Baby Cereal Sold at Walmart Recalled for Arsenic Levels

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Maple Island Inc. announced Friday that it has recalled three lots of Parent’s Choice Rice Baby Cereal because of elevated levels of arsenic in the products. A sample from the three lots, which were sold only at Walmart, tested above the guidance for naturally occurring inorganic arsenic, … Read more

Stop Using Neutrogena and Aveeno Spray Sunscreen, J&J Warns

July 15, 2021 — Consumers should stop using certain brands of spray-on sunscreen products made by Johnson & Johnson. The company has issued a voluntarily recall after finding low levels of benzene, a known cancer-causing agent, in some samples. Benzene is not an ingredient of sunscreen, and should not be present in these products. … Read more

At least one child has been killed and others have been injured beneath the machines, as have some pets, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said. The commission considers the product “a serious risk to children for abrasions, fractures and death.”

April 27, 2021 — Peloton is pushing back against a U.S. government warning about the safety of its pricey home-use treadmill. Experts wonder if it’s a case of dangerous design flaws — or the need for individual users to be accountable. It’s being followed closely as the at-home, artificial-intelligence-assisted fitness machines get more … Read more

Meow Mix Cat Food Recalled Due to Salmonella Fears

April 13, 2021 — Two lots of 30-pound bags of Meow Mix Original Choice Dry Cat Food have been recalled by the J.M. Smucker Co. due to possible salmonella contamination. The products were sold at certain Walmart stores in IL, MO, NE, NM, OK, UT, WI and WY. One lot has the UPC code 2927452099, … Read more

Salmonella Scare Drives Pet Food Recall

March 30, 2021 — A number of brands of dog and cat food are being recalled by Midwestern Pet Foods due to possible salmonella contamination that poses a risk to both pets who eat the products and people who handle them, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. The recall is for certain lots … Read more

Recall: Pet Food Blamed in Death of 70 Dogs

Recall: Pet Food Blamed in Death of 70 Dogs

By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s an expanded nationwide recall of Sportmix pet food products underway, after links were found between a mold-borne toxin in the food and the deaths of 70 dogs, with 80 other dogs being sickened, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday. The … Read more

Recall: Erectile Dysfunction, Depression Drugs Mixed Up

Dec. 10, 2020 — Sildenafil and trazodone tablets have been recalled by pharmaceutical distributor AvKare because the drugs were “inadvertently packaged together” when they were bottled by a third-party vendor, according to the company. Sildenafil is the active ingredient in Viagra, used to treat erectile dysfunction, and trazodone is used to treat major depression. … Read more

Wawona Peaches Linked to Salmonella Outbreak

Aug. 20, 2020 — A salmonella outbreak that’s sickened 68 people in nine states may be linked to Wawona-brand bagged peaches sold at ALDI stores, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday. The peaches were in 2-pound, clear plastic bags at ALDI stores in a number of states from June 1 until now. ALDI … Read more