Topic: Product Recalls

4 Important Lessons That 2011′s Biggest Food Safety Scares Taught Us

While reflecting back on 2011′s many food safety scares, listeria in cantaloups probably leaps to the top of your list, followed closely by ground turkey. Which is fair–massive recalls of whole and cut cantaloups and Cargill’s ground turkey were huge, scary headlines. But being afraid of food isn’t going to help folks stay healthy in 2012. Instead, we have to learn from these events. So what did we learn? That what we already knew, but may have a hard time putting into practice, still holds true: industrially-produced meat and produce spread disease more quickly and can be less safe, and canned and processed items aren’t just less nutritionally sound fresh, whole food (when fresh, whole food isn’t teaming with bacteria); they’re also more likely to be tainted by food-borne illness or unlabeled allergens. More »

Never Miss A Product Recall Again With This FDA-Approved App

With the listeriosis outbreak that’s pulling cantaloupes and lettuce from grocery shelves around the country, a lot of people are thinking about food safety, and what they can do to make sure they never miss a recall. Unfortunately, even with the Internet on our side, by the time information about a recall is circulated, you may have already purchased–or even eaten–a recalled product. But of course, there’s an app for that. More »

Yeast Extraction: Denmark Bans Marmite, Drawing Attention To Misleading Food Claims

In 2004, Denmark passed a law banning the sale of any fortified foods with added vitamins, as they were a threat to public health (insert ironic joke about Danish pastries here). That meant that breakfast cereals like Rice Krispies and Ovaltine drink mixes were removed from Danish shelves. Now, the popular spread Marmite has hit the chopping block. The yeast extract, which tastes like salty garbage juice thickened with mildew (trust me – have you ever tried that stuff?), has popularly been used akin to margarine or peanut butter, and claims to be rich in Vitamin B, but Denmark argues that simply adding vitamins to processed foods and then smacking the label of “healthy” on the package is a threat to the health and wellness of its citizens. And frankly, I couldn’t agree more. More »

Don’t Lose Your Lunch: Tyson is recalling 380,000 pounds of lunch meat sold at Wal-Mart due to contamination. (via Wall Street Journal)

10 Things We Want to Do This Weekend

You can feel it in the air – it’s almost the weekend. And there are a lot of things we want to get done in the next two days: Get in some personal TLC time. Whether this means having an orgasm … More »

Kolcraft Play Yard Recall

Kolcraft Enterprises is recalling several brands of infant play yards. The play yards are being recalled because the side panels do not properly latch, and when a child leans on them they could collapse and cause an injury. There have … More »

Magnetix Toy Violation Leads To Penalty

We’ve talked about the dangers of Magnetix, and about the recalls here on Play Library before. Now the US Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that Mega Brands will pay a $1.1 million civil penalty for failing to provide necessary information … More »

Infantino Is Recalling Several Infant Toys

Infantino is recalling several of their infant toys because of a choking hazard. The recalled toys have metallic fabric which can detach from the toy when chewed on and possibly cause a child to choke. The toys being recalled include, … More »

Disney Stores is Recalling Handy Manny Tool Sets

Disney Stores have issued a voluntary recall of their Handy Manny Tool Sets. The tool sets are sold exclusively at Disney Stores. The tool sets are being recalled because some of the tools have eyes that can detach from the … More »

What We're Reading:

The Peanut Butter Recall Is Expanding

The peanut butter recall is expanding, it now includes 2 varieties of Little Debbie Sandwich Crackers, some Reeses products, Keebler Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, Snack Packs of Famous Amos, Keebler Soft Batch Peanut Butter Cookies, and Ralcorp Frozen Bakery Products … More »

Guitars Used with Nintendo Wii Recalled Due to Chemical Burns

A recall was announced today by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. 57,000 Rage Wireless Guitars used with the Nintendo Wii game system have been recalled due to a circuit board defect that can lead to chemical burns. The … More »

Razor USA Recalls

Razor USA has recalled two popular products for safety concerns. First, the Four-Wheeled Razor Dirt Quad Electric Powered Ride-on Vehicles were recalled due to a faulty control module for the throttle that can unexpectedly fail and cause the vehicle to … More »

Toy Recall – Fisher Price Learning Pots and Pans

My triplets had the Fisher Price Learning Pots and Pans toy when they were younger. They loved it. In fact, they loved all of the Fisher Price Laugh and Learn toys they had. Unfortunately, the Fisher Price Learning Pots and … More »

Fireworks Recalls – Have a Safe Independence Day

It’s July 4th which means people in the United States will celebrate Independence Day today. With July 4th celebrations typically come fireworks, so I wanted to share information about two fireworks recalls from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Black … More »

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