Fish-oil supplements may lower your risk of breast cancer, but don’t run out and stock up on pills just yet. QFC recalls some containers of broccoli raisin salad because they contain walnuts.
The sprouts were distributed to a variety of restaurants, delicatessens and retailers including Trader Joe’s and Wal-Mart stores.
Consumers should stop using McNeil Consumer Healthcare’s the recalled liquid infant’s and children’s products Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec and Benadryl, FDA warns.
Queso Fresco Fresh Cheese was distributed to retail markets in Washington and one in Hermiston, Oregon.
Consumers report musty odor and stomach complaints
Reports of musty odor associated with nausea, stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhea.
Had been sold as Safety 1st, Cosco, Eddie Bauer and Disney brand products
Reports link 5 deaths and 16 near strangulations to Roman shades and three deaths to roll-up blinds
A dietary supplement sold under the name STEAM is being recalled after a batch was found to contain the erectile dysfunction drug tadalafil, the active ingredient in the prescription drug Cialis.
This is the second recall the maker of STEAM, Nutracoastal Trading LLC, has had to announce recently.
Last month, another batch of STEAM was found to [...]
Yummy Foods Company is recalling its 17 oz/480 g. Wife Cake product because it contains egg and wheat that is not declared on the packaging and may pose a danger to people with allergies to these ingredients.
“People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to egg or wheat run the risk of serious or life-threatening [...]
A dietary supplement marketed under the name STEAM is being recalled after it was found to contain a chemical similar to the drug found in the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today.
The chemical, sulfoaildenafil, is an analog of sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, the FDA said, making [...]
Medtronic, Inc. is recalling some of its Paradigm Quick-set infusion sets used with its MiniMed Paradigm insulin pumps.
In a press release announcing the recall, the company said it recently discovered that approximately 2 percent of “Lot 8” Quick-set infusion sets may not work properly.
“The affected infusion sets may not allow the insulin pump to vent air [...]
Kolcraft Enterprises is recalling 1 million of its “Play Yards” products because they pose a fall hazard to children, according to an U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission alert.
“The play yard’s side rail can fail to latch properly and when a child pushes against the rail it can unlatch unexpectedly, posing a fall hazard to children,” [...]
Acqua-Leisure Industries of Avon, Massachusetts is voluntarily recalling certain models of its inflatable baby floats due to concerns about a possible drowning hazard.
(Not all models have been recalled. Information about which models are involved can be found through the links at the end of this posting.)
Leg straps in the recalled models seats can tear, “causing [...]
Malt-O-Meal Company is recalling its “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” and its “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” packets, which are sold in variety packs because of concerns of potential Salmonella contamination.
The product affected by this recall includes single-serve packets of “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” and “Maple & Brown Sugar Instant Oatmeal” [...]
Seattle-based La Mexicana, Inc. is recalling its Solena Tortilla Chips because they contain milk and milk products not declared on the chip packaging.
Solena Tortilla Chips are sold in clear, 16oz. bags that have the red, white, and green Solena label affixed to the front of the package.
The recalled chips bear the code date of “JUN [...]
Consumers should not eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated cooke dough because of concerns the products may be contaminated with the bacterium E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns.
E. coli O157:H7 can cause severe blood diarrhea and in some cases a potentially lethal condition called hemolytic uremic syndrome.
Nestle [...]
Consumers should stop using and discard three zinc-containing cold remedies marketed by Zicam, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned today.
The agency issued the warning after receiving more than 130 reports of people losing their sense of smell after using the products.
Zicam intranasal zinc products are widely sold in pharmacies, other retail stores, and [...]
Stolen vials of the long-acting insulin Levemir made by Novo Nordisk have reappeared and are now being sold in the U.S.. the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has learned.
The insulin may be dangerous because the vials may not have been stored and handled properly, the FDA warns.
Three lots or a total of 129,000 vials of [...]
Do not use any skin products made by Clarcon, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns.
Some skin sanitizers and skin protectants produced by Clarcon Biologial Chemistry Laboratory, Inc. of Roy, Utah have been found to contain “high levels of disease-causing bacteria”, the FDA said.
“Some of these bacteria can cause opportunistic infections of the skin [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers not to use a water-based face paint product after the paints were linked to skin reactions in children.
“The FDA has learned of a cluster of adverse events in children exposed to various colors of the face paint. All exposures occurred on the same day at [...]
LeClerc Foods is recalling one lot of its Market Pantry Chocolate Chip Chewy Chip Bars after it learned that the product had been mispackaged and packages may include the peanut-containing products Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bars and S’more Bars.
As a result, packages of the Chocolate Chip Chewy Chip Bars in stores do not list peanuts in its [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to stop using Hydroxycut products after reports have linked the popular weight-loss supplement to liver damage.
In an advisory the FDA said it have received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice and elevated liver enzymes, an indicator of potential liver injury, to liver [...]
Seattle’s Pasta & Co is recalling its Chinese Vermicelli Salad and Pot Sticker Salad, because they may be contaminated with the bacteria Salmonella, the company said in a release announcing the recall.
The salads were manufactured using chili oil made by Union International Food Co. that has recalled the oil because of concerns of possible Salmonella contamination, the [...]
A nail polish remover sold as Personal Care non-acetone nail polish remover, conditioner enriched with gelatin has been recalled after reports the product caused chemical burns to the fingers of two users.
“Any person who purchased a bottle of Personal Care non-acetone nail polish remover, conditioner enriched with gelatin is urged to return it to the [...]
More than 30 dietary weight-loss supplements are being recalled after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found they contained Sibutramine, a prescription appetite suppressant
The products, with names like ProSlim Plus, 3 DAYS fit and EIGHT FACTOR DIET, are distributed nationwide by Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc.
“Consumers should not consume the above products and should return the dietary supplements on [...]
The psoriasis drug Raptiva is being withdrawn from the U.S. market after reports that three patients on the drug had developed a serious brain disease called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) that is almost always fatal.
A third patient on Raptiva died of a progressive neurological disorder but it is not known whether the disease was PML.
It is [...]
A California company has expanded its recall of its pistachio products after California and federal health officials found certain critical areas of its processing plant to be contaminated with several strains of the bacterium Salmonella.
The company’s pistachios are used in pistachio products sold nationwide.
Salmonella
The company, Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., Terra Bella, California had initially [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers not to eat any brand of shelled or unshelled pistachios or any food products containing pistachios until FDA investigators determine which pistachios and pistachio products should be recalled because of possible Salmonella contamination.
This warning includes such products as baked goods, trail mixes and snack foods [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning consumers to avoid eating pistachio products while it investigates reports that some have been found to be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.
Currently, the FDA and the California Department of Public Health are investigation Salmonella contamination in pistachio products sold by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc, California.
That company has [...]
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