J&J Faces 4th Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Trial in St. Louis
J&J Talcum Powder Allegedly Caused Ovarian Cancer Johnson & Johnson is facing another talcum powder ovarian cancer trial in St. Louis, where a number of lawsuits allege that the product contributed to ovarian cancer. The case is the fourth talcum powder ovarian cancer lawsuit to go to trial in state court, and the fifth to … [Read more...]
Mercury in Skin Care Products Prompt FDA Safety Alert
Mercury In Skin Care Products. The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) has issued a safety warning concerning the dangers of using skin care products containing mercury. Exposure to mercury may develop into serious health problems such as mercury poisoning and is particularly dangerous for pregnant women, babies, and young … [Read more...]
Labeling Changes And Instructions For 29 Products Updated April 2016
Product Labeling Changes And Instructions. Safety Labeling Changes posted by MedWatch April 2016 includes 29 products to the following sections: BOXED WARNING, CONTRAINDICATIONS, WARNINGS, PRECAUTIONS, ADVERSE REACTIONS, or PATIENT PACKAGE INSERT/MEDICATION GUIDE. The “Summary Page” table provides a listing of product names and … [Read more...]
Issues with Home Depot Wood Flooring Products May Result in Class Action Lawsuit
Wood Flooring From Home Depot May Result in Class Action Lawsuit. Consumer complaints about wood flooring products from Home Depot's Home Decorators Collection may result in a class action lawsuit. Though these wood laminate products are marketed as easy to install, with a glueless locking system, consumers report that the … [Read more...]
Protein Powder Makers May be Spiking Their Products with Inferior Ingredients
Manufacturers Adding Low Quality Ingredients In Protein Powder. In an effort to cut manufacturing costs, some protein powder companies are adding less expensive ingredients that can trick a protein-content test into registering a higher protein concentration that the product actually has. The practice – called nitrogen spiking or … [Read more...]
Certain Mouthwash Products May Increase Risks for Heart Attack and Stroke
Mouthwash Increase Risk of Heart Attack. Scientists warn that certain types of mouthwash may increase risks for heart attack and stroke by killing off good bacteria. It is the swilling of the mouthwash that kills the so-called “good” bacteria, which enable blood vessels to relax. This, in turn, increases blood pressure, according … [Read more...]
Another Massachusetts Compounding Pharmacy Recall
Compounding Pharmacy Products Are Being Recalled. Compounding pharmacy Pallimed Solutions Inc., of Woburn, Mass., issued a voluntary recall on Monday of sterile compounding products after “foreign matter” was found in some drug vials. The contamination was discovered during an unannounced inspection by state and federal officials, … [Read more...]
Buckyballs Named as One of a Dozen Dangerous Products
Buckyballs Named As Dangerous Toys Revealed By Consumer Safety Advocates. Consumer safety advocates have issued a list of some of the more dangerous toys and other products that may be popular but pose serious injury risks, especially when in the wrong hands. Chief among those products subject of a report from the U.S. Public … [Read more...]
Buckyballs named as one of a dangerous products this holiday shopping season
Buckyballs And Some Dangerous Toys Revealed By Consumer Safety Advocates. Consumer safety advocates have issued a list of some of the more dangerous toys and other products that may be popular but pose serious injury risks, especially when in the wrong hands. Chief among those products subject of a report from the U.S. Public … [Read more...]
MarineTech Products Recalls Tabletop Rope Cutters
MarineTech Recalled Rope Cutters Due To Burn Hazards. “MarineTech” Products has recalled about 450 Tabletop Rope Cutters because the recalled rope cutters can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) just announced. The Tabletop Rope Cutter product safety recall was voluntarily … [Read more...]
Tobacco Replacement Products Linked to Mouth Cancer
Tobacco Replacement Products Linked to Mouth and Throat Cancers. Nicotine-containing tobacco replacement products might be linked to mouth and throat cancers, according to a new study. The Scotsman reported that nicotine chewing gums and lozenges, meant to help consumers quit smoking via nicotine doses, might also be creating the … [Read more...]
High Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
High Fructose Corn Syrup Has Been Found To Contain Mercury. High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has been found to contain mercury, according to two recent studies. HealthDay News reported that in one study, about half of all samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup were found to contain mercury; in the other study, mercury was … [Read more...]
Recalls Not Enough to Keep Products Off the Market
Attorney General Urging To Stop The Sale Of Recalls. Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is urging federal safety regulators to stop the sale of secondhand products recalled for potentially deadly flaws. This move comes after her office discovered over 400 recalled bassinets for sale in secondhand venues, primarily Craigslist. … [Read more...]
Artificial Turf
Lead In Artificial Turf Products. Following a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation last month that some artificial turf athletic fields be tested for lead, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is saying children are "not at risk" from lead in turf products. U.S. congresswoman Representative Rosa … [Read more...]
Medtronic, Stryker Bone Graft Products Linked to Serious Complications
Stryker Bone Graft Products Linked To Fatal complications. Off-label use of Medtronic Inc.'s InFuse Bone Graft and Stryker Corp.'s OP-1 Implant and OP-1 Putty have been linked to potentially fatal complications, according to the Food & Drug Administration (FDA). The agency says it has received 38 reports over the past four years … [Read more...]
BPA Tainted Baby Bottles Prompt Lawsuit Against Playtex Products
BPA Tainted Baby Bottles Products. An Arkansas woman has filed a federal lawsuit against Playtex Products, accusing the baby bottle maker of using bisphenol A—BPA—in its products. The lawsuit against Playtex seeks a nationwide class action status to represent what it says are thousands of people who bought plastic bottles containing … [Read more...]
Probiotic Study Says Products Could Be Fatal for Pancreatitis Patients
Probiotic May Be Fatal For Pancreatitis. Probiotic yogurts and drinks made with so-called “good bacteria” may be fatal for those suffering from severe pancreatitis, Dutch researchers said Thursday. Over twice as many patients with severe pancreatitis who were given probiotic supplements to prevent infections died compared to those … [Read more...]
Phthalates Found in Baby Shampoo, Other Infant Care Products
Infant Products May Expose Infants To Phthalates. A new study suggests that a variety of baby care products such as shampoos, lotions, and powders may expose infants to phthalates, chemicals which have been linked to possible reproductive problems. These chemicals, called phthalates, are found in many ordinary products including … [Read more...]
Purina to Voluntarily Withdraw Mighty Dog 5.3 Ounce Pouch Products in Response to Menu Foods Recall
Nestlé Purina PetCare Withdraw Mighty Dog Pouch Products. Nestlé Purina PetCare Company today announced that as a precautionary measure, it is voluntarily withdrawing its 5.3 ounce Mighty Dog® brand pouch products that were produced by Menu Foods, Inc. from December 3, 2006 through March 14, 2007. This withdrawal is in response to … [Read more...]
Dillons, Wal-Mart recall peanut butter products
Salmonella Outbreaks Resulting From Peanut Butter Products. Most people have heard about the salmonella outbreaks resulting from eating peanut butter made from ConAgra Foods Inc., beginning with the code 2111 on Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter products. Already this outbreak has caused 300 individuals across the nation to … [Read more...]
Health Canada Advises Heart Patients Not To Use Products Containing L-Arginine
Heart Patients Not To Use Products. Health Canada is advising patients who have previously had a heart attack not to use L-arginine supplements because of a recent study showing an increased potential risk of death when used after a heart attack. L-arginine is an amino acid which is commonly used to sustain and promote healthy … [Read more...]
Bausch & Lomb Asks Stores to Pull ReNu
Contact Lens Solution Products Was Being Pulled By Bausch & Lomb. ReNu with MoistureLoc was being pulled from U.S. store shelves at the request of Bausch & Lomb amid concern the contact lens solution may be linked to a fungal eye infection that can cause blindness. The company also began placing advertisements in newspapers … [Read more...]
Kava Products Recall
Australia Clear Their Store Shelves Of Kava Products. Drug authorities Thursday called on stores across Australia to clear their shelves of products containing kava, a narcotic used commonly in South Pacific islands. The federal government said it may ban kava following the recent death of a 51-year-old woman that has been linked … [Read more...]
St. Jude Medical, Inc. Recalls Heart Valve Products
Heart Valve Products Are Being Recalled. St. Jude Medical is asking suppliers to discontinue the use of Silzone® coated products immediately. St. Jude Medical, Inc. announced today that on January 21 it had initiated a worldwide voluntary recall involving all heart valve products that have Silzone® coating. These products have a … [Read more...]
