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Arboc Speciality Vehicles has announced the recall of transit buses of the models known as Freedom and Spirit of Mobility. The recalled vehicles were manufactured between April 1, 2011 and March 25 of this year. 57 units in total are affected by the recall. The recall was issued because it was discovered that the Prolo… read more

Adverse reactions from drugs are on the rise. According to a new report from the Institute for Safe Medication Practice’s Quarterwatch surveillance program, 179,855 reports came flooding in to the Food and Drug Administration regarding serious or fatal reactions to drugs last year.  This is a marked increase of 9.4% from the previous year, when… read more

A couple of bills circulating through Congress could end up taking away some of the power of the Food and Drug Administration. Specifically, the bills being considered would take away the FDA’s ability to regulate traditional cigars.  In 2009, The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act made it possible for the FDA to have… read more

A drug firm whose products made bold claims that couldn’t be backed up with fact has had its products seized. The seizure was conducted on May 31 by the United States Marshals Service against the Portland, Maine-based Global Biotechnologies.  The Food and Drug Administration requested this action, and a warrant pushed it forward.  The company… read more

A chair is being recalled due to the risk that it poses to consumers using it. The item in question is the West Marine Deluxe Deck Chair manufactured by the Watsonville, California-based West Marine Products.  The chairs, which were produced in China, have wooden armrests and metal legs.  They’re blue and gray and have the… read more

The manufacturers of Suzuki GSXR1000 want to bring consumers’ attention to the fact that these bikes have had to be recalled because of a defect that compromises a rider’s safety.  Each of the motorcycles being recalled is of the 2012 model year.  A total of 4,969 motorcycles fall under the banner of the recall. The… read more

Certain products under the Santos Brands banner have been recalled, as the products might in fact contain undeclared peanuts and wheat.  Anyone with an allergy to these items who consumes the products in question could face a serious or even deadly reaction. The various products that fall within the purview of the recall were packed in the… read more

In response to a request from the United States National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Kia Motors Corporation has issued a voluntary recall for more than 20,000 Kia Borrego passenger vehicles, due to a safety issue related to the vehicle’s service brakes, hydraulic pedals, and linkages. The model year 2009 Kia Borrego passenger vehicles affected by… read more

Two flat bed trailers manufactured by Elite Trailers Incorporated have been added to the ongoing list of trailers equipped Dexter Axle brand electric hydraulic brake actuator pumps that are being recalled due to a potential brake failure hazard. The Dexter Axle brand electric hydraulic brake actuator pumps installed on these two model year 2012 Elite… read more

A judge is telling the Food and Drug Administration to reconsider their position on a petition filed in order to get the organization to look into the safety of animal feed antibiotics. In both 1999 and 2005, concerned citizens requested that the FDA withdraw medically important antibiotics from animals that would be used as livestock. … read more

New information is coming to light regarding a salmonella outbreak from a couple years ago that may have caused 62,000 people to become ill. The initial incident took place in the summer of 2010, when people across the country reportedly began to fall ill after consuming certain eggs.  A California cooperative known as NuCal Foods… read more

A new study casts a light on a growing problem affecting doctors’ pharmaceutical sample closets. The study, which was published in the new issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, involved researchers traveling to ten different primary care clinics around the Phoenix, Arizona area.  Those researchers inventoried the closets that were… read more