The FDA and the Edgewell Personal Care Company have expanded the recall of the Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 by adding an additional batch to those in the recall announced in July of 2022. This product contains the human carcinogen benzene in the propellent used to deliver the sunscreen. The 4 lot codes involved are: 20016AF, 20084BF, 21139AF, and 20301CF. Stop using this product and contact Edgewell at 1-888-686-3988 to obtain a full refund or if you require more information about the recall. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/edgewell-personal-care-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-banana-boat-hair-scalp-sunscreen-due-0 #bananaboat #sunscreen #benzene #cancer #recall

The FDA and Joy Joy’s Bakery are recalling Ube Spanish Bread, Ube Ensaymada, and Ube Rolls. These baked goods contain undeclared wheat. Those with wheat sensitivities, gluten allergies, or celiac disease could become seriously ill should they consume these baked goods. These products were sold at Joy Joy’s Bakery in Lakewood, Washington and Fubonn Supermarket in Oregon. If you bought any of these products, return them to the place of purchase or dispose of them. For more information, contact Joy Bakery at 1-253-507-525j9 or via email joybakeryllc@outlook.com. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/joy-joys-bakery-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-wheat-ube-spanish-bread-ube-ensaymada-and-ube-roll #joyjoy #ube #bread #roll #esaymada #wheat #allergy #gluten #celiac #recall

The FDA and Sovos Brands Intermediate, Inc. are recalling Rao’s Made for Home Slow Simmered Soup, Chicken & Gnocchi. It turns out that the Chicken and Gnocchi cans actually contain Vegetable Minestrone soup which contains egg. Those with egg allergies could develop serious and life-threatening allergic reactions should they consume this soup. Only soup with Code Date 2320 MDV 046030Z009 has been recalled. The affected soup was sold in: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin in retail stores between December 8th, 2022, and January 27th, 2023. If you bought this soup, return it to the place of purchase for a refund. For more information, call Sovos at 1-800-466-3623. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/sovos-brands-intermediate-inc-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-egg-raos-slow-simmered-soup-labeled #raos #soup #chickengnocchi #vegetableminestrone #egg #allergy #recall

The FDA and Daiso California LLC announce the recall of Matsunaga Mini Shiruko Sand Biscuits. These pastries have undeclared soy ingredients and were sold in Daiso stores in California, Washington, Nevada, Texas, New York, and New Jersey. If you purchased these biscuits, return them to any Daiso store for a full refund. For additional information, contact Daiso at 1-833-888-1610. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/daiso-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-soy-matsunga-mini-shiruko-sand-biscuits #daiso sandbiscuits #soy #allergy #recall

The FDA and Two Rivers Coffee are recalling single serve hot cocoa pods sold in Two Rivers Coffee, Brooklyn Bean, and Pingo variety packs. These pods are contaminated with peanut allergen. Those with peanut allergies could develop serious and life-threatening allergic reactions. Affected are all pods manufactured before January 23, 2023. If you bought any of these packs, contact the place of purchase for replacements or refunds. For more information and to check if your specific product is recalled, contact Two Rivers Coffee at 1-800-418-0689 or vial email at support@tworiversco.com. https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/two-rivers-coffee-issues-allergy-alert-undeclared-peanut-allergen-peanut-butter-hot-chocolate #cocoapods #varietypacks #TwoRiversCoffee #BrooklynBean #Pingo #peanuts #allergy #recall

Use of 3D bioprinting can produce faux-human skin with remarkably similar anatomic features to the real thing. That’s a relief to rabbits who traditionally had their eyes and ears subjected to pre-marketing tests of cosmetics destined for human use. A new Brazilian study compared the characteristics of bioprinted and manually-reconstructed skin. Evaluated were the anatomic features but most importantly the ability of the skins to mount an inflammatory response to test substances. Although manually-reconstructed human skin has been around for nearly 40 years, the use of 3D printing provides the ability to standardize the product for more reproducible test results. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405886622000616?via=ihub https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/product-testing-cosmetics/animal-testing-cosmetics #bioprinting #skin #animaltesting #cosmetics #rabbits

As precision oncologic therapy advances, we are learning that many cancers respond only to a combination of chemotherapeutic agents. MIT, Harvard, and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute investigators in collaboration with the MIT spinoffs Ceptur Therapeutics and Window Therapeutics have developed unique nanoparticles shaped like bottle-brushes. These carrier molecules capably transport multiple chemotherapeutic agents to and into cancer cells. Studies are underway to use this unique transport mechanism to also carry mRNA and therapeutic antibodies. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41565-022-01310-1 #chemotherapy #cancer #nanomolecules #precisiononcology #mRNA #antibodies

Three different nasal sprays, two by American university collaborators and the other by Canadian researchers, show promise new weapons against CoVid. One American entry developed by Northwestern, UWashington, and Washington University-St. Louis utilizes a computer-designed and optimized protein to coat the spikes of virtually any CoVid variant or sub variant and prevent its entry into human cells. Used in a mouse model, the nasal spray neutralized all CoVid variants better than our best available antibody treatments. The other American entry, developed at Cornell with help from Canadian collaborators, targets the human enzyme TMPRSS2 that the virus uses to gain entry into human cells. Their identified compound, N0385, given to mice before of after CoVid exposure, substantially reduced viral proliferation and lethal toxicity. The Canadian spray, Enovid, now manufactured and sold by an Israeli pharmaceutical company, utilizes the oxidizing agent nitric oxide to destroy the RNA of CoVid or, for that matter, any virus on or in the nasal linings. Nitric oxide, a gas, is produced by components in the liquid spray. Studies should that Enovid, used repeated over days, can reduce viral loads by 99.9%. It works in the test tube on both CoVid and influenza. You can already buy Enovid on Amazon, but it’s much cheaper to order it directly from the Israeli pharmacy. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scitranslmed.abn1252 https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/nasal-antiviral-blocks-sars-cov-2-infection-mice https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lansea/article/PIIS2772-3682(22)00046-4/fulltext https://www.israelpharm.com/online-pharmacy/enovid/ #nasalsprays #CoVid #spikeprotein #TMPRSS2 #nitricoxide #RNA #enovid #influenza

Teams of Swiss bioengineers have developed NeuralTree, a tiny ultralow power and energy efficient machine learning microprocessor that can be paired with a 256 channel high resolution sensing array. This implantable combo capably recognizes the electrical fingerprints that foreshadow a seizure and issues timely blocking signals to prevent that seizure. The chip promises not only better seizure management, but this AI technology has applications for management of many neurologic disorders such as Parkinson’s Disease. https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9905664 #neuraltree #lowpower #implantable #microprocessor #sensor #seizures #multiplesclerosis