November, 2009“Bobby Chupete” Pacifiers Recalled Due to Choking Hazard
About 641,000 “Bobby Chupete” pacifiers are being recalled because the mouth guard is too small and poses a threat of choking to infants and toddlers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
Continue →Baby Hammocks Recalled by Three Sisters Toys Due to Fall and Strangulation Hazards
The hammock can flip over, posing a serious fall hazard and strangulation hazard to infants who become entrapped in the seat’s restraint straps while upside down.
Continue →Grand World Recalls “Bobby Chupete” Pacifiers Due to Choking Hazard
The pacifiers fail to meet federal safety standards. The pacifier mouth guard is too small, posing a choking hazard to infants and toddlers.
Continue →Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts and Jackets Recalled by Century 21 Promotions, Inc. Due to Strangulation Hazard
The sweatshirts have a drawstring through the hood which can pose a strangulation hazard to children.
Continue →Gorilla Inc. Recalls EXO-Tech Safety Harness Due to Fall Hazard
The webbing of the waist belt on the safety harness is not routed through the lineman’s loop located on the front of the harness near waist level. Since the loops are not properly anchored to the harness webbing but are attached only through stitching not intended to restrain a user during a fall, they that can pull away from the harness when force is applied, leaving the user unrestrained.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for November 18, 2009
Intel and AMD reach a $1.25 billion settlement in antitrust and IP litigation, and, a federal appeals court refuses to authorize the release of 12,000 names to a legal-aid group. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publications. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
Continue →RockHard Weekend – product contains undeclared drug ingredient
Audience: Consumers, pharmacists
RockHard Laboratories and FDA notified consumers that RockHard Weekend, a product sold as a dietary supplement, contains sulfoaildenafil, an analogue of sildenafil, an FDA-approved drug used as…
RockHard Weekend Dietary Supplement Recalled
Three lots of a dietary supplement called RockHard Weekend are being recalled today because they contain an ingredient used in erectile dysfunction products that is not listed on the labeling, the Food and Drug Administration said.
Continue →Phthalates: Chemicals in Plastics Blamed for Serious Developmental Damage in Children
Toxic chemicals called phthalates used to make many plastic products flexible and durable are suspected of causing birth defects, hormone disruption, and other devastating injuries in children who are exposed to toys and other products containing the chemicals.
Continue →Use of MRI Scan Agents Linked to Deadly Skin Disorder, NSF
Chemical agents used to enhance the results of MRI scans appear to cause a severe and possibly deadly type of skin infection, called nephrogenic system fibrosis (NSF). People diagnosed with the condition most often develop red patches of thick and hardened skin, especially on their legs, arms, and hands. The progressive disorder worsens over time and can turn fatal if not treated properly.
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