A device that is used to detect whether a heart attack has taken place has been recalled because certain lots of the device fail to adhere to mandated guidelines. The Waltham, Massachusetts-based Alere Inc. announced the recall of their Alere Triage BNP, Alere Triage D-dimer, and Alere Triage cardiololoy panels.  104 lots in total are… read more

A product distributed both on American shores and internationally has been recalled because of the health threat it poses to consumers. The recall was announced by the Rockville, Maryland-based Indonesianfoodmart.com, and concerns a product known as Tempeh Starter Yeast, as well as a similar item called Super Starter Yeast.  The company sells its items through… read more

Caribe Produce LTD, a company based out of McAllen, Texas, has issued a recall on a batch of contaminated papayas. The company has stated that 286 cases of the papaya in question may have been exposed to salmonella. Salmonella is an organism that can cause severe illness and occasionally death, especially in young people, the… read more

According to the results of an inquiry conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture, a possibly lethal E. coli contamination found in ground beef in South Carolina can be traced back to a meat processing plant in Australia. The Australian Department of Agriculture issued a statement in response to this conclusion, saying the contaminated… read more

At the request of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Chicago Century Furniture Corporation (formerly the Chicago Furniture Corporation) has announced a voluntary recall for approximately 340 Century Mattresses due to their failure to comply with federal safety regulations regarding mattress flammability. Twin, full, queen, and king size mattresses, imprinted with model number MG0006,… read more

A potential electric shock hazard has prompted LG Sourcing Incorporated to announce a voluntary recall for an estimated 33,000 LED clip-on desk lamps. This recall, affecting lamps produced by the He Shan Lide company headquartered in China, has been issued at the request of the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. LG Sourcing Incorporated, located… read more

The carmaker Volvo has announced its goal to eliminate all instances in which motorists and pedestrians are killed by a Volvo passenger vehicle by the year 2020, and to help the car manufacturer achieve this goal, Volvo engineers have designed a first of its kind safety feature: pedestrian airbags. This new pedestrian cushioning airbag is… read more

Beginning in August of this year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will conduct a yearlong experiment to determine whether cars that communicate with one another on the road are the key to a safer future for motorists. The experiment, taking place in Ann Arbor, Michigan, will test the road behavior of an estimated 2,800… read more

A pill designed by Pfizer to help those with a certain deadly medical condition is facing an advisory panel composed of outside experts on Thursday, and in the lead-up, the pill already has one strike against it. Drug reviewers from the Food and Drug Administration have advised not approving the drug known as tafamidis.  That’s… read more

Because medications often react differently in adults and children, parents need to be aware of the risks and benefits of doling out certain drugs to their little ones.  And the Food and Drug Administration wants to prepare adults with the information they need to ensure their children are safe. To that end, they’re promoting the… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is touting the results of a study that they say can help them combat severe allergic reactions that patients might have when exposed to certain drugs. The results of the FDA-led research were published in a journal called AIDS.  Researchers discovered that Ziagen (abacavir), which is used to fight the… read more

An item is being recalled because of the threat it could pose to bikers. The Reno, Nevada-based Sinclair Imports and the Bloomington, Minnesota-based Quality Bicycle Products have partnered to announce the recall of the 4ZA Threadless Carbon Bicycle Handlebar Stem manufactured by Belgium-based Race Productions NV and imported from Taiwan.  Around 105 of these stems… read more