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Choyce Products, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 5,452 pounds of frozen Yellowfin Tuna because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune
Wal-Mart Sand ‘N Sun flip-flops, which are sold for $2.44 nationwide, have been causing mass peeling because of a chemical reaction between human skin and the chemical composition of the flip-flop. The chemical reaction has still not been identified, it could be linked to many things such as sun scr
Aqua Dots, a dangerous children’s toy that was recalled almost three weeks ago, are still being found in advertisements. The popular kids toy was recalled because they were coated in a chemical that can turn into the “date-rape” drug when swallowed .A Toys “R” Us flier distributed in some Sunday new
The Dole Food Co. is recalling bagged lettuce because a sample was found to contain E. coli on Monday, September 17. So far there have not been any illnesses reported to the company. The voluntary recall affects all packages of Dole’s Hearts Delight salad mix sold in the United States and Canada wit
Berko Electric of Peru, Indiana, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of the company’s toe-space heaters, catalog number TS, TS-1, and TS-1A because of a serious fire hazard. Berko Electric is now known as Marley Engineered Products of Bennettsville,
The FDA and Abbott Laboratories sent out an alert to remind clinicians of the appropriate dosing for Kaletra Oral Solution after a 44 month-old baby died of an overdose of the solution. Kaletra is used for the treatment of AIDS in adults and children over six months of age. The infant who died was g
Baxter Healthcare and the FDA have announced the Class 1 Recall of Baxter COLLEAGUE and FLO-GARD Volumetric Infusion Pumps. The recall includes 534 infusion pump devices in the United States that were brought into the company’s service center for maintenance and repair. The company found falsified r
The FDA has warned consumers not to use various brands of hot dog chili sauce because they have been linked to botulism that has sent four people to the hospital.The recall includes 10 ounce cans of Castleberry’s, Austex, and Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce with “best by” dates from April 30, 2009 throug
Sanofi-Aventis, the world’s third largest drug maker, withdrew its U.S. application for the weight loss drug Zimulti. The drug has been linked to suicidal thoughts and the advisory panel to the FDA voted that the agency should not approve Zimulti.The medicine had an action date of July 26, but the a
A motorcyle carrying a driver and passenger collided with a Toyota Corolla on Farrington Highway in Waipahu, Honolulu. The accident happened Friday April 27th. All three of the people involved in the motorcyle-car accident are from Waipahu. According to police, the crash happened at 11:27 p.m., 216
In the continuing news about the pet food recall, food fed to pigs at a small number of farms in the country contained melamine. The FDA has announced that they consider any pork from the pigs as safe. 345 pigs that had eaten the contaminated food have entered the human food supply. In the Saturday
A 34-year-old man driving a Jeep on Mauna Kea Access Road in Hilo went off the road, down an embankment and flipped over. The driver was killed. The driver’s 31-year-old wife was taken to the Queen’s Medical Center to be treated for her injuries. A 33-year-old woman from Japan also died. Police are
