Defective & Dangerous Products

• Bacteria Contamination Scare Prompts Alpine Xtreme Evergreen Forest Body Wash Recall

  RLF Staff | April 23, 2007 9:46 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Vi-Jon, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide consumer product recall of a single lot of 28 fluid ounce bottles of Alpine Xtreme Evergreen Forest Body Wash after determining the presence of a bacteria, Enterobacter gergoviae, in some of the product samples tested. The company became aware of this after determining that some of the product had become cloudy in appearance. An investigation concerning...

• FDA Seizes Products From Medical Device Manufacturer

  RLF Staff | April 18, 2007 6:56 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  FDA investigators and U.S. Marshals seized dozens of products from Shelhigh, Inc., Union, N.J., after finding short cuts in their manufacturing processes that may compromise the sterility, safety and effectiveness of their products.The products include pediatric heart valves and conduits (tube-like devices for blood flow), surgical patches, dural patches (to aid in tissue recovery after...

• FDA Warns Consumers about Potentially Contaminated Olives

  RLF Staff | April 16, 2007 7:56 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting consumers to possible serious health risks from eating olives that may be contaminated with a deadly bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum can cause botulism, a potentially fatal illness. The olives are made by Charlie Brown di Rutigliano & Figli S.r.l, of Bari, Italy and are being recalled by the manufacturer. No illnesses have...

• Listerine Agent Cool Blue Recalled

  RLF Staff | April 12, 2007 6:13 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Johnson & Johnson recalled a recently launched Listerine plaque-detecting rinse marketed towards children after testing revealed contamination by microorganisms.All 4 million bottles of Glacier Mint and Bubble Blast flavors of Listerine Agent Cool Blue plaque-detecting rinse have been recalled. The recall covers all lots sold or distributed since the product's launch last year.Consumers should...

• RECALL - HoMedics Heating Pads Upgraded to Class 1

  RLF Staff | March 22, 2007 7:07 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  HoMedics® received complaints of user burns and fires to bedding, clothing and houses that were started by the heating pads. The FDA learned about these complaints during an FDA inspection of HoMedics®. The inspection also revealed quality system deficiencies related to design controls, complaint handling, and corrective and preventative actions. Complaints were reviewed during an FDA...

• FDA Finds Salmonella Contamination at ConAgra Plant

  RLF Staff | March 06, 2007 6:10 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that evidence of salmonella contamination was found after an inspection of ConAgra's production facility in Sylvester, Georgia. The samples taken matched the strain of salmonella that was found in jars of contaminated Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter.The FDA noted "The fact that FDA found salmonella in the plant environment...

• Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Butter May be in Other Products

  RLF Staff | February 28, 2007 7:09 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Hershey said they do not get any of their peanut butter from ConAgra which manufactured the infected Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter, but the FDA has not ruled out the possibility.The case of the tainted peanut butter is ongoing, with investigators still trying to follow the trail of Salmonella infestation. Investigators have widened their search to products that contain peanut butter...

• ConAgra Peanut Butter Recall

  RLF Staff | February 16, 2007 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  ConAgra is recalling all peanut butter that have product codes beginning with "2111". You can find the product number on the lid of the peanut butter jar.Nearly 300 people in 39 states have been infected by the tainted peanut butter. New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Tennessee and Missouri have shown the largest number of salmonella cases reported.Salmonella infection is known each year to...

• Regulations on Children's Jewelery Containing To Much Lead

  RLF Staff | January 04, 2007 7:25 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  Lead poisoning is a potential risk from children's jewelry.In March 2006 a boy in Minnesota died of lead poisoning after swallowing a metal pendant from a charm bracelet that came on a pair of shoes. This resulted in one of 14 recalls since 2004.Current regulations state products intended for children that contain more than .06 percent lead may be recalled at the company's expense. Currently,...

• 60,000 Chrysler Vehicles Recalled with Break Issues

  RLF Staff | January 03, 2007 6:27 AM | 0 CommentsDallas, TX

  62,369 model year 2007 Chrysler vehicles have been recalled to reprogram a brake system computer to avoid the loss of anti-lock brakes and traction control. The recall includes 2007 models of Chrysler Sebring, Chrysler 300, Jeep Commander, Jeep Compass, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jeep Liberty, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Nitro, Dodge Magnum, Dodge Charger and Dodge Caliber vehicles.62,369 model year 2007...