FDA Warning — Birth Control Pills Yaz, Yasmin and Other Drospirenone Pills: Possible Increased Risk of Blood Clots The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a Safety Communication reporting that it “remained concerned” about the potential increased risk of blood clots associated with the use of drospirenone-containing birth control pills. Drospirenone is the synthetic progestin […]
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. is recalling about 131,300 pounds of ground beef that might be contaminated with E. coli. For the U.S. Department of Agriculture announcement click here. The products being recalled include Kroger-brand ground beef; Butcher’s Brand beef and generic label beef, which were all produced Aug. 23. The Kroger beef was distributed in Tennessee and Indiana; […]
Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall for spinach dip because it may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes. The problem was discovered as a result of routine microbial testing conducted by Publix. The 16 ounce containers of prepackaged spinach dip were sold at Publix retail deli departments with a UPC of 41415–00062 and use […]
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of about 1.7 million Little Tikes toy tool sets and trucks, citing a choking hazard from toy nails. The oversized plastic toy nails were also recalled in August 2009, the CPSC said in a statement. The new voluntary recall involves another 11 models of Little Tikes’ Workshop […]
Actos has been used to treat Type 2 diabetes since 2000 and is sometimes prescribed in conjunction with other active ingredients such as insulin, metformin, or glimepiride. It is designed to lower blood glucose levels and thereby increase the patient’s sensitivity to insulin. More than 2.3 million prescriptions for the drug were issued in […]
The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Bridgeway International have recalled 91,000 men’s bicycles for chains that break and can cause riders to fall. The company has received 11 reports of faulty bicycle chains, nine of which resulted in rider injuries such as cuts and contusions. The recall involves “NEXT” brand men’s 26-inch “hybrid” bicycles in […]
Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, based in Huntsville, Ala., recalled select blister packs of oral contraceptives had been rotated 180 degrees, “reversing the weekly tablet orientation.” The error could lead to unintended pregnancy, the release said. Eight products were included in the recall. All eight products are sold as 28-day packs, which include 21 active pills, and seven […]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has recalled 280,000 Hyundai, Kia and Subaru Autos. Hyundai Santa Fe and Veracruz 2007 and 2008 model years: A total of 205,233 units manufactured between Dec. 26, 2006 and March 21, 2008 may contain a clock spring contact assembly for the driver’s air bag supplemental restraint system that could become damaged […]
Cargill Value Added Meats Retail announced an immediate Class I voluntary recall of approximately 85-percent-lean fresh ground turkey products produced at the company’s Springdale, Ark., facility on Aug. 23, 24, 30 and 31, 2011, due to possible contamination from Salmonella Heidelberg. Download the full 09/11/2011 Turkey recall product list (pdf) On Aug. 3, Cargill recalled […]
Medtronic’s SynchroMed II implantable painkiller pump has been recalled. This is the second class 1 recall this year due to reports of defective batteries. Medtronic’s urgent update last month became a second class I recall for its SynchroMed II implantable drug infusion pumps because of reports that the devices may have defective batteries that […]