The Justice Department and the CPSC are moving to force a mandatory recall of Lakkzoom immersion water heaters, which regulators say can catch fire within minutes when energized out of water. It is the CPSC’s first use of its emergency imminent hazard authority since 1987.
Midwest Poultry Services is voluntarily recalling more than 19 million white and brown cage-free shell eggs produced on two Texas farms because they may be contaminated with Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported.
More than 11,500 cases of cyclospora parasite infections have been reported across the U.S. in 2026, a sharp jump from last year. The count includes an outbreak linked to lettuce sold at Taco Bell, Walmart, recalled by Taylor Farms.
Two months after a jury in St. Louis awarded $72 million, a second trial is underway on behalf of a woman who developed ovarian cancer after using Johnson's Baby Powder for 40 years.
