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Unwanted Ingredient in Salmon Spread Prompts Recall

Eating Jensen’s Smoked Salmon and Onion spread will give you more than just bad breath. “Listeria monocytogenes,” a bacteria that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections, has worked its way into Jensen’s product line. Listerine won’t work on Listeria, so if this product is in your fridge, t

By Claude Wyle

/ 7 Oct 2007

635,000 Chinese Toys Recalled by US Product Safety Commission

More than 635,000 Chinese Toys have been recalled by the US Product Safety Commission. The majority of the toys are unsafe because they contain toxic levels of lead. Children can suffer serious injuries from lead exposure. Other products are unsafe due to faulty manufacturing or design. Since roughl

By Claude Wyle

/ 5 Oct 2007

Deceitful Marketing Lands Proctor & Gamble in Hot Water

Proctor & Gamble has been marketing Vicks Early Defense Foaming Hand Sanitizer to school children as an antimicrobial product. The only problem is, this product has not been proven safe or effective for this claim, and may not protect children from illness. In response, the FDA issued a warning lett

By Claude Wyle

/ 3 Oct 2007

Ice Cream Recalled Due to Undisclosed Ingredient

Thousands of pints of Private Selection ice cream sold in Ralphs and Food-4-Less stores will soon be destroyed. While this may be tragic for some ice cream lovers, it may be a matter of life-and-death for people afflicted with egg allergies. This is because the product may contain eggs, but eggs are

By Claude Wyle

/ 2 Oct 2007

Topps Meat Co. Recalls Tainted Beef

Twenty-three people in eight states fell ill after eating E.coli-laden hamburgers from Topps Meat Co. The average person recovers from E. coli poisoning in less that a week. However, E. coli can be fatal or cause serious injuries to the very young, the elderly, or those with compromised immune syste

By Claude Wyle

/ 30 Sep 2007

Dangerous Playpens Recalled After Strangulation Death

Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., recalled nearly half a million playpens after the wrongful death of a 10-year-old boy. The infant was strangled to death when he became caught in a looped restraining strap. The company blames the parents for the death, claiming they should never have left the child in the

By Claude Wyle

/ 29 Sep 2007

Cribs Recalled After Two Infant Deaths

Simplicity for Children has just issued their fourth recall in two years. The cribs, manufactured in China, are marketed under the Graco brand name. Simplicity recalled the product after two infants died because the drop-rail sides of their cribs were installed upside down. Both infants became trapp

By Claude Wyle

/ 26 Sep 2007

Mattel Accepts Part of the Blame for Dangerous Recalled Toys

In a rare move, Mattel apologized to China and to its customers for its part in the recall of 21 million dangerous and defective toys. Mattel uses Chinese manufacturers to make about 65% of its toys, and derives a huge percentage of its profits from Chinese made toys. Mattel admitted that a substant

By Claude Wyle

/ 24 Sep 2007

Quong Hop & Co. Recalls Tofu Due to Potential Contamination

Quong Hop & Co., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling all the Soy Deli brand tofu that has a code date of December 17, 2007 and is also recalling some kinds of Soy Deli and Quong Hop tofu with a code date of September 23, 2007.The other kinds of tofu being recalled includes a 30 ounce Soy Deli

By Wayne Schlaht

/ 21 Sep 2007

Dole Announces New E.Coli-Related Salad Recall

Dole Food Co. announced yet another recall, this time of “Dole Hearts Delight” bagged salads in the United States and Canada Monday, after finding that the salads may contain E. coli. Although, according to Dole, no one has been reported sick from eating the salads, some salad in Canada has been fou

By Claude Wyle

/ 19 Sep 2007

Crocs Shoes And Escalator Accidents

Crocs shoes, those popular plastic clogs with the soft soles that children love to wear, have been linked to accidents worldwide that involve the shoes becoming caught in escalators. Mostly small children are suffering toe and foot injuries in San Francisco and throughout the world. Officials at air

By Claude Wyle

/ 18 Sep 2007

Manufacturers Had Prior Knowledge of Dangerous Popcorn Chemical

According to documents released to Cox Newspapers, an Environmental Protection Agency report was kept secret after the agency received pressure from the popcorn industry, and popcorn manufacturers knew of the potential health risks associated with a chemical called diacetyl in microwave popcorn for

By Claude Wyle

/ 15 Sep 2007