Category: Health News
Werner Recalls Nearly 80,000 Ladders due to Fall Risk
The Werner Co. has issued a nationwide recall for about 78,000 Multi-Purpose Telescoping Aluminum Ladders over a potential defect that can cause them to break during use, causing users to fall and injure themselves, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission...
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...
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).
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.
Dave’s Dog Food Recalled for High Beef Thyroid Hormone
One lot of Dave's Dog Food 95% Premium Beef canned dog food was recalled after 4 dogs got sick due to elevated levels of beef thyroid hormone.
Kellogg’s Honey Smacks Recalled for Salmonella Contamination
The Kellogg Company has announced it is recalling certain packages of Honey Smacks cereal over potential contamination with salmonella, a bacterium that causes severe foodborne illness.