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Recall Applies to 225 mg Tablets Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is recalling 1 lot of Propafenone HCL 225 mg Tablets sold in 100 count bottles in the United States because some tablets may contain slightly higher levels of the active ingredient than specified. The affected lot of Propafenone HCL tablets was shipped to customers between October 15, 2... - Skull Fracture Prompts Recall of Fisher-Price High Chairs
About 24,000 Fisher-Price 3-in-1 high chairs are being recalled because the seat can fall backwards from high chair frame if the booster seat release is unlatched while the child is in the product. Also, the seat back can detach if not fully snapped in place, posing a fall hazard and risk of serious injury to young children. So far, Fisher-Price has rec... - Seattle School District sexual abuse Settlement
Darrell Cloud was awarded $250,000 to compensate for a decade of sexual abuse from teacher Neal Summers. Cloud suffered mental deterioration from the abuse and shot Summers with a rifle in January of 1994. Cloud was convicted of second degree murder and spent nine years in prison. He was release two years ago and sought damages for the prior abuse and won... - FDA Issues Alert for Herbal Xenicol, Slimbionic and Xsvelten
The Weight Loss Products Could Cause Serious or Fatal Health Events The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an expanded, nationwide alert to primary care physicians and consumers regarding 72 weight loss products, including Herbal Xenicol, Slimbionic, and Xsvelten. The weight loss products have been found to contain undeclared, active p... - Atlantis Smoked Fish Dip Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Listeria Contamination Possible Neco Foods, LLC of Lantana, Florida is recalling 231 cases of 7 ounce, 32 ounce and 5 pound packages of Atlantis Brand SMOKED FISH DIP, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people... - Organic Eggs Sold at Costco and Safeway Recalled
Eggs Could be Contaminated with Salmonella den Dulk Poultry Farms of Ripon, CA., is voluntarily recalling their Organic brown eggs as a precaution because the eggs have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall was initiated after it was determined that the eggs in question tested positive for Salmonella during an internal investiga... - Ground Beef Recalled Due to E Coli Contamination
May-21-09 Coal Valley, IL: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today that Valley Meats LLC, of Coal Valley, Ill. has recalled over 95,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The problem was discovered through an epidemiological investigation of illnesses, the USDA said... - Ketek SJS: Not Enough Warning
May-14-09 Washington, DC: On its products page dated January 29, 2009 Sanofi-Aventis Canada Inc., the maker of the antibiotic Ketek (telithromycin) acknowledges "Spontaneous cases of toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) and Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) have been reported; however, a causal association between the administration of Ketek and development of SJS and TE... - SSRI Birth Defects –The Heart of the Matter
May-19-09 Atlanta, GA: Meredith was taking Zoloft for nearly 3 years, and in the third year she became pregnant. Her doctor told her she should be fine to stay on the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) during her pregnancy, but to reduce the dose during the last part of her pregnancy. Her daughter was born with heart defects, and Meredith wonders if there'... - NPS Pharmaceuticals Settles 2006 Class Action
NPS Pharmaceuticals Settles 2006 Class Action NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc., has agreed a $15 million settlement for a 2006 securities class action brought by investors who purchased stock in the company between August 7, 2001 and May 2, 2006. The lawsuit alleged that NPS misled investors about the effectiveness of its osteoporosis drug 'Preos' which... - Raptiva Cause for Concern
May-18-09 Memphis, TN: Gloria was prescribed Raptiva for severe psoriasis and she says it worked "like a charm". She stayed on it for about 4 years, until she developed troubling side effects. Gloria has been a registered nurse for over 30 years—right away she thought these symptoms were associated with Raptiva. She started having muscle aches and back p... - Nationwide Recall Issued for Dietary Supplement Zencore Plus
Bodee LLC is conducting a nationwide recall of Zencore Plus sample because Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lab analysis found That the product contains benzamidenafil, a newly discovered PDE5 inhibitor. Although different in structure, benzamidenafil is likely to have the same pharmacological properties as the other 3 PDE5 inhibitors, sildenafil, tad... - Acer Recall Desktop Computers due to Risk of Overheating
About 215 Acer Predator Desktop Computers are being recalled because the insulation on the computer's internal wiring can become bent or stripped, causing the wires to overheat while the product is in use. This poses a burn hazard to consumers. To-date, Acer has received 2 reports of computers short circuiting, resulting in melted internal components an... - $3.3 Million Proposed as Settlement in Strip Search Class Action
$3.3 Million Proposed as Settlement in Strip Search Class Action A federal district judge has filed an order approving a preliminary settlement agreement in a class action suit filed in April 2007, against the county regarding unlawful strip searches at the jail. The federal civil lawsuit, filed on behalf of 2 clients who claim they were unlawfull... - Gas Generators Recalled Due to Fire Hazard
About 1,500 Sycamore Pro Gas Generators are being recalled because a plastic sediment cup attached to the bottom of the fuel valve can crack during shipping and handling and cause fuel leakage or spillage, posing a fire hazard to consumers. So far, Sycamore SCS has received 9 reports of generators leaking. This recall involves the following models... - Human Touch Perfect Chair Recalled
Screw Drive Poses Risk of Entanglement for Children and Pets About 20,000 Perfect Chairs by Human Touch, are being recalled because the screw on the underside of the Perfect Chair recliner can cut or entangle children or pets. So far, Human Touch LLC has received no reports of injuries to humans but has received one report of a dog's fur becoming e... - Kubota Zero Turn Riding Mowers Recalled
About 9,500 Kubota Zero Turn Riding Mowers are being recalled because the carburetor can fail allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard. The recalled riding mowers are propelled by gasoline V-twin engines and have 48-inch, 54-inch or 60-inch wide mower decks. They come with adjustable roll bars and have 22 or 27 horsepower engines and are bright orang... - Cannondale Recalls Road Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
About 1,300 2009 Six 5, Six 6, Six Carbon 5 and Six Carbon 6 Bicycles are being recalled by the Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, because the bikes fail to meet the federal safety standard for bicycles. Specifically, spoke protector discs, required on bicycles to prevent the bicycle chain from interfering or suddenly stopping the wheel, are missing from these... - State Farm Good Neigh Bears Children's Toys Recalled
State Farm is recalling about 800,000 Good Neigh Bears in the United States, and about 27,000 in Canada, because the eyes on these bears can come off, posing a choking hazard to young children. To date, State Farm received one report of the plastic eye of a bear coming off and a child placing it in her mouth. This recall involves the 11-inch (28... - Seattle Police Taser Settlement
Kenneth Ruffer is a student at Tyee High School in SeaTac. Ruffer was shocked with a taser four times in the neck by Seattle police officers after the car he was riding in was stopped for a broken tail light. He says the police officers were too quick to use the taser and that he was not fighting when officers tased him in the back of the neck. The 18 yea...