Recalls

Recalls

Nearly 55,000 pounds of Jeanie-O Stores brand frozen raw turkey burgers distributed nationwide and sold at Sam's Club Stores are being recalled because the burgers may be contaminated with a drug-resistant strain of salmonella known as Salmonella Hadar. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified 12 reports of infections in people ranging in age from 1 to 86 since January.




Recalls

A type of catheter used during medical imaging procedures known as angiograms is being recalled by the manufacturer because there may be small particles inside the catheter that may cause life threatening health problems. The Class 1 recall involves the Mikro-Tip Angiographic Catheter, Model SPC-454D and SPC-454F, made by Millar Instruments Inc.




Recalls

Irinotecan Hydrochloride Injection manufactured by APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a type of chemotherapy used to treat recurrent or progressive metastatic colorectal cancer, is being recalled because one lot of the drug was found to contain a fungal microbial contaminant.




Recalls

ACCU-CHEK FlexxLink Plus infusion sets designed to deliver insulin to diabetic patients are being recalled by the manufacturer, Roche Insulin Delivery Systems, because of the cannula, or delivery tubing, can bend or kink, creating a potential for under-delivery of insulin.




Recalls

Drug company Greenstone LLC is recalling two types of medication because of a possible labeling mix-up that could cause serious injury to consumers who accidentally take the wrong medication.




Recalls

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperating with Lasko Products Inc., of West Chester, Penn., announces a voluntary recall of nearly 5 million box fans. An electrical failure in the fan's motor poses a fire hazard to consumers.




Recalls

A second infant death has prompted the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to re-announce a 2008 recall of more than 985,000 drop-side cribs with "Crib Trigger Lock and Safety Peg" hardware.




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Several brands of Providine Iodine Prep Pads used to prevent infection in minor cuts, scrapes and burns and to prepare the skin prior to surgery, are being recalled because testing showed the pads may be contaminated with a bacterium that may cause serious and even life-threatening infections.




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Kits used to test patients for diseases such as strep and tuberculosis are being recalled because the kits may contain tube components that are partially empty or empty of solution and may give false-negative results. This could cause a delay or lack of treatment, which could be detrimental to one's health.




Recalls

Certain injectible products made by American Regent are being recalled because of visible particles in the solution. The particles were found to be glass delamination, which if injected into patients could cause serious health problems such as damage to blood vessels in the lungs, localized swelling and granuloma formation.