WASHINGTON, D.C.- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. About 460 units (About 14,200 were recalled [...]
Read moreVitaflo USA Announces Nationwide Voluntary Recall of Renastart 14.11 oz (400g) Cans
January 30, 2012 – Vitaflo USA has announced a voluntary recall of Renastart 14.11 oz (400g) cans, Batch Number 12832 (shown on underside of can), because some of the product shipped throughout the United States during the period December 29, 2011 through January 26, 2012 has been incorrectly labeled. Renastart is a powdered medical food [...]
Read moreEPA To Provide Nearly $10 Million to Clean Up Beaches Across the Nation
The agency launches improved website for beach advisories and closures January 31, 2012 – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that it will provide beach grants to 38 states, territories and tribes to help protect the health of swimmers at America’s beaches. The agency also launched an improved website for beach advisories and closings, which [...]
Read moreWalgreen Co. Recalls Chocolate-Covered Rasins
January 31,2012 – Walgreen Co. is voluntarily recalling certain lots of 13-oz. Walgreens Chocolate-Covered Raisins because the packages may contain Walgreens Bridge Mix with peanut, almond and soy ingredients. The error occurred when Walgreens Bridge Mix was mistakenly packaged with the Walgreens Chocolate-Covered Raisin labeling. Walgreen Co. has already instructed stores to stop selling [...]
Read moreBritax Recalling Certain Infant Child Restraint Systems.
January 28, 20112 – Britax is recalling certain Chaperone infant child restraint systems produced from September 1, 2010, through April 30, 2011. The harness adjuster can detach from the seat shell. Should the harness adjuster detach from the seat, the child will not be properly restrained in the event of a crash, increasing the risk [...]
Read moreToyo tire Recall
January 28. 2012 – Toyo Tire is recalling certain Toyo Extensa A/S tires, size P225/60R16 97T, produced from September 20, 2009, through November 6, 2010. Some of these tires may have been produced with a kink in the bead area. Under certain circumstances, the kink may eventually lead to a crack in the bead area, [...]
Read moreNASA’s J-2X Engine Kicks Off 2012 With Powerpack Testing
January 26,2012. — A new series of tests on the engine that will help carry humans to deep space will begin next week at NASA’s Stennis Space Center in southern Mississippi. The tests on the J-2X engine bring NASA one step closer to the first human-rated liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen rocket engine to [...]
Read moreWave of Arrests, Harassment, and Death Sentences in Iran
January 26, 2012 – U.S.Department of State – We are deeply concerned by the alarming increase in the Iranian regime’s efforts to extinguish all forms of free expression and limit its citizens’ access to information in the lead-up to March parliamentary elections. In the past two weeks, security forces have reportedly arrested four journalists, [...]
Read moreInfant Rattles Recalled by Lee Carter Co. Due to Choking Hazard
January 25,2012 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. About 25,000 Infant Rattles distributed by [...]
Read moreMexican Wrestling Action Figures Recalled by Lee Carter Co
January 25, 2012 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. About 7,000 packs of Super [...]
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January 31, 2012
