This page is in regard to the recalled cat food and dog food products from Menu Foods due to problem with kidney failure in pets. For information about the Greenies Recall click here, and for information about the Diamond Pet Food Aflatoxin Recall click here.NEW UPDATES!!! Click for Full List of Dog Food Recalls as of April 19th.NEW UPDATES!!! … [Read more...]
Ford Truck Recall Alert for Trucks with Speed Control
Over 155,000 Ford trucks are being recalled by the Ford Motor Company, according to today's recall alert by the NHTSA.Here are the models being recalled, all year 2003 Fords:Ford E550 Trucks (2002 & 2003)Ford Excursion SUVFord F-150 TrucksFord F250 TrucksFord F350 TrucksFord F450 TrucksFord F550 TrucksLincoln Blackwood Pickup TruckOn the models … [Read more...]
Automated External Heart Defibrillator Recall
(Note: Click here for the AED Recall from March 11, 2009) Defibtech is voluntarily recalling Lifeline and ReviveR semi-automated external defibrillators for potential problems with the low battery alert.The recall affects all Lifeline and Revive R automated external defibrillators with software versions 2.002 and earlier. The self-test software … [Read more...]
Just Say Know Urges Activism on Eli Lilly Zyprexa
Compiled from a Just Say "Know" Press ReleaseThe Just Say "Know" to Prescription Drugs Campaign today contacted supporters worldwide requesting their activism in the case case pending between Eli Lilly and Jim Gottstein. If there is a case that dramatically … [Read more...]
Peter Pan Peanut Butter Recall Salmonella Warning!
The FDA is warning consumers to check the number on the lid of their Peter Pan peanut butter jars.Those with the Product Code 2111 may have been contaminated with Salmonella, bacteria that the Center for Disease Control blames for about 600 deaths every year.Consumers are urged to properly dispose of peanut butter from these jars. When throwing … [Read more...]
Carefull When Purchasing Used Fitness Equipment
I recently purchased a Bowflex Ultimate Home Gym from Craigs List and had it in my basement for one day when the leg extension cable came loose and snapped back to hit my shin with so much force I thought it was broken!This isn't to say anything negative about Bowflex. It is actually a fine machine, but the problem was that the origional owner … [Read more...]
Swallowed Magnets Stick Together in Child's Intestines
Child Safety Reminder: Keep Babies and Toddlers Away from Small MagnetsIf a child swallows multiple magnets on separate occasions, they may be attracted to each other from within the child's intestines and/or colon. So far at least one child has died and 19 others have needed surgery in the United States since 2003 after swallowing small, powerful … [Read more...]
FDA Internet Video News Program for Recall Alerts
FDA Patient Safety News is supposed to be "A Video News Show for Health Professionals" but there is no reason why consumers could not stay up-to-date as well by watching the Internet broadcasts.What is it, exactly?FDA Patient Safety News is a televised series for health care personnel, carried on satellite broadcast networks aimed at hospitals and … [Read more...]
Rituxan -Rituximab- URGENT Pharmaceutical Recall Alert
The FDA has issued an alert for Rituxan (Rituximab) after reports of a life-threatening brain infection in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus after treatment with Rituxan.The FDA has received reports of the death of two patients who were treated with Rituxan for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Both patients developed a life-threatening … [Read more...]
FDA Crackdown on Illegal Quinine Marketing
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered firms this week to stop marketing unapproved products containing quinine to treat leg cramps, due to serious health concerns, including death.Quinine is a drug used to treat malaria, but some firms have been marketing "off label" for treatment of leg cramps. This is an unapproved use of the … [Read more...]
FDA Crackdown on Compounded Topical Local Anesthetic Cream
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent out five warning letters this month, every one of them involving a compounding pharmacy, and every one of them concerning the compounding of topical local anesthetic creams.According to the FDA, there have been at least two non-fatal reactions and two deaths attributed to the use of compounded topical … [Read more...]
Don't Buy Strawberry Smoothies at Jamba Juice This Month!
One of the Jamba Juice frozen strawberry providers has recalled their fruit (sold exclusively to Jamba Juice) for possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination.Listeria can cause serious sickness and can sometimes be fatal in young children, the elderly, and those with week immune systems. Listeria infections can also cause miscarriages and … [Read more...]
US and Japan Agree to Improve Consumer Product Safety
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has signed a cooperative agreement with Japan to improve the safety of consumer products in both countries.The agreement calls for an exchange of information between the US and Japan on consumer product safety issues, the development of training programs dealing with consumer product safety, and an exchange … [Read more...]
Dangerous Products and Recalled Toys to Avoid This Holiday Season
(Looking for information about the Fisher Price Toy Recall? Click Here.)Note: This post was from 2006. Every year there are more and more toy recalls to consider, and thus we have posted again for the 2007 season. Click here to see the toys recalled so far in 2007 for lead-based paint from China.We have compiled a list of some important recalls on … [Read more...]
FDA Alert on Methadone Treatment
The FDA has released a notification to healthcare professionals reporting on life-threatening side effects such as respiratory depression and cardiac arrhythmia in patients receiving methadone.Healthcare professionals are urged to read the information sheet (found here in PDF format) and prescribing information (found here in PDF format) which … [Read more...]
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