News tagged with 'Recall'

Better check your shelves for packages of Fruit Loops and Corn Pops after Kellogg's announces a recall of 28 million boxes of cereal for an "off" smell. Five people claim to have been sickened.

Many jokes are going around about the nutritional content of SpaghettiOs which are now the subject of a Class I recall, the most serious, by the Department of Agriculture because some of the canned kid food may not have been properly cooked. No one has been made sick.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that 29 people in 14 states have been diagnosed with Salmonella serotype Chester after eating some brands of Marie Callender’s brand frozen chicken products.

Another drugmaker has found that its products have the same problem that plagued J & J, an unusual musty odor in over-the-counter products. A recall of 52 lots of 500 mg of the diabetes drug, Glumetza, has been initiated.

Health clubs, schools, first responders, fire departments should all be aware of malfunctions reported in a defibrillator battery pack that is the subject of a most serious Class I recall by the FDA.

The head of Johnson & Johnson is expected to be present at a Thursday Congressional committee hearing to further explore manufacturing lapses at a company plant that led to a recall of 40 children's pain and allergy over-the-counter medications. Meanwhile, the FDA is trying to sort out adverse events coming into the agency from worried parents.

More troubles for Toyota as 11,500 vehicles, some exported from Japan to the U.S., are recalled for problems with the computerized steering.

McNeil Healthcare has issued a voluntary recall of 43 Tylenol children's products due to purity and potency problems. This is the third recall by the company for production problems in recent months.

The Toyota Sienna minivan is being recalled in the U.S. and Canada over a potentially corroded spare tire mount that can dump the spare on the road posing a hazard.

Toyota is temporarily halting sales of the Lexus GX460 after Consumer Reports found it was unstable, slid and had the potential to roll.

Toyota's internal documents show that the company delayed in issuing a recall, instead blaming drivers and thick floor mats, while a company VP urged, "We have to come clean." A second fine is pending.

General Motors will install a brake override system in all newly manufactured vehicles, even though the auto maker has not had a problem with unintended acceleration like Toyota.

Toyota is facing a $16.4 million civil fine for withholding information about the sticky pedal problem from U.S. regulators for four months, while it continued selling cars.

The death toll from runaway accelerating Toyotas is now at 102, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.

1.2 million Graco Harmony High Chairs are the subject of the latest recall. 24 injuries have been reported and 464 incidents of screws coming loose allowing the chairs to tip.