Defective & Dangerous Products

• Baby Carrots Recalled By California Company

  Jamie Sheller | August 24, 2007 10:04 AM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  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 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  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...

• FDA Issues Warning About Raw Oysters

  Jamie Sheller | August 10, 2007 8:09 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  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 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  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...

• Botulism Scare Leads to Expanded Recall of Canned Meats

  Jamie Sheller | July 25, 2007 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Recently, hot dog chili sauce made by Castleberry Food Co. was linked to cases of botulism, and the chili sauce was recalled. Now, the recall has been expanded to other canned meat products made by Castleberry Food Co. More than 80 types of hash, stew, chili and other canned meat products are now involved in the recall, due to the risk of botulism. Botulism can be a potentially fatal...

• Botulism Scare With Hot Dog Chili Sauce

  Jamie Sheller | July 20, 2007 7:51 AM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Some brands of canned hot dog chili sauce have been linked to botulism poisoning. Botulism can cause weakness of the muscles in the body and paralysis of breathing muscles. Four cases of botulism poisoning have been linked to the hot dog chili sauce, which is sold under several brand names, including Castleberry Hot Dog Chili Sauce, Austex Hot Dog Sauce and Kroger Hot Dog Sauce. The sauce...

• Fish From China Blocked By FDA

  Jamie Sheller | June 28, 2007 5:42 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  The import of five species of fish from China is being blocked by the FDA. Eel, basa, shrimp, catfish and dace are the species indicated in the alert. The import alert was issued due to reports of contamination with drugs and unsafe food additives. The fish will be blocked until the importer can prove that the seafood is not contaminated. The medications and additives at issue are not...

• Recall of Beef Due to E. Coli Fear

  Jamie Sheller | April 21, 2007 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Almost 400,000 pounds of beef have been recalled by two beef producers, due to concerns about E. Coli contamination. HFX, Inc. and Richwood Meat Co., the two beef producers involved in the recall, are in California and Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania beef was distributed in Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia. The California beef was distributed in California, Idaho, Washington, Oregon...

• Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis and Gadolinium Contrast Agents

  Jamie Sheller | March 31, 2007 2:56 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NFD) is a potentially fatal skin disorder found in people with renal failure. Typically, a patient with NSF/NFD has moderate to end-stage kidney disease. The disorder has been linked to gadolinium-based contrast agents used in imaging studies, such as MRI, of patients with moderate to end-stage kidney disease. It is...

• Warnings About Arsenic In Mineral Water

  Jamie Sheller | March 28, 2007 2:07 PM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  According to the FDA, consumers should avoid drinking Jermuk brand of mineral water. The latest warning comes several weeks after the FDA's initial warning about the risk of arsenic in the mineral water. Arsenic is a poison and is known to cause cancer in humans. Since the FDA's earlier warning, Andreas Andreasyan DBA Arnaz & Nelli Co., the distributor of Jermuk, has recalled several brands...