Recall Thread

[Family Ties Forever!]

I thought it might be a good idea to have a recall thread since there have been so many recalls.

[Mikado]

Good idea! :thumbsup:

[globalspot28]

Fisher-Price Toys with Lead Paint Hazard Recall

http://www.service.mattel.com/us/

[Hollow]

geez, almost makes me scared to go shopping anymore.

[dawsongirl]

agreed. may as well grow your own.

[Max Whittaker]

agreed. may as well grow your own.

That's a good idea, anyway. Ensure that you may survive when the infrastructure collapses and supermarkets are no longer available. ;)

[dawsongirl]

1. Glad I hate Fords and don't have one. Plus this gives me more reason to hate them. I had a Mercury once that was also recalled (Ford makes Mercurys) Though I do hate Chryslers more. Those are just junk on wheels.

2. Am I the only one who thought they stopped using lead paint altogether? What were they doing using lead paint in the first place??

[Seth]

1. Glad I hate Fords and don't have one. Plus this gives me more reason to hate them. I had a Mercury once that was also recalled (Ford makes Mercurys) Though I do hate Chryslers more. Those are just junk on wheels.?

I absolutely resent that remark. Aside from occasional transmission and electrical issues, Ford vehicles are wonderful, in my experience.

:snob::lol:

[RosewoodPrettyLiar]

All these recalls are insane! We're going recall crazy this year!

[Holly]

WASHINGTON (AP) - Polly Pocket and Batman have joined Elmo, Big Bird and Dora the Explorer on the list of toys too dangerous for children.

Mattel's Polly Pocket play sets and Batman action figures, along with Barbie and Tanner play sets and "Cars" movie items were among more than 9 million Chinese-made toys recalled Tuesday over concerns about lead paint and tiny magnets that can be harmful if swallowed.

The recalls came nearly two weeks after Mattel Inc., the nation's largest toy-maker, issued a worldwide recall of 1.5 million Fisher-Price infant toys, also made in China, because of possible lead-paint hazards for children.

The government warned parents to make sure children are not playing with any of the recalled toys.

Nancy A. Nord, acting Consumer Product Safety Commission chairman, said no injuries had been reported with any of the products involved in Tuesday's recalls. She said the recalls were intentionally broad to prevent injuries.

Several injuries had been reported in an earlier Polly Pocket recall last November. At least one U.S. child has died and 19 others have needed surgery since 2003 after swallowing magnets used in toys, the government said.

The recall announced Tuesday include about 9.3 million toys that contain small, powerful magnets. Among the toys are Polly Pocket dolls and Barbie and Tanner play sets, along with Batman and OnePiece Triple Slash Zolo Roronoa action figures, and Doggie Day Care. Many of the magnetic toys are older and may have been purchased as early as 2003.

Also recalled Tuesday were 253,000 of Mattel's die-cast cars modeled after "Sarge" in the cartoon movie "Cars" that contain lead paint.

"Another week, another recall of Chinese-made toys," said Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who suggested detaining and inspecting all Chinese toy imports for lead paint. "We can't wait any longer for China to crack down on its lax safety standards. This needs to stop now before more children and more families are put at risk."

Rep. Mike Ferguson, R-N.J., said companies whose toys are made in China need to be sure their products meet U.S. safety standards.

"If they don't, I believe Congress must give federal regulators the authority to ensure that our kids' toys won't actually harm them," he said.

In a conference call with reporters, Mattel chief executive Bob Eckert said the company is stepping up its oversight and testing in its production processes. As a result, he noted, more recalls may occur.

"There is no guarantee that we will not be here again and have more recalls," Eckert said. "We are testing at a very high level here."

In full-page ads in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today on Tuesday, Mattel said it has "one of the most trusted names with parents" and was "working extremely hard to address your concerns and continue creating safe, entertaining toys for you and your children."

Tuesday's recalls were the latest blows to the nation's toy industry, which relies on China for about 80 percent of toys sold in the United States.

On Aug. 2, Mattel recalled about 1.5 million Chinese-made Fisher-Price toys - including characters such as Dora the Explorer, Big Bird and Elmo - that contain lead paint. In June, about 1.5 million Thomas & Friends wooden railway toys, imported from China and distributed by the RC2 Corp. were recalled because of lead paint.

Lead is toxic if ingested by young children. Under current regulations, children's products found to have more than .06 percent lead accessible to users are subject to a recall.

"There is no excuse for lead to be found in toys entering this country," Nord said. "It's totally unacceptable and it needs to stop."

Nord said the company has stopped selling the recalled products, instructed retailers to pull them from the shelves and made a production change. Mattel is also offering replacement products.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which negotiated details of Mattel's recalls, reported that in the previous recall of Polly Pocket play sets Nov. 21, 2006, three children had been injured by swallowing more than one magnet. All three suffered intestinal perforations that required surgery.

When more than one magnet is swallowed, they can attach to each other and cause intestinal perforation, infection or blockage, which can be fatal.

In March 2006, another toy company, Mega Brands Inc., recalled 3.8 million Magnetix magnetic building sets after one child died and four others were seriously injured after swallowing tiny magnets in them.

Mattel officials said they became aware in late July of potential problems at factories in China and began investigating. While testing to determine which products might be affected, the company alerted the CPSC, Eckert said.

The Mattel executive said the decision to move forward with a recall was made at the end of last week. When The Associated Press learned late Monday that another Mattel recall was in the works and contacted the CPSC, a spokesman declined to comment.

CPSC spokesman Scott Wolfson said the time between this decision and the announcement was spent determining the scope and exact nature of the problem, as well as negotiating with the company on the remedy for the recall, the logistics of an information hotline and a Web presence for recall information.

Wolfson said these logistical considerations are necessary to "ensure that at the point of CPSC's announcement, the consumer will have those tools and they will know what the next steps are."

Days after the Aug. 2 Fisher-Price recall, Chinese officials temporarily banned the toys' manufacturer, Lee Der Industrial Co., from exporting products. A Lee Der co-owner, Cheung Shu-hung, committed suicide at a warehouse over the weekend, apparently byhanging himself, a state-run newspaper reported Monday.

For information about Tuesday's recalls, consumers should call Mattel at 888-597-6597 for information about toys with magnets, or 800-916-4997 for information about the die cast cars.


www.wnyt.com

[RosewoodPrettyLiar]

Damn this is insane!

[Chocoholic]

With all of these recalls of foreign-made products, hopefully the government will start bringing jobs back from overseas.

[dawsongirl]

I absolutely resent that remark. Aside from occasional transmission and electrical issues, Ford vehicles are wonderful, in my experience.

:snob::lol:
Well you can just have your Fords and I'll take my transmission is going out Chevy.

:snob: :lol:

[dawsongirl]

With all of these recalls of foreign-made products, hopefully the government will start bringing jobs back from overseas.
A smart government would. I think I'll go look for one.

[PZelda]

A smart government would. I think I'll go look for one.
You'll find it in Europe. :)

[EmoJoe]

CHINA IS TRYING TO KILL US ARENT THEY.

[PZelda]

CHINA IS TRYING TO KILL US ARENT THEY.
Just start building your own toys. And, you know, don't lick the ones you do have. :lol:

[Zoneboy]

Link (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071101/hl_nm/generalmills_recall_dc)

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Almost five million Totino's and Jeno's frozen pizzas with pepperoni toppings are being recalled because the pepperoni may be contaminated with E. coli, General Mills Inc said on Thursday.


General Mills, which owns the Totino's and Jeno's brands, said the recall affects about 414,000 cases of pizza products currently in stores and all similar pizza products that might be in consumers' freezers. Each case contains 12 pizzas.

The possible E. coli contamination was uncovered by state and federal authorities investigating 21 E. coli-related illnesses in 10 states.

General Mills said nine of the 21 people reported having eaten Totino's or Jeno's pizza with pepperoni topping at some point before becoming ill.

The people became ill between July 20 and October 10, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said, adding that all the patients recovered.

The people did not have packages with dates codes or other information General Mills needs to narrow down which pizzas might be affected, General Mills spokesman Tom Forsythe said, adding that, for the same reason, the company could not determine which of its suppliers provided the pepperoni.

E.coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration. The very young, seniors and persons with compromised immune systems are the most vulnerable to food borne disease.

The recall includes eight types of Totino's brand frozen pizza and three types of Jeno's brand frozen pizza with pepperoni topping, or pepperoni in combination with other toppings.

The frozen pizzas were produced in its Wellston, Ohio, plant and distributed throughout the United States. The plant is currently making other pizzas, but not with pepperoni, General Mills spokesman Tom Forsythe said.

Forsythe said the company had yet to determine the cost of the recall.

General Mills shares were down $1.08, or 1.87 percent, at $56.65 late on Thursday afternoon on the New York Stock Exchange. The stock is down 1.7 percent this year, compared with a 0.35 percent increase for the Standard & Poor's packaged foods index

[Seth]

Of course, if you're *not* allergic to any of those items, then there's absolutely zero need to return those crusts. A bit of a different circumstance than, say, lead toys.

[RosewoodPrettyLiar]

So all of that went right over my head

[dawsongirl]

Lord...no one can seem to grow anything without it being contaminated somewhere from field to grocery store. ohno:

[Fleet]

You'll find it in Europe. :)
Europe is having plenty of problems, too.

[Georgia's on my Mind]

SPIDER CARS!

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/03/business/la-fi-mazda-spider-20110304

[tiredmike59]

I seem to recall a recall last week, but I can't recall what it was.

[Family Ties Forever!]

link (http://www.click2houston.com/health/29175569/detail.html)

Cantaloupe Warning Issued After Listeria Outbreak

Posted: Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Denver -- Health officials have issued a warning for cantaloupes from a revered melon-producing area of Colorado amid a bacteria outbreak blamed for four deaths in the state and New Mexico, troubling farmers who depend on sales of the fruit. The warning from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention came after 16 cases of a strain of Listeria were reported in five states, including 11 from Colorado, two from Texas, and one each from Indiana, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

The agency said it was the first Listeria outbreak linked to cantaloupe in the United States. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration said it had not recalled the melons while it worked to locate the source. Rocky Ford cantaloupes, named for a region along the old Santa Fe Trail about 130 miles southeast of Denver, are prized for their above-average sugar content. W.C. Fields reportedly said bald guys have "a head shaped like a Rocky Ford cantaloupe," and Lucile Ball had the melons delivered to her dressing room. "This is really silly. You can get Listeria any place. I eat those melons every day," said Kent Lusk, a fifth-generation cantaloupe farmer from Rocky Ford.

Colorado Agriculture Commissioner John Salazar said the contamination might not be the cantaloupes, but a truck or other source. But several Colorado grocery chains pulled their supplies as a precaution, and New Mexico issued a voluntary recall. State Environmental Health Bureau inspectors were collecting cantaloupe samples from grocery stores and distributors across New Mexico for laboratory analysis. Listeriosis is a serious infection usually caused by eating food contaminated with the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes. The disease primarily affects older adults, pregnant women, newborns and adults with weakened immune systems.

Colorado health director Chris Urbina said people who are at high risk included people 60 and older, those with weakened immune systems from transplants and people with chronic diseases. Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, diarrhea, headache, stiff neck, confusion and convulsions. Listeriosis can cause miscarriages and stillbirths. The CDC warning advised people with cantaloupes at home to see if they came from the Rocky Ford region, and if so, not to eat the melons if they're in a vulnerable group. Health authorities asked people throwing out Rocky Ford cantaloupes to put them in a sealed plastic bag before putting them in the trash.

Several grocery stores in the Rocky Mountain region, including King Soopers, Safeway and Whole Foods, voluntarily pulled Rocky Ford cantaloupes. "We decided out of an abundance of caution" to remove Rocky Ford melons in 142 Colorado stores, King Soopers spokeswoman Kelli McGannon said. School cafeterias in at least two Denver-area school districts threw out their Rocky Ford melons. Denver Public Schools cafeterias had planned to highlight them Wednesday in a local foods promotion. Other Colorado products, including grass-fed beef and green chili sauce, also were on the menu, DPS spokeswoman Kristy Armstrong said. Urbina said the Colorado health department was expecting more test results this week that might help identify the specific source of the cantaloupe sickening people.

Lusk said this year's growing season was almost over and that he doesn't believe the outbreak will have a lasting impact. "I think there were just a few bad ones," said Adela Licano, a Chamber of Commerce board member who added that about a dozen roadside stands were still open. "This is a major industry. We hope there is no permanent impact. We're going to get to the bottom of this," Salazar said. The fatal cases in New Mexico included a 93-year-old man from Bernalillo County, a 61-year-old woman from Curry County and a 63-year-old man from Bernalillo County. Mark Salley, spokesman for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said the person who died in Colorado was not being identified. "We extend our sympathy to the families and friends of those who have died from this infection," said Colorado Health Secretary Dr. Catherine Torres. "At this time, based on the preliminary findings in Colorado, we are cautioning people who are at high risk for Listeria infection to avoid eating cantaloupe."

Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All rights reserved.

[Family Ties Forever!]

link (http://www.click2houston.com/marketplace/Some-Kotex-Tampons-recalled-over-contamination/-/1735676/4758406/-/vj42e0z/-/index.html)

Some Kotex Tampons recalled over contamination
Recall affects 'Natural Balance Security' products

Posted: Nov 15 2011 9:15 AM CST
Updated On: Nov 15 2011 10:53 AM CST

Kimberly-Clark announced a product recall of a limited number of its Kotex tampons distributed to specific stores in the U.S. According to a news release, the recall affects 18-count and 36-count packages of the Kotex Natural Balance Security Unscented Tampons Regular Absorbency, that were shipped to retail customers between Oct. 29 and Nov. 2 in specific Walmart stores in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico and Texas; specific Fry's stores in Arizona; and specific Smith's stores in Utah and Arizona.

The company said the tampons were manufactured with a raw material contaminated with a bacterium -- Enterobacter sakazakii -- that may pose health risks, including vaginal infections, urinary tract infections, pelvic inflammatory disease or infections that can be life-threatening.
Women with serious existing illnesses, cancer or immune-compromised conditions, such as HIV, are at increased risk. There is limited evidence of transfer between individuals with this bacterium, according to the release.

The company said all affected stores have been alerted to remove the recalled products from shelves. A listing of stores impacted and the latest information can also be found on the Kimberly-Clark website at www.kimberly-clark.com and the Kotex brand website at www.kotex.com.

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