Month: June 2018
21 Plaintiffs File OptEase® and TrapEase® IVC Filter Lawsuit
A group of 21 people have filed a lawsuit against Cordis Corporation for a variety of severe side effects caused by the TrapEase® or OptEase® blood clot filters.
Iowa Company Recalls Pastrami Over Processing Errors That Could Lead to Food Poisoning
Postville, Iowa-based Agri Star Meat and Poultry LLC, is recalling about 3,592 pounds of ready-to-eat beef pastrami products as a result of processing deviations that may have led to inadequate curing, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection...
Amerisun Snow Blowers Recalled for Injury Hazard
Amerisun Inc., of Itasca, Illinois is recalling about 34,600 PowerSmart snow blowers in the U.S. because it can get stuck in drive mode.
Texas Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products for STEC E. Coli
A Lott, Texas-based company is recalling nearly 500 pounds of frozen raw ground beef over concerns it may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Wener Ladders Recalled for Fall Hazard
Werner Co, of Greenville, Pennsylvania, is recalling about 78,000 Multi-Purpose Telescoping Aluminum Ladders due to a fall hazard.
Honey Smacks Recall Expanded After 73 Diagnosed with Salmonella
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded a recall of Kellogg’s Honey Smacks after the cereal was linked to at least 73 salmonella infections in 31 states.
Pennsylvania Woman Files Cook Gunther Tulip® IVC Filter Lawsuit
A woman from Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit after her IVC Filter fractured, and the broken piece became embedded in her spine.
‘Untreatable’ Prostate Cancer Halted by New Drug in Clinical Trials
More than 1 in 10 men with previously untreatable prostate cancer have reported 'astonishing benefits' from a new medicine that works by jumpstarting the immune system to stop tumors, according to the results of a new study investigating the effects...
Del Monte Recalls Veggie Trays Over Parasite Contamination
Del Monte Foods, Inc., has issued a nationwide recall for 3 sizes of vegetable trays due to a parasite outbreak, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned on Friday.
Del Monte Veggie Trays Recalled After Cyclospora Outbreak
Del Monte Fresh Produce has recalled vegetable trays with broccoli, cauliflower, celery, carrots and dill dip after 78 people were sickened with food poisoning in an outbreak of the parasite Cyclospora.