FDA warning

The Food and Drug Administration is apologizing for a false positive test result that linked Taylor Farms to the current outbreak of Cyclospora. The agricultural company recalled lettuce and prepackaged salad kits in twenty seven states, including Alabama, after the FDA announced its original test results. The State Department of Health says one case of Cyclospora is confirmed in Mobile County and one in the Tuscaloosa area.

At least 45 people in nearly two dozen states have been sickened with salmonella food poisoning tied to the Super Greens brand of diet supplement powder, federal health officials said Wednesday.

The Food and Drug Administration is issuing a warning about the dangers of online pharmacies in Alabama and other states. The FDA reports the outlets claim to sell medications at a discount, often without requiring a prescription. The pills being distributed could be unapproved, counterfeit or otherwise unsafe medicines.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is investigating a possible link between incidents of canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs and extended…