Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Acting Chairperson Nancy Nord yesterday met with consumers in a "Town Hall Meeting" at the Mall of America in Minneapolis, MN. Nord answered questions from concerned consumers regarding the safety of imported products from china (specifically the recent spate of toy recalls) and discussed the CPSC's plans … [Read more...]
Slade Gorton and Co. Recalls Icybay Cooked Langostinos Because of Possible Health Risk (March 14)
CONTACT: MICHAEL SMITH 800-225-1573 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- BOSTON, MA -- MARCH 14, 2008 -- SLADE GORTON & CO IS ISSUING A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF ITS "ICYBAY" COOKED, READY TO EAT, FROZEN LANGOSTINOS BECAUSE THEY HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE CONTAMINATED WITH LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES, AN ORGANISM WHICH CAN CAUSE SERIOUS AND SOMETIMES FATAL INFECTIONS … [Read more...]
Reebok to Pay Record $1,000,000 Civil Penalty for Violation of Federal Hazardous Substances Act
WASHINGTON D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION (CPSC) ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT A MANUFACTURER OF ATHLETIC SHOES AND APPAREL HAS AGREED TO PAY THE GOVERNMENT A $1,000,000 CIVIL PENALTY (PDF). THIS PENALTY, WHICH HAS BEEN PROVISIONALLY ACCEPTED, IS THE LARGEST FOR A FEDERAL HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES ACT (FHSA) VIOLATION AND FOLLOWS A RECALL … [Read more...]
Galison/Mudpuppy Recalls Wire Bound Journals and Calendars Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard
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: WIRE-O BOUND JOURNALS AND CALENDARS UNITS: ABOUT 90,000 MANUFACTURER: … [Read more...]
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Lion Pavilion Issues Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Grassplot Brand Dried Pachyrhizus (Feb. 15)
CONTACT: JEANNETTE CHEN 718-384-6951 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- BROOKLYN, NY -- FEBRUARY 15, 2008 -- LION PAVILION LTD. OF BROOKLYN, NY IS RECALLING 8 OUNCE PACKAGES OF GRASSPLOT BRAND DRIED PACHYRHIZUS BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN UNDECLARED SULFITES. CONSUMERS WHO HAVE SEVERE SENSITIVITY TO SULFITES RUN THE RISK OF SERIOUS OR LIFE-THREATENING ALLERGIC … [Read more...]
Wang Globalnet Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Eggs, Peanuts and Milk Allergens in Lotte Margaret Brand Korean Cracker (Feb. 14)
CONTACT: RICKY YOU 718-821-5252 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- FEBRUARY 14, 2008 -- WANG GLOBALNET OF 365 TEN EYCK STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11206, IS RECALLING 19 GRAM PACKAGES OF LOTTE MARGARET BRAND KOREAN CRACKER BECAUSE THEY MAY CONTAIN UNDECLARED EGGS, PEANUTS AND MILK ALLERGENS. CONSUMERS WHO ARE ALLERGIC TO EGGS, PEANUTS AND MILK MAY RUN THE RISK OF … [Read more...]
Summit Import Corporation Issues an Alert on Uneviscerated Fish (Feb. 12)
CONTACT: TONY LEE 201-839-2882 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- FEBRUARY 12, 2008 -- SUMMIT IMPORT CORP. 100 SUMMIT PLACE, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305 IS RECALLING ALL PACKAGES OF SUM CHEONG LUNG BRAND DRIED FISH DISCOVERED BY NEW YORK STATE DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS FOOD INSPECTORS DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION AND SUBSEQUENT ANALYSIS OF THE PRODUCT BY … [Read more...]
Walker's Food Products Company Recalls Four Bean Salad Because Of Possible Health Risk (Feb. 28)
CONTACT: MR. ROBERT GUDDE 816-472-8121 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- FEBRUARY 28, 2008 --- WALKER'S FOOD PRODUCTS COMPANY OF NORTH KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, IS RECALLING ITS 16OZ., 5-LB. AND 10-LB. CONTAINERS OF FOUR BEAN SALAD BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL CONTAMINATION WITH CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINUM, A BACTERIUM WHICH CAN CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING ILLNESS OR DEATH. … [Read more...]
Baxter to Proceed with Recall of Remaining Heparin Sodium Vial Products (Feb. 28)
CONTACT: ERIN GARDINER, (847) 948-4210 DEBORAH SPAK, (847) 948-2349 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- DEERFIELD, ILL., FEBRUARY 28, 2008 – BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC. ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE COMPANY IS PROCEEDING WITH THE VOLUNTARY RECALL OF ALL REMAINING LOTS AND DOSES OF ITS HEPARIN SODIUM INJECTION MULTI-DOSE, SINGLE-DOSE VIALS AND HEP-LOCK HEPARIN … [Read more...]
Palo Alto Labs Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Aspire36 and Aspire Lite, two Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements (Feb. 28)
CONTACT: PALO ALTO LABS CUSTOMERSERVICE@PALOALTOLABS.COM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- PORT ST. LUCIE, FL -- FEBRUARY 28, 2008- PALO ALTO LABS, 265 SW PORT ST. LUCIE BLVD., SUITE 252, PORT ST. LUCIE, FL 34984, ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT IT IS CONDUCTING A VOLUNTARY NATIONWIDE RECALL OF THE COMPANY'S SUPPLEMENT PRODUCTS SOLD UNDER THE NAME ASPIRE36 AND ASPIRE … [Read more...]
Actavis Recalls Remaining Fentanyl Patches in the US as Precaution (Mar. 1)
CONTACT: SARITA THAPAR, PHARMD 908-659-2471 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- MORRISTOWN, NJ, MARCH 1, 2008 -- ACTAVIS INC., THE UNITED STATES MANUFACTURING AND MARKETING DIVISION OF THE INTERNATIONAL GENERIC PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY ACTAVIS GROUP HF, TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT ITS SUBSIDIARY ACTAVIS SOUTH ATLANTIC LLC IS PROCEEDING WITH THE VOLUNTARILY RECALL … [Read more...]
Gorton's Seafood Recalls 6 Crispy Battered Fish Fillets Due to Possible Adulteration (Feb. 29)
CONTACT: JUDSON REIS 978-281-8264 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- GLOUCESTER, MASS., FEBRUARY 29, 2008 -- GORTON'S SEAFOOD, BASED IN GLOUCESTER, MASS., IS VOLUNTARILY RECALLING ONE FROZEN SEAFOOD PRODUCT WITH A SPECIFIC DATE CODE BECAUSE THE PRODUCT MAY HAVE BEEN ADULTERATED WITH PILLS. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN ONLY ONE ISOLATED CASE OF ADULTERATION AND NO … [Read more...]
Limited Number of Aunt Jemima Pancake and Waffle Mix Products Recalled for Possible Health Risk (March 4)
CONTACT: JAMIE STEIN, QUAKER OATS 312-821-2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- MARCH 4, 2008 – THE QUAKER OATS CO. ANNOUNCED THE PRODUCTS IN THE RECALL ARE A SMALL QUANTITY OF AUNT JEMIMA PANCAKE & WAFFLE MIX: ORIGINAL, ORIGINAL COMPLETE AND BUTTERMILK COMPLETE, WHICH MAY HAVE POTENTIAL SALMONELLA CONTAMINATION. NO OTHER AUNT JEMIMA, FROZEN AUNT … [Read more...]
New BCN Trading Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Asian Boy Sweet Ginger (Feb. 11)
CONTACT: VANESSA DUONG 908-757-2500 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- FEBRUARY 11, 2008 -- NEW BCN TRADING INC. OF SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ IS RECALLING 7 OZ. PLASTIC TUBS OF ASIAN BOY BRAND DRIED GINGER BECAUSE THE PRODUCT CONTAINS UNDECLARED SULFITES. CONSUMERS WHO HAVE SEVERE SENSITIVITY TO SULFITES RUN THE RISK OF SERIOUS OR LIFE THREATENING ALLERGIC … [Read more...]
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