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Cooper Extends Contact Lens Recall Over Hazy Vision Complaints

Cooper Extends Contact Lens Recall Over Hazy Vision Complaints

Contact lens manufacturer Cooper Cos. (COO) has extended their contact lens recall for the Avaira Sphere line. The recall is expected to produce a $9 million charge for the fiscal fourth quarter. The company's recall on their Avaira ... continue
GM Recalls 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain SUVs

GM Recalls 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain SUVs

GM recalls were issued on Wednesday for the company's 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and 2012 GMC Terrain vehicles. The recall is related to the tire pressure monitoring system which according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration isn't up ... continue
Topamax, another J&J product, recalled for unpleasant smell

Topamax, another J&J product, recalled for unpleasant smell

57,000 units of the epilepsy and migraine relief drug Topamax are being recalled after an “uncharacteristic odor” was found to be emanating from some of the product. Two lots of Topamax are affected by the recall, involving bottles that ... continue
Jennie-O recalls 55K pounds of turkey products after salmonella outbreak

Jennie-O recalls 55K pounds of turkey products after salmonella outbreak

A salmonella scare has prompted a recall of just under 55,000 lbs. of "raw frozen turkey meat" sold under the popular brand name Jennie-O after the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service was notified of a patient ... continue
Popular Lean Cuisine spaghetti variety recalled for plastic bits

Popular Lean Cuisine spaghetti variety recalled for plastic bits

Nestle is recalling all remaining stock of a lot of Lean Cuisine's Simple Favorites Spaghetti with Meatballs variety after customer complaints led to the discovery of red plastic bits in the meatball portion of the product. The affected ... continue
7 tons of ground beef recalled across several states on E. coli fears

7 tons of ground beef recalled across several states on E. coli fears

Seven tons of ground beef have been recalled by a Kansas packing plant after the dangerous bacteria E. coli was found during third party (neither by the company nor the USDA) laboratory testing. Arkansas City-based Creekstone Farms has ... continue
1.7m video baby monitors recalled after two infant deaths

1.7m video baby monitors recalled after two infant deaths

Nearly two million video infant monitors are being recalled across the United States after two incidents in which infants became entangled in power cords and died. A six-month-old boy from Conway, South Carolina and a ten-month-old girl from ... continue
Oregon sues Johnson & Johnson for secret buyback of bad Motrin

Oregon sues Johnson & Johnson for secret buyback of bad Motrin

You know all the recalls Johnson & Johnson has announced over the past year or so, mostly given to quality control issues in some of their plants? (Earning them several stern rebukes from the FDA?) Well, it seems ... continue
Oh noes! Pilgrim’s Pride chicken wing recall could affect your New Year’s appetizers!

Oh noes! Pilgrim’s Pride chicken wing recall could affect your New Year’s appetizers!

Put down the bag of frozen chicken wings and step away from the New Years recipes! If you're having people over tonight, you might want to check your New Years appetizers for Pilgrim's Pride brand chicken wings- the ... continue
Drop side cribs completely outlawed in the US

Drop side cribs completely outlawed in the US

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to entirely ban sale or resale of drop side cribs in the United States today after dozens of infants and children died due to the furniture style during this decade ... continue
Yet another Tylenol recall underway

Yet another Tylenol recall underway

Nearly a year after a "musty" smell precipitated a large scale recall of several medications, drugmaker Johnson & Johnson is recalling a variety of Tylenol again for the same concern. The FDA criticized the manufacturer back in January ... continue
Constipation remedy MiraLAX recalled for ill-fitting caps

Constipation remedy MiraLAX recalled for ill-fitting caps

The laxative MiraLAX is being recalled, but the recall is not due to a defect with the medication itself- it seems ill fitting caps are to blame. Retailer Giant Food Stores posted the following recall notice on their ... continue
Even more Tylenol is recalled…

Even more Tylenol is recalled…

This not a repeat from November, December, January, April or May- Johnson & Johnson is recalling even more of their over the counter medications. Johnson & Johnson is recalling an additional 21 lots of Tylenol, Benadryl and Motrin ... continue
SpaghettiOs recalled for improperly processed meat

SpaghettiOs recalled for improperly processed meat

Looks like Chef Boyardee's on the menu tonight- 15 million pounds of SpaghettiOs are being recalled after it was discovered that the meat in certain varieties may not have been cooked properly in a processing plant. The under-processed ... continue
FDA slams J&J again, tells parents ‘use generics’

FDA slams J&J again, tells parents ‘use generics’

For the second time in the past few months, the FDA has criticized manufacturer Johnson & Johnson for quality control oversights after several medications were produced with "known contamination with gram negative organisms" in a Pennsylvania factory. 43 ... continue
Infants’ and Children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, Benadryl recalled

Infants’ and Children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, Benadryl recalled

In November and December of 2009, Tylenol issued some broad recalls of a number of products including Arthritis Pain Caplets and varieties of Motrin, Rolaids and Benadryl due to a "moldy, musty smell" that caused mild illness in some people. The ... continue
Cookbook yanked after recipe calls for pasta with ‘freshly ground black people’

Cookbook yanked after recipe calls for pasta with ‘freshly ground black people’

An embarrassing single-word typo has caused the recall in Australia of a cookbook called the "Pasta Bible." A recipe for spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto is supposed to call for "freshly ground black pepper." Unfortunately, the book ... continue
Recall: Put down the Girl Scout Cookies and step away from the box

Recall: Put down the Girl Scout Cookies and step away from the box

The bad news: there's a recall going on of Girl Scout cookies that may have an "off" taste or smell. The good news? It's not any of the totally awesome ones like Samoas or Thin Mints. One of ... continue
Graco Stroller Recall Announced After Finger Amputations Reported

Graco Stroller Recall Announced After Finger Amputations Reported

Graco, a popular manufacturer of strollers sold at top retailers throughout the United States, including Toys "R" Us and Target, have announced a massive stroller recall after determining that the strollers were leading to finger amputations in ... continue
FDA slams Tylenol as recall spreads to Motrin, Benadryl, Rolaids, more

FDA slams Tylenol as recall spreads to Motrin, Benadryl, Rolaids, more

Remember the recall of Tylenol, specifically Arthritis Pain EZ-open tabs late last month? The product was recalled due to contamination with a substance that causes vomiting, nausea, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms. While that recall was for a ... continue
Tylenol expands recall on Arthritis Pain Caplets

Tylenol expands recall on Arthritis Pain Caplets

A five-lot recall of Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets announced last November has been expanded, maker McNeil PPC Inc. has announced. The affected product, notable for its distinctive red EZ-Open snap cap, has caused users to experience nausea, stomach pain, vomiting, ... continue
Source says CPSC to announce major crib recall Tuesday

Source says CPSC to announce major crib recall Tuesday

Details are scarce, but sources have disclosed the the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) is set to announce a massive crib recall on Tuesday. Worried parents have been seeking further details on the recall, said to be the ... continue