Archives for 2007

FDA Employees Rate Food Safety Inspection From Low to OK

August 2, 2007 By E. Sizemore Leave a Comment

According to a blog post today from Accidental Hedonist, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) employees were asked at a July 17 hearing of the House energy and commerce oversight subcommittee to rate the quality of the FDA's food-safety inspections on a scale of one to ten.Ratings ranged from a lousy two to an substandard five. All but one of the … [Read more...]

Top Five Hidden Home Hazards

August 2, 2007 By E. Sizemore Leave a Comment

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has released their list of the top five hidden home hazards, and not surprisingly magnets top the list.Top 5 Hidden Hazards in The Home#1 - Magnets1 death and 86 injuries8 million magnetic toys have been recalledhttps://www.usrecallnews.com/2007/07/8-year-old-swallows-magnets-requires.htmlMagnets stick … [Read more...]

Attention Sushi Eaters – Beware Ginger from China!

July 30, 2007 By E. Sizemore Leave a Comment

Today the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) warned consumers not to eat fresh ginger imported from China after they found aldicarb sulfoxide in some batches of imported Chinese ginger.Aldicarb sulfoxide is a pesticide that is not approved for use on ginger due to its toxicity to humans, including carcinogenicity, reproductive and … [Read more...]

Two Ventricular Assist Recalls by Thoratec

July 28, 2007 By E. Sizemore Leave a Comment

A ventricular assist device is a mechanical pump that helps a person's heart that is too weak to pump blood through the body.The Thoratec Corporation of Pleasanton, California has announced Class 1 Recalls of two medical devices today in cooperation with the FDA:Recall I:Thoratec Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist System (PVAD)This P-VAD was recalled … [Read more...]

Testosterone for Women to Treat Low Sex Drives?

July 28, 2007 By E. Sizemore Leave a Comment

EDITORIALAccording to the Vivus website, doctors may soon be prescribing the male sex hormone testosterone to women with low sex drives.US Recall News is more concerned with informing the public of recalled products than it is about informing the public of products that aren't even on the market yet. But we cam across this company while researching … [Read more...]