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• Potato Salad Recalled By Kroger

  Jamie Sheller | August 31, 2007 7:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Kroger's store-brand "Southern Style" and "Mustard" style potato salads are being recalled. The company is recalling the potato salads due to concerns of E. coli contamination. E. coli is a bacteria that can cause intestinal illness and other problems. Testing of some potato salads by the Ohio Department of Agriculture, showed positive results for E. coli. However, no illnesses have been...

• New Warnings Recommended for Sunscreens

  Jamie Sheller | August 26, 2007 4:05 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Sunscreen has long been advocated to protect people from the damaging effects of the sun. Recently, the FDA called for new warnings and information to be included on sunscreen labels. The two kinds of rays from the sun are ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB). Sunscreens have standard ratings for protection against UVB rays, which cause sunburn. However, the suggested new labels would...

• Baby Carrots Recalled By California Company

  Jamie Sheller | August 24, 2007 10:04 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Baby carrots from the Los Angeles Salad Company are being recalled. The company has issued the baby carrot recall due to possible contamination with Shigella bacteria. The affected carrots were sold under two labels and distributed in several states. One label is Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots, distributed in Colorado, California, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina and...

• FDA Warning About Children and OTC Cold Medicines

  Jamie Sheller | August 19, 2007 9:40 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Parents are warned about the risks of giving OTC cough and cold medications to young children. The FDA says that parents should not give such medicines to children younger than two years old. According to the FDA's Public Health Advisory, there are serious questions about whether the risks of these products outweigh the benefits in young children. Earlier this year, a group of pediatricians...

• Ocean King Enterprises Inc. Recalls Seafood Dips Due to Possible Contamination

  Jenny Albano | August 16, 2007 10:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Ocean King Enterprises Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling certain Ready-to-Eat Seafood Dips because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This bacteria can cause serious and potentially fatal infections in the young, elderly, and those with weak immune systems.The products were distribute through A&P warehouses in Maryland, Massachusetts, and New Jersey and were...

• Car Accidents and Injuries to Children

  Jamie Sheller | August 16, 2007 9:53 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Children involved in car accidents should be carefully checked for injuries, particularly those related to seat belts. Such injuries could be easy to miss in children and doctors must be especially vigilant in examining a child involved in a car accident. A review of 10 years of medical literature showed an increased risk of "seat belt syndrome" in children who were inappropriately belted...

• FDA Issues Warning About Raw Oysters

  Jamie Sheller | August 10, 2007 8:09 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The FDA has issued a warning to consumers about eating raw oysters. Only raw oysters are involved in the warning, not properly cooked oysters. The warning was prompted by reports of vibriosis in Washington State and California, linked to raw oysters harvested from a bed off the coast of Washington State. Though the known reports of vibriosis came from California and Washington State, oysters...

• Another Botulism Recall

  Jamie Sheller | August 03, 2007 6:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Less than two weeks after canned meat products were recalled due to reports of botulism, the FDA has recalled green beans because of fears of botulism toxin. The product at issue in this recall is 14.5 ounce cans of French cut green beans manufactured by Lakeside Foods Inc. of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Though there had been no reports of botulism linked to the beans as of August 1, the product has...