Archives for 2008

Fresh from the Deli American Sub Sandwich Listeria Recall

August 30, 2008 By The FDA Leave a Comment

CONTACT: JEANNE GANNON (618) 398-8122 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE &NDASH; BELLEVILLE, IL &NDASH; AUGUST 28, 2008 &NDASH; LANDSHIRE, INC. IS RECALLING ITS AMERICAN SUB SANDWICH BECAUSE IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES, AN ORGANISM WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTIONS IN YOUNG CHILDREN, FRAIL OR ELDERLY … [Read more...]

Retailers Agree To Stop Sale and Recall Simplicity Bassinets Due To Strangulation Hazard

August 30, 2008 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. – THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) IS URGING RETAILERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PROTECT THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF BABIES BY STOPPING SALE AND RECALLING NEARLY 900,000 DANGEROUS SIMPLICITY BASSINETS. YESTERDAY, CPSC WARNED PARENTS, CAREGIVERS AND CONSUMERS TO IMMEDIATELY STOP USING CONVERTIBLE "CLOSE-SLEEPER/BEDSIDE … [Read more...]

Bonne Bell Recalls Children's Cosmetics Accessory Bags Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

August 30, 2008 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

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 CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED. NAME OF PRODUCT: BONNE BELL CHILDREN’S COSMETICS ACCESSORY BAGS UNITS: ABOUT 945,000 … [Read more...]

Baby Hammocks Recalled by FlagHouse Due to Strangulation Hazards

August 30, 2008 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED. NAME OF PRODUCT: YAYITA BABY HAMMOCKS UNITS: ABOUT 100 DISTRIBUTOR: FLAGHOUSE INC., OF HASBROUCK HEIGHTS, N.J. HAZARD: THE HAMMOCK CAN FLIP OVER, POSING A SERIOUS … [Read more...]

GIA Instruments Recalls Polariscopes Due to Shock Hazard

August 29, 2008 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. NAME OF PRODUCT: ILLUMINATOR POLARISCOPES 415000 AND 415 UNITS: ABOUT 8,000 MANUFACTURER: GIA INSTRUMENTS, OF CARLSBAD, CALIF. HAZARD: THE POLARISCOPES CAN HAVE A GROUND WIRE MISSING, POSING A RISK OF ELECTRICAL SHOCK TO THE USER. … [Read more...]