The Totino's Frozen Pizza recall involves 3.3 million frozen meat pizzas that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7 and could be linked to an outbreak of E. coli (so far over 20 cases in a dozen states). … [Read more...]
More Cold/Cough Medicine Recalled
Some nonprescription cold medicines are being pulled off store shelves after drug maker Wyeth started a voluntary recall and replacement program at retail outlets across the country.The cold medicines are being removed because they come with a dosing cup that does not mark the half-teaspoon level recommended for children aged 2-5 years old. … [Read more...]
CellCept – Mycophenolate Mofetil and Increased Risk of Miscarriages and Birth Defects
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued an alert to healthcare professionals about the dangers associated with Roche's CellCept (Mycophenolate Mofetil) including "increased risk of first trimester pregnancy loss and increased risk of congenital malformations, especially external ear and facial abnormalities including cleft lip and … [Read more...]
Baby Seats Recalled
Over one million foam baby seats sold by Target, Wal-Mart and other large retailers have been recalled due to reports of young children falling out of the seats according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. … [Read more...]
5400 John Deere Gator Utility Vehicles Recalled for Brake Problems
Deere & Company of Moline, IL has worked with the CPSC to recall about 5,400 John Deere Gator Utility Vehicles because the front brake calipers may have been installed incorrectly. This could cause the utility vehicle to pull to one side when the brakes are applied, which could be hazardous on trails, ridges and other rough terrain. … [Read more...]
Blog Action Day Post – How Are The Recalled Toys Being Disposed Of?
As part of Blog Action Day, bloggers around the world have united to discuss topics related to the environment. This is our Blog Action Day post... … [Read more...]
Another Crib-related Death
After the largest crib recall in history, the third in as many years, another child is dead after slipping into the gap caused by faulty design in a Graco crib/bassinet.In this case, the child got caught between the rail of the bassinet and the mattress, a gap that should never be present, and one that all parents should check for after assembling … [Read more...]
More Meat Recalled for E coli Contamination
There have been a few more large-scale meat recalls, including Topps and Sam's Choice brands, involving ground beef possibly contaminated with E. coli. Here are some of the updates, as of Sunday, October 14th 2007 with most recent first: … [Read more...]
Recalled Children's Cold Medicine and Old Fashioned Child Cold Remedies
By now, most of you will have seen or read reports of the massive infant's cold and flu medication recall. Leading OTC drug companies have recalled their infant cold medicine (for children aged 2 and under) and stores are removing it from shelves all over the country. These recalls include major brands like Robitussin, Little Colds, Dimetapp and … [Read more...]
Toshiba Recalls 142,000 DVD Player Power Adapters
Toshiba has recalled 142,000 AC Power Adapters for DVD Players. The power adapters, much like the previous Toshiba battery recalls from earlier this year, has to do with overheating dangers.Toshiba decided to issue the power adapter recall after two reports of minor damages to the bottom of the DVD player caused by overheating adapters. The DVD … [Read more...]
List of Recalled Toys for Lead Poisoning Hazards – Childrens Toy Recalls from China
Get the Latest Toy Recalls widget and many other great free widgets at Widgetbox! Just to give you an idea of how many children's toys have been recalled due to lead poisoning hazards and/or violations of lead safety standards, we have compiled a list based on all of the recalls announced by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) so far … [Read more...]
83 Thousand Air Purifiers Recalled
About 83 thousand IonizAir Air Purifiers have been recalled by P3 International due to a potential fire hazard. In cooperation with the CPSC, P3 International announced that they were recalling the table top air purification systems after receiving at least ten reports of the air purifiers melting or catching fire.These air purifiers were imported … [Read more...]
Grout Sealer Sends Doctor to ER Two Years After Recall
A New Jersey physician who used the product Stand n' Seal to waterproof the tile floors of his hot tub room ended up in the emergency room and then intensive care for four days due to his lungs becoming chemically inflamed after using the product. Dr. Walter Friedel was the latest victim of a product whose dangers had become known months earlier to … [Read more...]
Scared White: Kraft recalls white chocolate
While we are becoming accustomed to all combinations of food and disease scares, here's one that seems a little odd:white chocolate and salmonella.However, that's just the combination that spurred Kraft to initiate a recall of its Baker's White Chocolate squares.The affected packages have UPC Code 0043000252200 and four best-when-used-by dates: 31 … [Read more...]
Target Recalls Rattles
Target has announced a recall of about 82,000 rattles with sports themes that were made in China due to a choking hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced Oct. 2, 2007. The toys are in the shapes of a baseball, a football and a basketball, and they can break open releasing the beads inside. The rattles were sold in … [Read more...]
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