Publix under Food Recall for Jalapeño Bagels for Glass or Stone Pieces Publix grocery store chain has issued a voluntary food recall for its jalapeño bagels, store brand, because the product might contain small pieces of glass, or small stones. The Publix Brand Jalapeno Bagels were sold in self-service bins, or artisan cases in the bakery department. They were distributed to Publix grocery stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina. "As part of our commitment to food safety, potentially impacted product has been removed from all … [Read more...]
CEO Faces Arrest Warrant for Insufficient Supplement Recall
September 9, 2014 By Leave a Comment
CEO Incarcerated Due to Insufficient Supplement Recall The CEO of Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals faces an arrest warrant, and will be incarcerated until his company issues a full supplement recall for weight loss and erectile dysfunction supplements, due to an insufficient supplement recall. Jared Wheat, 42, and his company have been under fire by the Federal Trade Commission for making false statements about the effectiveness of their dietary supplements, including two of the most popular types of supplements – weight loss and erectile dysfunction … [Read more...]
Safety Recall for Product Not Approved by FDA
September 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Dermatend Under Safety Recall Because FDA Did Not Approve Use Solace International, manufacturers of Dermatend products which remove moles and warts, has issued a voluntary safety recall after the FDA contacted the company because the product has not been approved for such uses. The FDA issued a statement regarding Dermatend that moles should only be removed by a dermatologist, and not with a kit at home. Both Dermatend Original and Dermatend Ultra fall under the safety recall. The products are not FDA approved, and the FDA recommends that … [Read more...]
Pedigree Issues Dog Food Recall for Metal Fragments
September 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Pedigree Dog Food May Contain Metal Fragments, Manufacturer Issues Voluntary Recall A dog food recall has been expanded after the company became aware that metal fragments may be present in some bags of the dog food. Pedigree, which is owned by Mars Pet Care, issued a voluntary dog food recall, which the company expanded on August 31st. The original recall covered 22 bags shipped to Dollar General stores across the US, and the expanded recall covers Pedigree dog food at Sam’s Club in Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. The affected bags may have been … [Read more...]
Beware Supplements Claiming Concussion Cure
September 2, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Some Dietary Supplements Claim to be a Concussion Cure, FDA Issues Warnings As public concern over concussions, especially sports-related concussions in teenage football and soccer players, grows, some supplement manufacturers are exploiting the fear and marketing their supplements as Concussion cures. On Monday, August 25th, the US Food and Drug Administration announced its awareness of the problem on its website, stating that the public should not purchase supplements to treat concussion symptoms. Dietary supplements do not face the same … [Read more...]
NHTSA Develops Vehicle Recall Safety Website
August 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment
New Vehicle Recall Safety Website Shows Consumers If Vehicle Recall Issues Have Been Fixed The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has created a new online search tool, a vehicle recall safety website, for consumers to use their car’s VIN (vehicle identification number) to look up whether or not the car fell under a vehicle recall, and if the recall was effective in fixing the problem. The service officially launched on Wednesday, August 20th. The search tool allows consumers to look up any car with a VIN number to find out if the … [Read more...]
Product Recall for 2.2 Million Bean Bag Chairs
August 26, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Deaths Lead to Product Recall for 2.2 Million Bean Bag Chairs About 2.2 million bean bag chairs are under product recall after two children opened the zippers, crawled inside, and suffocated to death. On Friday, August 22nd, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the bean bag chairs were under product recall because the zippers on the chairs, made by Ace Bayou Corp, can open accidentally. Two children – a 13-year-old boy from McKinney, Texas, and a 3-year-old girl from Lexington, Kentucky – crawled inside the bean bag … [Read more...]
Peanut Butter, Almond Butter, Under Food Recall for Salmonella
August 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Major Retailers of Nut Butters Under Food Recall for Salmonella On Tuesday, August 19th, the Food and Drug Administration announced that peanut butter and almond butter are under food recall for salmonella, due to a possible salmonella contagion. Major retailers like Trader Joe’s and Whole Foods are pulling the all-natural nut butters from manufacturer nSPIRED Natural Foods. The producer issued the voluntary food recall after receiving notification from the USDA. Other brands affected by the food recall were Arrowhead Mills and MaraNatha, … [Read more...]
Four Indicted for Multistate Ground Beef Food Recall
August 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Four California Slaughterhouse Owners Indicted for Illnesses Related to Ground Beef Food Recall The two co-owners and two other employees of a slaughterhouse in Petaluma, California, have been indicted on federal charges after their business was discovered to be the epicenter of a multistate outbreak that led to a massive ground beef food recall. On Thursday, August 14th, Jesse Amaral Jr, and employees Eugene Corda and Felix Cabrera, were indicted on federal charges for conspiracy to distribute adulterated, misbranded, and uninspected meat. … [Read more...]
Paraplegic Woman Sues GM for Personal Injury
August 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Paraplegic Woman Burned by Seat in GM Vehicle, Sues GM for Personal Injury A paraplegic woman from Portland, Maine, is suing General Motors in a very different type of lawsuit than the manufacturer has faced in recent months – she received a burn from one of the seat warmers that required months of medical attention, sues GM for personal injury. Emma Verrill, 26, is paralyzed from the waist down and cannot feel hot and cold in those extremities. In 2012, she and a friend went on a beach trip in the friend’s Chevrolet Suburban, which had … [Read more...]
