Bulk cartons of cucumbers are being recalled by Raleigh, N.C.-based L&M Companies, Inc., because they could be contaminated with salmonella. The recall includes 1,590 bulk cartons of cucumbers distributed between March 30 and April 7 to New York, Florida, Illinois, Tennessee, Mississippi, Nebraska, Texas and Wyoming. The recalled cartons are marked with the name Nature's Delight and contain the lot # PL-RID-002990 on the side.

Johnson & Johnson has announced another recall, this time on the prescription anti-epilepsy drug Topamax (tropiramate). Consumers have reported an uncharacteristic musty odor in the pills. The odor is thought to be caused by trace amounts of TBA (2, 4, 6 tribromoanisole), and is not considered to be toxic, though some consumers have reported temporary gastrointestinal symptoms.

A product used in radiation treatment is being recalled because the device may shed particles of chemical, known as tungsten, into the body that can show up in later scans and x-rays as suspicious calcifications.

A device used to treat brain aneurysms is being recalled because a defect in the product may lead to serious injury including blood clots and stroke.

More than $6 million in OTC and hospital medical supplies including medicated wipes and antifungal creams were seized by federal officials because the products may have contributed to serious infections and death. U.S. Marshals, acting on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), raided the manufacturing plant of H&P Industries Inc. and the Triad Group collecting providone iodine and benzalkonium chloride antiseptic products, cold and cough medicines, nasal sprays, suppositories, medicated wipes, antifungal creams, and hemorrhoidal wipes.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with My Michelle of New York, N.Y., has announced a voluntary recall of about 90,000 girl's tops of various styles. The tops feature attached jewelry and decorative trim that contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning the public that the use of benzocaine, the main ingredient in over-the-counter (OTC) gels and liquids applied to the gums or mouth to reduce pain, is associated with a rare, but serious condition. This condition is called methemoglobinemia and results in the amount of oxygen carried through the blood stream being greatly reduced. In the most severe cases, methemoglobinemia can result in death.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Arms' Reach Concepts, Inc. of Oxnard, Calif., announce the voluntary recall of the Arm's Reach Original and Universal style of "co-sleeper," a bed-side baby sleeper. When the fabric liner of the bedside sleeper is not used or not securely attached, infants can fall from the raised mattress into the loose fabric at the bottom of the bedside sleeper or can become entrapped between the edge of the mattress and the side of the sleeper, posing a risk of suffocation.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Key Baby LLC, announces a voluntary recall of Pampers (R) Natural Stages Infant Ortho and Bulb Pacifiers. The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards and pose a choking hazard to young children.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Infantino LLC, announced a voluntary recall of Troy the Activity Truck. Plastic beads on the activity truck's bead runs can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.