Arrest in Tampering Incident in Texas October 25, 2002 |
| FDA Seizes Dietary Supplements with Drug Claims October 17, 2002 |
| Secretary Thompson Urges Strong Warning Labels for Ephedra October 8, 2002 |
| FDA Issues Cyber Letter to Yellow Jackets Promoter October 7, 2002 |
| Statement from FDA Deputy Commissioner Crawford Regarding Metabolife August 15, 2002 |
| FDA Warns Public About Chinese Diet Pills Containing Fenfluramine August 13, 2002 |
| Dietary Supplement Firm Signs Consent Decree with FDA to Stop Selling Product Containing Ephedrine Hydrochloride April 15, 2002 |
| FDA Issues a Nationwide Alert on the Recall of Thirteen "Treasure of the East" Herbal Products Because of Possible Health Risk June 20, 2001 |
| Maryland Businessman Sentenced for Illegally Marketing Aloe Vera Compounds as AIDS and Cancer Treatments, December 5, 2001 |
| Buying Medical Products Online, a new FDA website to help you tell if a Website that sells medical products is legitimate, what you should do before you buy medical products online. This site also contains a link to where you can report problem websites. (HHS News Release, December 20, 1999) |
| FDA Takes Action Against Firm Marketing Unapproved Drugs, December 10, 1999. One of the products is MGN-3, a rice-bran extract, promoted as a treatment for cancer and HIV. The firm involved is Lane Labs-USA, Allendale, NJ. |
| FDA Warning Letters for Unapproved HIV/AIDS Test Kits, January 19, 2000 |
| How to Spot Health Fraud, Paula Kurtzwell, FDA Consumer November / December 1999 |
| FDA Issues Final Rule on OTC Drug Products Containing Colloidal Silver, saying all over the counter drug products containing colloidal silver or silver salts are not recognized as safe and effective and are misbranded. Federal Register Announcement "Over-the-Counter Drug Products Containing Colloidal Silver Ingredients or Silver Salts". Pages 44653-44658 [FR Doc. 99-21253] [Text Format] [PDF Format], August 17, 1999. |
| Investigators Reports, Phony Doc Sentenced to Real Jail Time, by Carol Lewis, FDA Consumer, January-February 1999 |
| Ozone Generator Sentencing - On March 29, 1999, Kenneth Thiefault and his wife Mardol Barber were sentenced in a Florida court for their conviction last year on conspiracy, distribution of an ozone generator, mail fraud, wire fraud, and tax violations. The court sentenced Mr. Thiefault to 72 months of incarceration (to be followed by 3 years of supervised release), imposed a $100,000 fine, and ordered payment of $14,400 in restitution. The court sentenced the Ms. Barber to 33 months of incarceration (followed by 3 years of supervised release) and imposed a fine of $60,000. Additionally, the court ordered both defendants to help the IRS compute their back taxes and banned both defendants from participating in any securities or telemarketing businesses in the future. The couple were making claims that the ozone generators can oxidize toxins in the body and cure everything from gangrene to cancer to AIDS. Fore more information, please read FDA Consumer magazine, November-December 1999, Investigators' Reports: Pharmacy Chief Turns Medicine Thief. |
| The MedWatch program is to enhance the effectiveness of postmarketing surveillance of medical products as they are used in clinical practice and to rapidly identify significant health hazards associated with these products. Visit the MedWatch page and learn how to work with your health care professional to report possible adverse reactions. The identify of the patient is kept confidential. |
| MedWatch: FDA's 'Heads Up on Medical Product Safety , FDA Consumer article discussing the MedWatch program to improve the safety of drugs, biologics, medical devices, dietary supplements, medical foods, infant formulas, and other regulated products by encouraging health care professionals to report serious adverse events and product defects. (November-December 1998) |
| Businessman Sentenced to Over Five Years for Selling Bogus HIV-Testing Kits (February 17, 1999) |
| FDA Warns Consumers About
Two Unapproved
Home-Use Test Kits, FDA is advising consumers and pharmacists about two
unapproved, fraudulently marketed home-use test kits distributed by Lei-Home
Access Care. September 26, 1997 |
| Access to Medical Treatment H.R. 746, Statement by Lead Deputy Commissioner, FDA (April 22, 1998) |
| An FDA Guide to
Choosing Medical Treatments (June 1995) Easy to read HTML format Easy to read PDF format |
| Testimony before Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice, Randolph Wykoff, M.D., Director of AIDS Office (May 27, 1993) |