Two people from Chicago fell ill recently after ingesting what they thought was monkfish. The fish is produced by Hong Chang Corporation of Santa Fe Springs, California, and it is believed that there were toxins present in the fish. The toxins are found in pufferfish and the company believes that the monkfish may have really been pufferfish. The company is now recalling the monkfish.The...
Evenflo has announced it is recalling approximately 3.4 million Joyride infant car seats/carriers. These car seats, when used as a carrier, can cause serious injury to infants. There have been 240 reports of the handle on the carrier unexpectedly breaking and causing the carrier to flip over and fall. Injuries have been reported in 97 of these incidents.Evenflo has agreed to make repairs to...
A possible E. coli contamination has caused a recall of beef made by Davis Creek Meats and Seafood and Gordon Food Services stores. The beef being recalled was produced between March 1, 2007 and April 30, 2007. It was distributed to retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Iowa, Missouri, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Virginia, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin. The beef...
The pet food recall seems to have one twist after another. The latest reports show that the chemical that caused the recall has now been found in a second pet food imported from China. The chemical, melamine is believed to be the cause of illness and death in many pets across the country. Wheat gluten and rice protein are two ingredients in the pet food that have been found to contain the...
According to the FDA, Natural Balance Pet Food has issued a recall on two of its pet food lines due to complaints of pets becoming ill and experiencing kidney failure. These symptoms are the same symptoms pet owners were complaining of after feeding their pets various brands of pet food that have now been recalled by Menu Foods.The pet foods currently being recalled by Natural Balance are...
Ford has announced it is recalling Ford Escapes from model years 2001-2004. The recall affects 527,000 Ford Escapes in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe, with the bulk of the recalled vehicles in the U.S. The recall is due to a faulty anti-lock braking system that if not fixed could result in a fire. At this time Ford has stated that it does not believe that the defective system...
The initial recall on March 17, 2007, included only wet dog and cat pet food manufactured by Menu Foods. However, on March 30, 2007, the FDA extended that recall to include dry cat pet food. The two most recent products being recalled are 4 pound and 40 pound bags of Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food.The number of pets that have fallen ill or died as a result of this contamination is...
Novartis, the manufacturer of Zelnorm, a popular prescription medication used to treat women with irritable bowel syndrome is being pulled from the market. Novartis has announced that it will stop selling Zelnorm after studies linked it to an increase in heart attack, stroke and worsening chest pain that may lead to a heart attack. The withdrawal from the market is being made after studies...
The FDA first reported a recall of various types of Menu Foods pet food on March 17, 2007. Since then an investigation into the cause of the contaminated pet food has been ongoing. The latest report is that the 60 million containers of dog and cat food were recalled due to a chemical that is used in fertilizer that was causing kidney failure and death in many animals that ingested the food.To...
As the investigation continues into the recall of over 60 million cans and pouches of Menu Foods dog and cat food, answers to the cause of the contamination are beginning to surface. The latest news released is that the pet food may have been contaminated with rat poison, though there is no current information on how the rat poison would have gotten into the pet food.Lawsuits are currently...
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