Updates ·
Health notices · Tuesday 18 August
3 notices from the agencies today, in plain words, each with the original linked.
Marketside Tomato Bisque Soup Kit recalled over possible Listeria contamination
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) · Food safety
If you are a young child, frail or elderly, or otherwise at higher risk, the CDC says to take this recall seriously.
The recalled soup kit may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in these groups.
FDA classifies a levothyroxine tablet product as subpotent
FDA · Recall
If you take levothyroxine sodium tablets, the US Food and Drug Administration reports a Class II issue for a specific product described as 25 mcg tablets.
This notice concerns the packaged product with NDC 0904-6949-61, distributed nationwide in the USA by MAJOR PHARMACEUTICALS, Indianapolis, IN 46268.
Because the issue is described as “subpotent,” your tablets may not work as expected, so treatment results could be different than before.
Learn signs of sepsis and act fast
CDC · Guidance
Sepsis is the body’s extreme response to an infection. It is a medical emergency that can quickly lead to tissue damage, organ failure, and death without fast treatment.
A person with sepsis might have clammy or sweaty skin, confusion, extreme pain, fever with shivering or feeling very cold, high heart rate or weak pulse, or shortness of breath.
Sepsis can start from infections in the gastrointestinal tract, lung, skin, or urinary tract. Anyone can develop sepsis; most people who develop it have an underlying condition or recent hospitalization.
If you might have sepsis, get immediate medical assessment and treatment, and act quickly to recognize symptoms. The CDC also encourages preventing infections through hygiene and knowing warning signs.