FDA enforcement case reports - read current and archive enforcement reports of cases regarding food, drug and product regulations.

FDA enforcement case reports - read current and archive enforcement reports of cases regarding food, drug and product regulations.

FDA Food and Product Safety Enforcement Reports

In an age of declining enforcement, and almost weekly food safety scandals, this is one place where you can monitor the few inspections that our lax FDA actually does. They blew it with the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), in Blakely, GA and many other companies that they ought to have been monitoring and regularly inspecting.

The FDA Enforcement Report is published weekly by the Food and Drug Administration. It contains information on actions taken in connection with agency regulatory activities. Inquiries about individual actions should be directed to the companies involved. Click here to sign up here to receive FDA Enforcement Reports, as they come out, straight from the US FDAs

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Enforcement reports

Select the index for a particular year:

• 2009 Enforcement Reports
• 2008 Enforcement Reports
• 2007 Enforcement Reports
• 2006 Enforcement Reports
• 2005 Enforcement Reports
• 2004 Enforcement Reports
• 2003 Enforcement Reports
• 2002 Enforcement Reports
• 2001 Enforcement Reports
• 2000 Enforcement Reports
• 1999 Enforcement Reports
• 1998 Enforcement Reports
• 1997 Enforcement Reports
• 1996 Enforcement Reports
• 1995 Enforcement Reports
• pre-1995 Enforcement Reports

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Definitions to help you understand the reports

Recall and Field Correction: Action taken by a firm to either remove a product from the market or to conduct a field correction. Recalls may be conducted on a firm's own initiative, by FDA request, or by FDA order under statutory authority. A Class I recall is a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death. A Class II recall is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product may cause temporary or medically reversible adverse health consequences or where the probability of serious adverse health consequences is remote. A Class III recall is a situation in which use of or exposure to a violative product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences.

Medical Device Notification or Safety Alert: Any communication issued by a manufacturer, distributor, or other responsible party or FDA to inform health professionals or other appropriate persons or firms of a risk of substantial harm from a medical device in commercial use. Notifications are issued at the request of FDA. Safety Alerts are voluntarily issued.

Injunction: A civil action taken against an individual or firm seeking to stop continued production or distribution of a violative product.

Seizure: An action taken to remove a product from commerce because it is in violation of the law. FDA initiates a seizure by filing a complaint with the U.S. District Court where the product is located. A U.S. marshal is then directed by the court to take possession of the goods until the matter is resolved.

Prosecution: A criminal action taken against a company or individual charging violation of the law.

Disposition: A final order entered by a court to conclude cases involving prosecutions or injunctions. Prosecutions may conclude with the entry of a plea, a verdict, and, if guilty, conviction and sentencing. Injunctions are resolved when a court imposes an order on a firm or declines to issue the order.

Indictment: A formal accusation by a grand jury that sets forth charges against a defendant and states when the alleged crime occurred. An indictment is not a finding of guilt. Guilt can only be determined by a judge or jury after a trial.

Information: A formal accusation by a U.S. attorney similar to an indictment except that the charges usually are not presented to a grand jury. An information alleges a misdemeanor rather than a felony except when consented to by the proposed defendant.