Gilchrist & Soames, the leading supplier of toiletries for hotels announced earlier today that it is recalling tubes of toothpaste, which are commonly provided, free of charge, to guests in many hotels and resorts. The toothpaste, which is made in China, is being recalled after tests showed that it may […]
Category: Product Defect
Publix Supermarkets will begin offering seven common prescription drugs for free, regardless of the health insurance carrier for the customer. In a move that raises the bar toward more available and affordable health care for all citizens, Publix will provide the following oral medications at no charge: Amoxicillin, Cephalexin, Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim […]
Apparently fires have been linked to faulty cruise control systems in a variety of Ford’s vehicles, including: Ford Ranger, Explorer, Taurus, a number of their van models, pick up models, Lincoln Mercury vehicles, and a number of other models. The model years range from 1992 to 2007; leading one to […]
The good news is, the FDA and its drug advisory committee are airing their dirty laundry in public. But that’s the only good news. Before a near-unanimous vote to recommend keeping the controversial diabetes drug Avandia on the market, advisers and officials of the Food and Drug Administration openly debated […]
Following closely on the heels of the public outcry concerning unsafe products from China, comes the news that one of the leading makers of toys, Fisher-Price (parent company is Mattel), is recalling more than 80 different toys because the paint used to make them contains too much lead. In its […]
Castleberry’s Food Company has just issued a voluntary recall, on the heels of FDA warnings that their Hot Dog Chili Sauce could have ingredients in it that were not planned. The FDA is warning that four people have been hospitalized with botulism poisoning. Although the contamination of botulism in canned […]
Americans are always searching for the silver bullet, whether for weight loss, stopping smoking, or, in this case, curing cancer. After what is described as “the most rigorous study ever,” a prominent vitamin D researcher at the University of California-San Diego has announced that vitamin D cuts the risk of […]
China has certainly suffered its share of setbacks in the export of products to the rest of the world. They have allowed tainted toothpaste to leave their country and deadly dog & cat food to be exported. Most recently, it was discovered that Chinese tires were manufactured without including the […]
Congress is currently working on legislation which would grant the Food and Drug Administration power to regulate to the production of “safer” cigarettes. The bill would grant the FDA the power to oversee the production of cigarettes and require manufacturers to report the specific components of cigarettes and to seek […]
As Florida authorities struggle with keeping drivers with dementia off the roads, one courageous drug research project is exploring helping Alzheimer’s patients maintain their driving privileges for a longer period of time. The rationale makes sense: senior citizens who must give up driving give up their independence, and for many, […]
