Beware users of supplements for weight-loss or workouts, as researchers are alarmed by the presence of a stimulant drug banned in the United States and for sports in supplements used by Americans. Methylsynephrine (aka oxilofrine) is the stimulant drug used in some...
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Nestle USA Recall of Frozen Foods and Pizzas
Nestle USA is another one of the many companies recently informing consumers of a voluntary recall of their defective products. The recall for Nestle USA includes DiGiorno pizzas, Stouffer’s products, and Lean Cuisine products, all in the frozen food sections of your...
Bumble Bee Tuna Recall
Bumble Bee Foods had to recall three different types of their company’s canned Chunk Light Tuna. The recall includes their Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in water (5 oz. can), their Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in oil (5 oz. can), and their Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna I...
Wonderful Pistachios Recall
It is starting to feel like food product recalls are taking over our website blog pages, but must alert consumers to another health risk due to consumers who consume Wonderful Pistachios due to possible salmonella contamination. Elderly people, frail people, people...
Ford F-150 Defective Brake Investigation
Ford pickup drivers beware! Ford is being investigated by the U.S. government due to at least 33 complaints of brake failure in the Ford F-150 pickup truck. The investigation involves 420,000 pickups that have 3.5 liter, six-cylinder engines from 2013 and 2014 model...
Johnson & Johnson Hip Implant Verdict
Johnson & Johnson is the owner of DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip implants that were manufactured and distributed without any warnings by Johnson & Johnson of dangerous risks with the product. In fact, they promoted them as being safe, durable, and...
Bair Hugger Warming Blanket Lawsuits
Lawsuits are heating up (excuse the pun) with the 3M Company's Bair Hugger warming blankets. These are the blankets utilized to keep over 200 million pre-surgical patients warm while they awaited surgery in the operating room. The allegations of the lawsuits are...
Making Consumers More Informed on Bayer Contraceptive Essure Risks
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finally announced that consumers will be given the much needed information on the potential risk for complications linked to implantable sterilization, Bayer’s Essure. As reported previously there have been...
Possible Risks with Shampoo Stations without Improper Cervical Support
Our attention has been called to an odd safety concern leading to near death for a San Diego, California woman. Reportedly, a local woman did what many people do on a regular basis without any thought, and that was to sit in a shampoo chair at a local salon. She was...
Mars Recall of Candy Bars Internationally
Mars, a well-known United States based candy making company, has announced they are recalling candy bars internationally in 55 countries. The candy bars include Mars, Milky Way, Snickers, Celebrations, and Mini Mix. The recall is the result of plastic being found in...