Fisher Price Recall, Rock N’ Play Sleeper

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Please help get the message out about Fisher-Price’s, Rock N’ Play Infant Sleeper and it’s new recall involving the product.  The Consumer Product Safety Commission CPSC has issued, along with Fisher-Price, a recall for this product. Concerns grew when at least sixteen complaints or reports were received when infants were treated for respiratory issues, coughs [...]

LG Electric Range Recall, Potential Fire Hazard

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If you own an LG electric range, take notice. The company has issued a recall of about 161,000 electric ranges. The concern is that the burners do not turn off and there is a potential for a fire hazard. So far, around 80 incidents have been reported to the company. The good news is that [...]

Salmonella Outbreak, Trader Joe’s Peanut Butter

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Likely the source of a Salmonella outbreak, Trader Joe’s Valencia Cream Salted brand peanut butter has been recalled.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and the Food and Drug Administration, the product has been linked to 29 salmonella cases in 18 states with four people hospitalized.  All jars of the peanut butter involved in [...]

4 Million Bumbo Baby Seats Recalled

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With 21 reports of skull fractures from babies falling out of the baby seats they manufactured, the company, Bumbo International has recalled approximately four million “Bumbo Baby Seats”. In 2007, the company placed warning labels on the seats telling consumers not to place them on raised surfaces such as tables or counters. The company also [...]

New Toyota and Lexus Recall

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Toyota is about to recall 778,000 RAV4 and Lexus HS250h models affected by rust on tie rods.   The problem is Toyota is not quite sure how to fix the rear suspension issue. According to Toyota execs, the problem goes back to 2008 and owners of some RAV4 and Lexus HS250h are affected.  If the suspension [...]

Birth Control Pills Recalled

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Yikes! Ladies, please check your birth control pills, if you use them. Qualitest Pharmaceuticals has announced a recall of many different kinds of its birth control pills, after an error in packaging caused placebo pills to be placed in slots otherwise thought to be active birth control medication. The recall states that two Clyclafem, two [...]

Honda Recalls 2.26 Million Vehicles

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A rather large recall from Honda has been announced. The company is recalling 1.5 million vehicles in the U.S. and 2.26 million worldwide with possible transmission issues. CRV, Element and Accord models models are involved in the recall, some 2005-2008 Elements, 2004-2010 4 cylinder Accords and 2007-2010 CRVs. The recall was issued over concerns that [...]

Ground Turkey Recall Due to Salmonella

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Cargill is recalling 36 million pounds of frozen and fresh ground turkey, since March. Reports of salmonella being found have been reported in as many as 26 states. This prompted the recall. Since then there has been 76 illnesses and one death related to the outbreak. The meat giant Cargill is recalling ground turkey, fresh [...]

Beaded Curtains from Justice Recalled

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As a frequent Justice customer, thanks to my 11 year old daughter who loves anything that glitters, I was surprised to see something from the company recalled. But here it is. Beaded decorative door dividers and curtains have recently been recalled due to the risk of strangulation and entrapment. These beaded curtains were sold exclusively [...]

New Warning about SIDS from FDA

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A new warning has come from the federal government, implicitly advising parents against using soft fabric sleep positioners to keep infants sleeping on their back, which is considered safer for the child. This warning states that the positioners pose a hazard of suffocation for small children and newborns. The admonishment was issued after an investigation [...]