BIRTH CONTROL PILLS Pfizer Inc. announced that it has voluntarily recalled 14 lots of Lo/Ovral-28 (norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol)Tablets and 14 lots of Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol Tablets (generic) for customers in the U.S. market. [ More ]
EXPANDABLE LUNCH BOXES About 248,000 expandable insulated lunch boxes with freezer gel packs imported by California Innovations Inc., of Toronto, Canada and sold at Costco Wholesale Clubs, Leon Korol, and Cost U Less stores between May 2007 and September 2008 for about $10. [ More ]
PORTABLE ELECTRIC HEATERS About 19,000 Honeywell Surround Select portable electric heaters sold at Best Buy, Meijer and Walmart stores nationwide from July 2011 through December 2011 for between $50 and $70. The heater’s internal housing, including the fan, heating element... [ More ]
If preventing fires and burns isn’t a hot issue at your house, it should be. Consider: Over 2,800 people die in home fires in the U.S. each year and roughly 140,000 are injured, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The deadly house fire in Stamford, Conn., last Christmas Eve is a painful reminder. [ More ]
EXCEDRIN, NO-DOZ, BUFFERIN, GAS-X PREVENTION All lots of select bottle packaging configurations of Excedrin and NoDoz products with expiry dates of Dec. 20, 2014 or earlier as well as Bufferin and Gas-X Prevention products with expiry dates of Dec. 20, 2013 or earlier, in the United States, are being recalled. [ More ]
TEDDY BEARS About 284,000 (United States) and 13,200 (Canada) Colorful Hearts Teddy Bears sold by Build-A-Bear Workshops nationwide and online at www.buildabear.com from April 2011 through December 2011 for about $18 in the U.S. and $23 in Canada. The teddy bear’s eyes could loosen and fall out, posing a choking hazard to children. [ More ]
Drinking juice is supposed to be good for you, right? Sure, if it’s actual fruit juice without a bunch of sweeteners or artificial coloring. But there’s a new worry about apple and grape juice, even the 100 percent juice varieties: We recently tested several dozen brands and found arsenic in some. [ More ]
