Luca Reuters (1/14, Berkrot) reported that Johnson & Johnson has faulted the massive recalls at its McNeil manufacturing plant in Fort Washington, PA, on a series of problems, including lax cleaning procedures and poor documentation. An investigation by the company also found one product with an incorrect label, according to J&J. Kurt Bardella, a spokesman for … Read more
Folks, if you use any Johnson and Johnson over the counter products, you’ll want to read this. An article in the New York Times (Natasha Singer, 1/14/11) says that Johnson and Johnson is recalling about 43 million packages of Tylenol, Benadryl, Sudafed and Sinutab products from wholesalers because of past manufacturing practices like insufficient … Read more
Chrysler and Volkswagen owners, please be aware of this massive recall that may affect you. The AP (12/16) reported, “Chrysler is recalling more than 367,000 minivans to address potential accidental air bag deployments.” Commenting on the issue that “affects 2008 model year Chrysler Town and Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans,” Chrysler said, “water … Read more
The AP (12/22) reported, “The Food and Drug Administration says Abbott Laboratories is recalling up to 359 million testing strips used by diabetics because they can give falsely low blood sugar readings.” Because of the false results, “patients may try to raise their blood sugar levels unnecessarily or fail to detect dangerously high blood sugar levels.”
Millions of Americans purchase portable heaters to take the chill of on days like these. If you own one purchased from Wal Mart, please be aware of this important recall notice. According to the AP (12/16), the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 2.2 million electric heaters sold at Wal-Mart stores. … Read more
The National Sleep Foundation is hosting Drowsy Driving Prevention Week®, starting today. The goal of this public awareness campaign is to educate drivers about sleep safety. As part of this, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released a new study showing that the tragedy of drowsy driving is more pervasive than shown in previous estimates. … Read more
A number of news sources are reporting a recall of 13 million packages of Rolaids by Johnson and Johnson. These include several different kinds of Rolaids Soft Chews. According to the AP (12/10), “the materials were potentially introduced into the products during the manufacturing process at” this “outside manufacturer.” Accordingly, the company “is suspending … Read more
Bloomberg News (12/8, Plungis) reported a study run by Michigan-based The Ecology Center, which revealed “fifty-four percent of holiday lights tested in a US study had more lead than regulators permit in children’s products, with some strands containing more than 30 times those levels.” Center research director Jeff Gearhart said “The last thing families want … Read more
HealthDay (12/3, Reinberg) reported, “Pregnant women with epilepsy who are taking carbamazepine (Tegretol) to control seizures may be at a slightly increased risk of having an infant with spina bifida, a new study finds.” The research team “reviewed existing research to determine the risk of birth defects among women taking Tegretol.” They “found that infants … Read more
I’d say that this is a good support for our last article about why easing safety standards for child-oriented products is a bad idea.The American Association for Justice (12/2) reports, Unforeseen hazards are still finding their way into toys despite recently improved safety standards, illustrating the need for a strong civil justice system that … Read more
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