A San Jose, California-based manufacturer of cookware items, IKM, is recalling certain pots and pans, because they might be contaminated with significant lead levels, which can get into consumers’ food. Lead is toxic and can impact people of any age or health; no level of exposure to lead is considered…
Recently, Nestlé expanded its recall of infant and follow-on formula, after concerns about a heat-resistant toxin, cereulide, emerged, to over 50 countries. Cereulide can cause food poisoning. While no illnesses have been reported in connection with recalled products, parents are still warned to look out for symptoms. The recall impacted…
Recently, Clorox agreed it would pay a $14.15 civil penalty for knowingly failing to immediately report a bacterial hazard—a defect that could create a substantial product hazard of generated an unreasonable danger of serious injury or death— with Pine-Sol Scented Multi-Surface Cleaning Products. If you suffered harm as a result…
Recently, Navitas Organics voluntarily recalled certain lots of 8 oz. organic chia seeds based on potential contamination with Salmonella. The recall is part of precautions taken after the company’s chia seed supplied initiated a recall. The affected chia seeds were distributed across the country through Whole Foods Market and other…
On December 18, 2025, Plantimex, the manufacturer, recalled Mamisan lidocaine ointment containers because of a risk of serious injury or death from child poisoning, resulting from a violation of the mandatory standard for child-resistant packaging. The Poison Prevention Packaging Act requires that lidocaine be in child-resistant packaging to prevent the…
Recently, Tesla recalled certain 2025 Model 3 and 2026 Model Y cars that could lose the capacity to accelerate while driving, due to a battery pack defect that could cause sudden power loss. The United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) pointed out that this raises the risk of…
Recently, Outdoor Master children’s and youth helmets that violated the mandatory safety standard for bike helmets were recalled. The Outdoor Master helmets don’t comply with requirements that the helmets have positional stability and certain types of coverage. The recalled helmets might not protect a use who is involved in a…
On November 26, 2025, the KingPavonini Adult Portable Bed Rails were recalled. The affected bed rails violate the mandatory standard for adult portable bed rails. The person using the rail can get trapped between the bed rail and the side of the mattress or even within the bedrail, resulting in…
Thirty-nine infants have been hospitalized with botulism, which can be fatal, and officials have linked their illness with ByHeart Whole Nutrition Infant Formula. The infants range in age from 16 to 264 days. There have been no deaths so far. All ByHeart baby formula has been recalled. Despite the ongoing…
On October 7, Teva Pharmaceuticals recalled 580,844 bottles of Prazosin Hydrochloride alpha-blocker capsules that are prescribed as a blood pressure medication for hypertension. Sometimes the pills are sold under “Minipress.” Tests revealed that this medication had significant levels of potentially cancerous chemicals; specifically, the tests showed that the 1, 2,…