Archive for June 2008

Sage Products Inc. Issues Voluntary Recall of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloth Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation

Jun 30th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Drug Recalls

As a precautionary measure, Sage Products announced a voluntary recall of limited lots of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Cloth Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation product. Testing of bulk 2% CHG solution from an outside supplier was found positive for Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia).
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Ohio Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products

Jun 29th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Food Recalls

The Kroger Co., a Cincinnati, Ohio, retailer is recalling an undetermined amount of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today.



Respiratory Illness, Dog Bites Among Top Concerns For Travelers to China

Jun 28th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Health News

Beijing–bound Olympic travelers should worry less about exotic diseases, and instead focus on preventing more mundane health problems like respiratory illness and dog bites.



Hewlett-Packard Co. Recalls Fax Machines Due to Fire Hazard

Jun 27th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Electronic Recalls

Name of Product: HP Fax 1010 and 1010xi Machines
Units: About 367,000 units (an additional 84,000 units sold outside of the U.S.)
Importer: Hewlett-Packard Co., of Palo Alto, Calif.



Children’s Jackets And Hoodies with Drawstrings Recalled By Coolibar Inc.

Jun 27th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Clothing Recalls

Name of Product: Children’s Sun Block Jackets and Hoodies
Units: About 3,000
Importer: Coolibar Inc., of St. Louis Park, Minn.



E-Z-GO Recalls RXV Golf Cars Due to Fall Hazard

Jun 27th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Auto Recalls

Name of Product: RXV Golf Cars
Units: About 16,500
Manufacturer: E-Z-GO, of Augusta, Ga. (a Textron Company)



Bay Valley Foods Issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Milk in Mislabeled Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup

Jun 26th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Food Recalls

Bay Valley Foods is recalling five cases (24 cans per case) of mislabeled Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup because it may contain undeclared milk.



Illegal And Improper Use of Fireworks Continue to Harm Consumers

Jun 25th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Safety News

For most Americans, the Fourth of July celebration is a time for food, fun and fireworks, but in 2007 nearly 10,000 Americans were treated in emergency rooms for firework-related injuries.



Recall of Nestlé Pure Life Purified Water

Jun 25th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Food Recalls

Product recall issued for the one-gallon Nestlé Pure Life Purified Drinking Water sold ONLY in Shop-Rite stores in the five Northeast states of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. This affects ONLY the one-gallon size.



Miracle Recreation Recalls Tire Swings Due to Fall Hazard

Jun 24th, 2008 | By admin | Category: Children's Recalls

Name of Product: Playground Tire Swings
Units: About 1,400
Manufacturer: Miracle Recreation Equipment Co., of Monett, Mo.