The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that Alexia Foods is voluntarily recalling packages of its Alexia – Olive Oil, Sun-Dried Tomatoes & Pesto Oven Reds (frozen seasoned potato wedges) for an undeclared allergen, pine nuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to pine nuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products.

The product was distributed to retail stores nationwide.

After the Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday that the labels used in the Smart Choices program may be misleading consumers about the nutritional content of some foods, the Smart Choices group has decided to "postpone" active operations.

Specific packages of Breyers ice cream are being voluntarily recalled a because it was mispackaged and may contain undeclared wheat. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to wheat run the risk of allergic reaction if they consume this product. Unilever United States, Inc., makes Breyers ice cream and is working in cooperation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on this recall.

Many seem to be ready to toss aside swine flu as something to worry about. Many seem ready to skip the swine flu shot. At the same time, many are ready to fall for Internet H1N1 scams, as the Food and Drug Administration warned today.

A single lot of Kroger Hazelnut Spread, packed in Italy by Nutkao, is under an urgent recall by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Testing revealed the product was found to contain trace amounts of peanuts. Consumers who have an allergy to peanuts may run the risk of a serious allergic reaction if they consume product containing such ingredients.

The "Smart Choice" stickers on cereal boxes lead consumers to think they are a healthier cereal, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned that the stickers are misleading.

When you think about risky foods and foodborne illnesses, you more than likely think of ground beef or poultry. Think again. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)reported that it found a number of food poisoning cases are caused by some unexpected foods, including leafy greens, tuna and eggs. In fact, all of the top ten foods are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Food and Drug Administration is investigating the reports a potential side effect of Alli is liver damage. The only FDA approved over-the-counter weight loss drug, Alli and its prescription formula, Xenical has been the subject of an FDA investigation due claims the drug in Alli and Xanical, Orlistat is the cause of liver damage in over 30 cases through out the world.

On Friday, Nestle voluntarily recalled its Toll House refrigerated cookie dough products. The FDA and CDC are investigating E. coli reports that may be related eating raw cookie dough.

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers to stop using certain products from Zicam, as use of these products have been linked to anosmia, or loss of the sense of smell.

In an interview with Matt Lauer the President Barack Obama expressed his disturbance about FDA's failures on how the agency missed the salmonella-linked peanut products that reached to the US consumers and said he will order full review of FDA operations.