On February 16, 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a Class I recall of Zimmer Biomet Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder implants. A Class I recall is the most serious type of recall the agency issues, and involves defective devices that can cause serious injury or death. 3,662 units are recalled. The shoulder implants were … [Read more...]
Antidepressant Recalls and What You Should Do To Protect Your Health
Millions of people in the United States rely on some form of medication to control the often devastating symptoms of depression and anxiety. While there are many different types of antidepressants on the market today, they generally function in the same way by regulating part of the brain’s chemical structure and how those chemicals work within the … [Read more...]
Low – Testosterone MDL – 2545
A new milestone was hit recently in court -- with over 5,000 cases filed against manufacturers of Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT), a hormone replacement therapy. The claims assert that the makers of Androgel®, Axiron and Testim all failed to issue adequate warnings about the health risks of the product. Allegations include an increased … [Read more...]
King's Command Foods, LLC. Recalls Beef Products Due To Possible Foreign Matter Contamination
WASHINGTON, March 9, 2017 – King’s Command Foods, LLC., a Kent, Wash. establishment, is recalling approximately 26,138 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The meatballs and chicken fried … [Read more...]
St. Louis Court rules in Favor of J&J in Talc Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit
On March 3, 2017, a Missouri jury ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its talc supplier Imerys Talc in a lawsuit by a woman who alleged that J&J talcum powder products for feminine hygiene for 36 years caused her ovarian cancer. The victory for J&J comes after three consecutive losses in the St. Louis court, in which … [Read more...]
France Investigates Chemotherapy Drug Taxotere After Reports of Five Fatalities
Recently, the French National Drug and Health Product Safety Agency (ANSM) began an investigation of Taxotere (docetaxel) after completing a report that listed five deaths related to the chemotherapy drug. The cause of death for patients using Taxotere is neutropenic enterocolitis (also commonly referred to as typhlitis), which is the … [Read more...]
Vulto Creamery Issues Voluntary Recall of All Soft, Wash-Rind Raw Milk Cheeses Because of Possible Health Risk
Vulto Creamery, Walton, New York, is recalling all lots of Ouleout, Miranda, Heinennellie, and Willowemoc soft wash-rind raw milk cheeses out of an abundance of caution due to testing result from the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA), which found Ouleout lot # 617 positive for Listeria monocytogenes and New York Department of Agriculture and … [Read more...]
Landies Candies Co. Inc. Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Peanuts on “WEGMANS MILK CHOCOLATE (BIG EAR BUNNY) SUCKER”
Landies Candies Co. Inc. of Buffalo, NY is recalling its 3-oz packages of “WEGMANS Milk Chocolate Big Ear Bunny Sucker”, Net Wt 3 oz, Lot # 35016, Best by 9-15-2017 because they may contain undeclared peanuts. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to peanuts run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume … [Read more...]
The Soynut Butter Co Expands Recall to All I.M. Healthy Soynut Butters And I.M. Healthy Granola Because of Possible Health Risk
The SoyNut Butter Co. of Glenview, IL is recalling all varieties of I.M. Healthy SoyNut Butters and all varieties of I.M. Healthy Granola products because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. Coli O157:H7). E. coli O157:H7 causes a diarrheal illness often with bloody stools. I.M. Healthy Products were distributed in … [Read more...]
A&H Focal Inc. Issues Nationwide Recall of 29 Products Marketed as Dietary Supplements Due to The Possible Presence of Undeclared Erectile Dysfunction Ingredients
A&H Focal Inc. is voluntarily recalling all lots of the following products because many of these products have been historically tested by the FDA and found to contain PDE-5 Inhibitors (i.e. sildenafil, tadalafil, vardenafil, etc.) which is the active ingredient in an FDA-approved drug for erectile dysfunction (ED) making these tainted dietary … [Read more...]
KEYSTONE ( 17V147000 )
Dated: MAR 07, 2017 Keystone RV Company (Keystone) is recalling certain 2017 Cougar and Laredo recreational trailers. The affected vehicles may have been incorrectly equipped with two carbon monoxide detectors instead o... … [Read more...]
What Are The Most Reliable Diagnostic Methods for Mesothelioma?
Nearly 3,000 people in the U.S. are annually diagnosed with mesothelioma, a very rare and aggressive form of cancer which is exclusively caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos. Because the malignant disease entails a long latency period of 20-50 years, the majority of those affected today were in contact with asbestos at some point during the … [Read more...]
Moose Toys Recalls Toy Frogs Due to Chemical and Injury Hazards
Name of product: Little Live Pets Lil Frog and Lil Frog Lily Pad toys Hazard: When the button batteries are removed from the toy frogs, the battery’s cap can become a projectile and the battery’s chemicals can leak, posing chemical and injury hazards. Units: About 427,000 (in addition, 17,800 were sold in … [Read more...]
Calphalon Recalls Cutlery Knives Due to Laceration Hazard
Name of product: Contemporary Cutlery knives Hazard: The blade on Contemporary Cutlery knives can break during use, posing a laceration hazard. In Conjunction With: Units: About 2 million (in addition, about 7,000 were sold in Canada) Description: This recall involves Calphalon Contemporary Cutlery carving, chef, … [Read more...]
Synergy Rx Pharmacy Issues a Voluntary Nationwide Recall of the Products Listed Below due to a Lack of Quality Assurance
San Diego, CA, Synergy Rx Pharmacy is voluntarily recalling the following non-sterile products; Sublingual Tablets, HCG and HCG with resveratrol Human Chorionic Gonadoptropin), Non Sterile Dermatology creams all strengths (retinoic acid creams, hydroquinine creams, bleaching creams), Numbing Creams, acne creams, hair growth serums with minoxidil, … [Read more...]
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