Archive for the Recalls Category

2 Million Baby Cribs Recalled

Edit | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 14:31 | View Comments

Over 2 million baby cribs with drop down sides are being recalled after 16 entrapments have occurred with babies. No deaths are being reported at this time.
If you are the owner of one of these cribs, contact the manufacturer immediately to see if they have a repair kit to immobilize the drop down side, or [...]

McDonald’s Recalls ‘Shrek’ Glasses

Edit | Date Posted: Friday, June 4th, 2010 10:22 | View Comments

If you or someone you know has purchased one of the 12 million collectible Shrek glasses at a McDonalds restaurant, McDonald’s is asking that you return the glass immediately for a full refund. They have discovered the glasses contain cadmium which has been shown to have injurious health effects. A few months ago certain retailers [...]

McNeil v. Congress – Round 1

Edit | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010 16:58 | View Comments

Looks like McNeil Consumer Healthcare is getting more of the wrong kind of exposure. The first congressional hearing was held last week on May 27th to examine what is going on inside McNeil’s production facilities. After a massive recall of their liquid medicine products like Tylenol, Zyrtec, Benedryl and Motrin, McNeil has come under increasing [...]

Shocking Inspection of Tylenol Plant

Edit | Date Posted: Monday, May 17th, 2010 14:57 | View Comments

On May 6th, 2010, the FDA released a report on their inspection of a Tylenol Plant in Fort Washington, Pennsylvania. The report was very discouraging and one former employee of Johnson & Johnson was reported to have said the report was “the worst I’ve seen. It suggests that basically the FDA found an issue with [...]

Simplicity Cribs Recalled

Edit | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 13:31 | View Comments

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled all cribs with tubular metal mattress support frames. You should contact the store where you purchased the crib for information regarding a refund, replacement, or store credit.
The problem with these cribs was in the way the frame can bend or even break away, creating a space [...]

Liquid Tylenol (and other children’s medicine) Recall

Edit | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 08:31 | View Comments

A number of products are being voluntarily recalled by McNeil Consumer Healthcare due to poor quality control introducing too much or too little of the active ingredient, as well as some contamination of the medicine by bacteria. In some cases black flecks are visible in the liquid. The products include certain liquid infant’s and children’s [...]