Archives for December 2009

RC2 Corp. to Pay $1.25 Million Civil Penalty For Lead Paint On Thomas & Friends Toys

December 30, 2009 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. - AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT TO PROTECTING THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN, THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT RC2 CORP., OF OAK BROOK, ILL. HAS AGREED TO PAY A $1.25 MILLION CIVIL PENALTY FOR ALLEGEDLY VIOLATING THE FEDERAL LEAD PAINT BAN. THE PENALTY SETTLEMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY ACCEPTED … [Read more...]

Encompass Group Recalls Thermoflect Product Line

December 29, 2009 By The FDA Leave a Comment

Jea R. Gackowski, Encompass Group Corporate Compliance Officer announced today the company is voluntarily recalling the Thermoflect product line for relabeling regarding its use in the MR (Magnetic Resonance) environment. "We are voluntarily recalling the product line from use in the Magnetic Resonance (MR) environment," Gackowski said. "We are … [Read more...]

Nationwide Recall Of All Lots Of Tylenol Arthritis Pain 100 Count With Ez-Open Cap

December 29, 2009 By The FDA 7 Comments

McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is expanding its voluntary recall to include all available product lots of TYLENOL ® Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles, with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP (Full list of lot numbers provided below). In November 2009, 5 lots of this product were recalled due to consumer reports of an … [Read more...]

CPSC Approves Final Rule on Registration Requirements For Durable Infant or Toddler Products

December 25, 2009 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) unanimously approved (5-0) a new rule requiring manufacturers of durable infant or toddler products to establish and maintain a registration card program. As mandated by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (CPSIA) Sec. 104(d)(1), CPSC is issuing a final consumer product safety rule … [Read more...]

Quarter-Million Pounds of Beef / Steak Recalled: E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination

December 25, 2009 By The USDA Leave a Comment

National Steak and Poultry, an Owasso, OK, establishment, is recalling approximately 248,000 pounds of beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. FSIS became aware of the problem during the course of an investigation of a cluster of E. coli O157:H7 illnesses. Working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and … [Read more...]