Nearly 128,000 bottles of Tylenol have been recalled by manufacturer Johnson & Johnson after consumers reported a moldy odor in the product. This is just the latest in a long string of over-the-counter medication recalls by J&J for similar problems.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Munchkin Inc, of North Hills, Calif., today announced a voluntary recall of the Bathtub Subs product, a battery-operated bathtub submarine toy. The toy was recalled because the intake valve on the bottom of the submarine toy can suck up loose skin, posing laceration hazard to children.
Women who used hormone replacement therapy (HRT) not only put themselves at risk for breast cancer, they are also at greater risk of developing more severe forms of the disease and at an increased risk of dying, according to a study published in the Oct. 20 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study contradicts previous studies that showed while HRT increased a woman's risk of breast cancer, the disease was often less aggressive and the tumors more treatable.
Makers of vaccines designed to protect children from a host of potentially dangerous diseases are threatening to stop production if the United States Supreme Court decides to allow to be heard some 5,000 lawsuits alleging that vaccines caused autism.
Evenflo is recalling certain Maestro child restraint systems with model numbers beginning with 310 and built from November 24, 2009, through April 9, 2010. These seats fail to conform to the structural integrity requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 213, "Child Restraint Systems."
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today that General Motors Corp. is recalling 2009-2010 model year Chevrolet Impala vehicles as a result of possible problems with the safety belt restraints.
As delightful as Halloween is for most Americans, the spooky holiday is also fraught with more dangers than any other festive time of year. Everything from candles and costumes to strangers with candy and busy neighborhood traffic mean that children and parents must be extra mindful of potentially dangerous things and situations that can potentially turn a joyous evening into a real nightmare.
Two companies that manufacture jogging strollers, Tike Tech and Valco Baby, have announced voluntary recall on several models of their strollers due to a strangulation hazard. The recalls were announced today in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The recalls include the Tike Tech Single City X3 and X3 Sport Jogging Strollers, and the Valco Baby Tri Mode Single and Twin Jogging Strollers.
Global manufacturing firm Whitesell Corp. has evoked harsh words from the U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis for a multitude of safety and health violations discovered by federal investigators in the company's two northwest Alabama facilities. According to Solis, the violations created dangerous conditions for Whitesell's employees, one of whom had his hand severed by a hydraulic forging press earlier this year.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a new rule this week that will clarify what and when safety information must be reported during clinical trials of investigational drugs and biologics.
