Featured

iPhone 3G S Recall Concerns are Heating Up: Hot iPhone 3GS

hot-iphoneiPhone users around the world are complaining about buying hot iPhones, and I don’t mean “hot” as stolen. Apparently some iPhones are having the same type of overheating battery problems prevalent in other small computer batteries which have been recalled over the last few years. Reports and reports of reports (like this one) are popping up all over the web about users complaining that their iPhone 3G S is overheating to the point of being too hot to handle, some even becoming discolored by the extreme heat.

Medical

Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals Recalls All Lots of Stamina-Rx Dietary Supplement Products

Norcross, GA – Hi-Tech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (”Hi-Tech”), 6015-B Unity Dr., Norcross, GA 30071, announced today that it is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall of the company’s product sold under the name Stamina-Rx.

Food

Mississippi Firm Recalls Pre-Packaged Meal Products: Salmonella Contamination

Traditions, a Pearl, Miss., establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of various boxed pre-packaged meal kits. The boxes contain separate portions of instant nonfat dried milk, which was previously recalled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Products

Simplicity Drop Side Cribs Recalled by Retailers Due to Risk of Death from Suffocation

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NAME OF PRODUCT: SIMPLICITY DROP SIDE CRIBS

UNITS: ABOUT 400,000

IMPORTER/DISTRIBUTOR: SIMPLICITY INC. AND SFCA INC. OF READING, PA. (THE FIRMS APPEAR TO NO LONGER CONDUCT DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS.)

Urgent Recalls

Eddie Bauer Play Yards with Rocking Bassinets Recalled Due to Suffocation Hazard

Recalled Eddie Bauer Play YardEddie Bauer Soothe & Sway Play Yards
UNITS: About 71,000 in the United States
DISTRIBUTOR: Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, IN

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Recalled Toys

Loaded Boards Recalls Orangatang Skateboard Wheels

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING... Read more »

June 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Body Boards Recalled by JGR Copa Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING... Read more »

June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Children’s Necklace and Bracelet Sets Recalled Due To Choking Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING... Read more »

June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment


Urgent Recalls

Eddie Bauer Play Yards with Rocking Bassinets Recalled Due to Suffocation Hazard

Eddie Bauer Soothe & Sway Play Yards UNITS: About 71,000 in the United States DISTRIBUTOR: Dorel Juvenile Group Inc., of Columbus, IN Read More →

May 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Recalled Terumo Tenderflow Pediatric Arterial Cannulae

Terumo Cardiovascular Systems (Terumo CVS) has issued an urgent, worldwide recall of all Tenderflow pediatric arterial cannulae with the lot codes shown below. Read More →

December 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Infant Death From Convertible Cribs by Playkids USA

THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC), IN COOPERATION WITH PLAYKIDS U.S.A. OF BROOKLYN, N.Y. IS ANNOUNCING TODAY A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF ABOUT 2,000... Read more »

October 17, 2008 | 1 Comment


Editorial

I Wish I Didn’t Have to Publish So Many Food Recalls

(EDITORIAL) Out of all of the recalls I have to publish on a daily or weekly basis (foods, drugs, consumer products, autos…) the ones that troubles me most... Read more »

July 3, 2009 | 2 Comments

A National Animal Identification System (NAIS): Threat to the American Dream

(EDITORIAL) I sent this letter to the following people last night. Please consider doing something similar by sending a letter to your own State Representatives. To... Read more »

April 10, 2009 | 4 Comments