Escalade Sports Recalls Oasis Playsets Due to Fall Hazard
February 9, 2011
Name of Product: Outdoor Playsets
Units: About 4,600
Manufacturer: Escalade Sports of Evansville, Ind.
Lasko Recalls Portable Electric Heaters Due To Fire Hazard
February 9, 2011
Lasko recalls portable electric heaters due to fire hazard. An electrical connection in the base of the unit can overheat, causing it to melt and expose the electrical connection, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Type of Product: Portable electric heater
Units: About 107,500 units.
Portable Space Heaters Recalled by PD Sixty Distributor Due to Fire Hazard
February 9, 2011
Portable space heaters recalled by PD Sixty distributor due to fire hazard. The space heater can overheat due to loose electrical connections, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Name of Product: Portable space heaters
Units: About 3,000
Importer: PD Sixty Distributor Inc., of Norcross, Ga.
Snow Bikes Recalled by Tech 4 Kids Due to Fall Hazard
February 9, 2011
Tech 4 Kids is recalling snow bikes as a result of the defective front ski cracking or breaking. The front ski can crack or break, causing the snow bike to stop suddenly and posing a fall hazard to consumers.
Name of Product: OUTER EDGE Snow Bikes
Units: About 2,100
Simplex Fire Alarm Control Panels Recalled by Tyco Due to Failure to Alert Monitoring Centers
February 9, 2011
Name of Product: Simplex Fire Alarm Control Panel
Units: About 540
Manufacturer: Tyco Safety Products Westminster of Westminster, Mass.
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Recalls Hydrocodone Bitartrate, Acetaminophen and Phenobarbital Tablets
February 7, 2011
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling certain lots of Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets, as well as Phenobarbital Tablets. A bottle of Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen Tablets, USP 10mg / 500mg, NDC 0603-3888-20, 60 count was found incorrectly labeled as Phenobarbital Tablets, USP 32.4 mg, NDC 0603-5166-32, 1000 count, printed with Lot Number T150G10B. Lots T120J10E and T023M10A used the same stock inventory of labels as Lot T150G10B and could also be affected.
Rouses Markets Recalls Frozen Yellow Fin Tuna Steaks Due To Possible Health Risks
February 6, 2011
High levels of histamine can produce an allergic reaction, called histamine fish poisoning or scrombroid fish poisoning, that may result in symptoms that generally appear within minutes to an hour after eating the affected fish. There have been two reported incidents by consumers. Rouses Markets feels that while these were isolated incidents, this is the responsible reaction, and that every precautionary measure should be taken when it comes to its customers’ health and safety.
American Spoon Foods brand Apple Chipotle Salsa, Maple BBQ Grilling Sauce, and Pumpkin Chipotle Roasting Sauce may contain undeclared wheat flour and may put certain consumers at risk for wheat or gluten sensitivities or allergies.
February 5, 2011
American Spoon Foods is voluntarily recalling Apple Chipotle Salsa, Maple BBQ Grilling Sauce, and Pumpkin Chipotle Roasting Sauce. These three products may have various lot codes. The lot codes are the first 4 numbers of the 12 digit code printed directly on the glass on the back of the jar below the “Best Flavor By” date. Affected products have the following codes:
American Regent Recalls Potassium Phosphates Injection, USP 15 mM/5 mL Phosphorus; 22 mEq/5 mL Potassium 5 mL Single Dose Vial, Lot# 0048 Due to Translucent Visible Particles
February 5, 2011
American Regent is conducting a nationwide voluntary recall to the consumer and user level of the following product:
Potassium Phosphates Injection, USP, 15 mM/5 mL Phosphorus; 22 mEq/5 mL Potassium
5 mL Single Dose Vial
NDC # 0517-2305-25
Lot #0048
Exp Date: January, 2012
Watson Announces Important Action Related to Nationwide Recall of Triad Alcohol Prep Products Included in Products
February 5, 2011
American Regent Initiates Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Sodium Thiosulfate Injection, USP 10% (100 mg/mL) 10 mL Single Dose Vials Lot# 0056 Due to Translucent Visible Particles
February 4, 2011
Sodium Thiosulfate Injection, USP, 10% (100 mg/mL), 10 mL Single Dose Vial
NDC # 0517-1019-05
Lot #0056
Exp Date: January, 2012
PLEASE NOTE: This recall, initiated on February 2, 2011 to the User or Consumer Level, is for lot # 0056 Only. No other lots or sizes of Sodium Thiosulfate Injection, USP are subject to this voluntary recall.
Shaping Beauty Recalls Weight Loss Pills Found to Contain an Undeclared Drug Ingredient
February 4, 2011
CELERITE™ SLIMMING CAPSULES
Certain Husky, Craftsman, Porter-Cable Air Compressors Recakked Due to Fire Hazard
February 4, 2011
Devilbiss Air Power Company is recalling nearly half-a-million air compressors because the motor can overheat, which could post a fire hazard. These air compressors were sold as Craftsman, Delta Shopmaster, DeVilbiss, Husky and Porter-Cable brand names in home and hardware stores nationwide.
Name of Product: Air compressors
Sunbeam Products Recalls Convertible Irons Due to Fire Hazard: Sold at Bed, Bath & Beyond
February 4, 2011
Sunbeam is recalling their Convertible Iron with a model number of GCSBRS – 103 because a wiring problem could pose a burn risk or fire hazard. There have been at least 20 reports of overheating and fires associated with these irons.
Name of Product: Convertible Clothes Iron
Units: About 5,700
Generation 2 Worldwide SafetyCraft Brand Drop-Side Cribs Pose Risks of Strangulation, Suffocation; Hardware Linked to Deaths and Injuries
February 4, 2011
Generation 2 Worldwide ceased operations in 2005. The “SafetyCraft” trademark was then purchased by Foundations Children’s Products of Medina, OH. SafetyCraft cribs manufactured and sold by Foundations Children’s Products are not the subject of this Safety Alert. Consumers can identify the Foundations SafetyCraft crib with “Foundations” printed on the mattress support assembly instructions label under the crib mattress.
Unified Grocers Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Mariegold Baking White Bread (24 oz) and Vallarta Premium White Bread (24 oz)
February 3, 2011
Mariegold Baking and Vallarta breadsare distributed by Unified Grocers and other distributors to select independently-owned and operated retail grocery stores in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada.
Godi International, Corp. Recalls All Variations of Reduce Weight Fruta Planta / Reduce Weight Dietary Supplement.
February 3, 2011
Godi International, Corp., located in South Florida is announcing a recall of Fruta Planta weight loss dietary supplements because the products contain Sibutramine an undeclared drug ingredient. The FDA lab analysis of the dietary supplements found the Authentic Formula Fruta Planta to contain 18 mg of Sibutramine. No illnesses or injuries have been reported to Godi International, Corp in connection with these products. Sibutramine is an FDA approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss. This poses a potential threat to consumers because Sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present a significant risk for patients with a history of coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias or stroke. All lots of the Fruta Planta and Reduce Weight Fruta Planta Dietary Supplement Products are being recalled. The following recalled products contain the active pharmaceutical ingredient Sibutramine:
Updated: Undeclared Soy And Anchovy Puree In Mooney’s Kentucky Bourbon Cheese and Valumarket’s Beer Cheese Spread
February 3, 2011
Contact: Lewis Shuckman Phone: 502-775-6478
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 1, 2011 – Shuckman’s Fish Co. of Louisville, KY is updating their recall of its 8 ounce packages of Mooney’s Kentucky Bourbon Cheese and ValuMarket Beer Cheese Spread because they may contain undeclared soy and anchovy puree. People who have allergies to soy and fish run the risk of serious or life threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The products in question are:
CPSC Extends Stay of Enforcement for Testing and Certification of Lead Content in Children’s Products Until December 31, 2011
February 3, 2011
Starting on December 31, 2011, manufacturers and importers of children’s products that are subject to the lead content limit must have the appropriate certificates that indicate that their products have been tested by a CPSC-approved third party laboratory, in order for their products to be sold in the United States.
Nina Mia, Inc. Recalls Frozen Veal Ravioli Products Due To Mislabeling and an Undeclared Allergen
February 3, 2011
The products subject to recall include:
6-lb. cases of “PASTA MIA VEAL RAVIOLI GASTRONOMICA.”
Each case is labeled “PASTA MIA VEAL RAVIOLI LRG RND GASTRONOMICA” and indicates the manufacturer item number V16LR01. Each case contains 2 individual 3-lb. packages. The individual packages bear the establishment number “20314″ inside the USDA mark of inspection.
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