Yesterday a US Advisory Panel of 20 voted 13-to-7 that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) conclusions on the safety of mercury-based amalgam fillings were not "reasonable," and called for more research.The US Public Health Service said in 1997 that data did not support claims that silver fillings caused serious health problems. The FDA … [Read more...]

A Watchdog group called Public Citizen has asked the FDA to recall the Cyberonics Inc. implantable depression treatment device known as the Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS), claiming that Cyberonics has not proved that the electronic stimulator device is effective. In a July press release, Public Citizen called the FDA's approval of an electronic … [Read more...]

Is the government recalling all cigarettes? Of course not. Don't be silly. Why bite the hand that feeds you? Ahh, but the hand is quicker than the eye, and apparently it has been slipping more and more of its highly addictive drug into its already lethal products. Normally we shy away from news that doesn't have to do with product recalls, but this … [Read more...]

According to a recent news story in the Reuters Health section, many companies selling herbal sleep supplements containing valerian (that stuff that smells like stinky feet, but calms you down...) are not using as much of the key ingredient as claimed on the bottle, and sometimes include deadly substances like cadmium and lead.As most know, lead … [Read more...]

Each government agency uses slightly different technology to announce recalls or issue press releases. We were able to host some of the recall information on our own server, but we were forced to link to some recall categories on government websites. This has made the task of building a one-stop-shop type of resource for consumers quite difficult. … [Read more...]

Every month or two we like to highlight a few of the recall alerts found on our Main Recall Site under the various sections. These may include recall alerts regarding particularly dangerous, widely distributed, or unethically sold products.Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Recalls ATVs for Fire HazardBombardier Model Year 2006 Outlander 650 and … [Read more...]

Family Dollar, Inc. has agreed to pay a $100,000 civil penalty to the Consumer Product Safety Commission to settle allegations that they failed to report defects in their electric blanket products.The allegation is that Family Dollar knowingly failed to report in a timely manner the potential for the electric blankets to overheat and catch on … [Read more...]

We have been having problems with our dynamic URLs, and are still having those problems on some pages. However, the non-www VS www and index.php VS .com canonical URL problem has been taken care of thanks to a script from an unlikely source: A Fitness Marketing Website.Thanks First Page Fitness! … [Read more...]

The United States Political Administration (USPA) has issued an urgent recall for George W. Bush.USPA has warned citizens not to confuse this model with the previous presidential products, such as George H. W. Bush, senior. Although these earlier products have been discontinued, the only danger is frequent urination and chronic forgetfulness. These … [Read more...]

A New Jersey jury found that Vioxx was not a substantial factor in the heart attack of 68-year-old New Jersey woman, Elaine Doherty.To read a full report on the Reuters News Wire - Click Here … [Read more...]

Albertson's Inc., a chain of grocery stores, has issued a warning on their own brand of one-pound bags of peeled baby carrots for possible salmonella poisoning.A bag of Albertson's carrots tested positive for salmonella in Canada. These carrots have already been taken off the shelves, but consumers are advised not to eat the bags they already have, … [Read more...]

The new bill would require better planning of how drugmakers and the Food and Drug Administration are going to identify and manage risks after the approval of new drugs. For instance, it might require drug companies to include a risk-management plan with their drug approval submissions, and would also require drug companies to disclose the full … [Read more...]

Hamilton Medical, inc. has issued a voluntary recall of Raphael ventilators with older software because, under certain specific situations following an oxygen cell calibration without a compressed air supply, as instructed by the operator's manual, the ventilator can be put into a state where no visible or audible alarms are triggered.The following … [Read more...]

It's seems creating fire hazard products are all the rage these days. Here are just a few over the past couple of days:Nexgrill Industries Gas Grills Recalled Due to Fire HazardGas grills, I can understand. But have you ever heard of a digital camera starting a fire? There's a first time for everything...Hewlett-Packard Company Recalls Digital … [Read more...]