Home Recalls
Enesco, LLC has announced that it is voluntarily recalling the ONIM “Any Wine Will Do” ceramic wine goblets, SKU # 4026171.
Name of Product: 2 3/8 inch Arch Swing Sets Units: About 250 Manufacturer/Distributor: BCI Burke Co. LLC, of Fond du Lac, Wis.
Name of Product: Food service beverage cups and mugs Units: About 111,000 Importer: Carlisle FoodService Products, of Oklahoma City, Okla.
Name of Product: SolarBlend™ Roof Tiles Units: About 300 installations Importer: Suntech America Inc., of San Francisco, Calif.
Name of Product: Dancing Teapots Units: About 2,100 in the United States and 170 in Canada Importer: Ganz U.S.A. LLC, of Cheektowaga, N.Y.
Name of Product: Holiday-themed tea light candle warmers Units: About 5,700 Importer: Nantucket Distributing Co. Inc., of Middleboro, Mass. Others arrived looking for:holiday tea light candle warmer recall
Name of Product: Hurricane Style Lights Units: About 4,500 Importer: Nantucket Distributing Co. Inc., of Middleboro, Mass.
Name of Product: Travelin’ Chef Expandable Thermal Food Carrier Units: About 55,000 Importer: California Innovations Inc., of Toronto, Canada
EU Votes to Ban 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene
It has been decided by the European Commission and European Union member states that the flavoring substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene should be banned. The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) published a scientific opinion and press release on 16 May that said: ‘The flavoring substance 3-acetyl-2,5-dimethylthiophene is genotoxic (that is, it can damage DNA, the genetic material of [...]
What We Know About Concussions
Your brain is your body’s command center. Its soft, sensitive tissues float in a cushioning fluid within the hard and sturdy skull. But a swift blow to the head or violent shaking can override these protections and lead to a mild type of brain injury known as a concussion. More than 1 million mild traumatic [...]
Flu in Pregnancy May Quadruple Risk for Bipolar Disorder in the Child
Pregnant mothers’ exposure to the flu was associated with a nearly fourfold increased risk that their child would develop bipolar disorder in adulthood, in a study funded by the National Institutes of Health. The findings add to mounting evidence of possible shared underlying causes and illness processes with schizophrenia, which some studies have also linked [...]
NHS England to Tackle Shockingly Low Dementia Diagnosis Rates
NHS England is to tackle “shockingly low” dementia diagnosis rates with plans that could see 160,000 people who are unknowingly living with the condition identified and treated, Jeremy Hunt announced today. The plans, announced as the Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia reached its first year, will aim to see two-thirds of people with dementia identified [...]
CDC Finds Suicide Rates Among Middle-aged Adults Increased From 1999 to 2010
Suicide deaths have surpassed deaths from motor vehicle crashes in recent years in the United States. In 2010 there were 33,687 deaths from motor vehicle crashes and 38,364 suicides. Suicide rates among middle-aged Americans have risen substantially since 1999, according to a report in CDC journal, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. “Suicide is a tragedy [...]