Lip Gloss Keychains Recalled By Markwins Beauty Products Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

Jim Vititoe | January 27, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2009
Release #09-107
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Lip Gloss Keychains
Units: About 75,000
Importer: Markwins Beauty Products, of City of Industry, [...]

High School Musical Manicure Kits Recalled by Fantas-Eyes Due to Risk of Lead Exposure

Jim Vititoe | January 27, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2009
Release #09-106
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: High School Musical Manicure Kits
Units: About 15,000
Importer: Fantas-Eyes Inc., of New York, [...]

Milestone AV Technologies Recalls Television Wall Mounts Sold Exclusively At Best Buy; Unit Can Crack, TV Can Fall On Consumers

Jim Vititoe | January 27, 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2009
Release #09-105
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: LCD television wall mounts
Units: About 140,000
Manufacturer: Milestone AV Technologies, of Savage, Minn.
Hazard: [...]

USDA CONSUMER ALERT: Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency

Jim Vititoe | January 27, 2009

Donna Karlsons (301) 344-4764
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27, 2009 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture is providing recommendations to the regions affected by severe winter weather in Mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states. USDA is hopeful that this information will help minimize the potential for foodborne illnesses due to power outages and other problems that are often associated with [...]

SOPAKCO, Inc. Announces a Nationwide Recall of Certain SURE-PAK 12 Meals Containing Peanut Butter Products

Jim Vititoe | January 27, 2009

Contact:
SOPAKCO, Inc.
423-278-1437
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — Mullins, SC (January 27, 2009) — SOPAKCO, Inc., of Mullins, South Carolina, is voluntarily recalling certain Sure-Pak 12 Meals because peanut butter packages in the Meals may have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella.
Salmonella isan organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or [...]

Falcon Trading Company/SunRidge Farms Announces Precautionary voluntary shelf withdrawal

Jim Vititoe | January 27, 2009

Falcon Trading Company/SunRidge Farms Announces Precautionary voluntary shelf withdrawal of the following items:
Item #: 37237 Naturally Preferred Honey Nut Nuggets, UPC 011100372376, 8 oz. Bag
Lot Codes: Nov1209DD 19 cases total
Nov0209GB 27 cases total
Aug3009DB 126 cases total
Jly 1709DA 125 cases total
Contact:
Ronald Giannini
(831) 786-7000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 23, 2009–Falcon Trading Company/SunRidge Farms of Pajaro, CA announced [...]

Falcon Trading Company/SunRidge Farms Announces

Jim Vititoe | January 27, 2009

Falcon Trading Company/SunRidge Farms Announces Precautionary voluntary shelf withdrawal of the following items:
Item #: 022157 SunRidge Tropical Golden Nugget UPC 086700221570, 10 lb Case
Lot Codes 2708, Total cases involved 34
Item #: 021116 SunRidge Chocolate Energy Bar UPC 086700211168, 10 lb Case
Lot Codes 2948, 3108, 3388, Total cases involved 93
Item #: 868064 SunRidge Energy Nuggets UPC [...]

Trader Joe’s Expands Its Voluntary Recall To Include Trader Joe’s Sliced Green Apples With All Natural Peanut Butter

Jim Vititoe | January 27, 2009

Contact:
Alison Mochizuki
(626) 599-3779
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — (January 23, 2009) Monrovia, CA - Trader Joe’s today expands its voluntary recall to include Trader Joe’s Sliced Green Apples With All Natural Peanut Butter, 7-ounce (UPC 92459) because the product contains peanut butter that was manufactured by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), which is the focus of an [...]

Voluntary Recall Issued for ShopRite Peanut Butter on Toasty Crackers and ShopRite Peanut Butter and Cheese Cracker Snacks Because of Possible Health Risk

Jim Vititoe | January 25, 2009

Contact:
Kris Charles
269-961-3799
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 24, 2009 — In cooperation with the FDA, Kellogg Company is today issuing this advisory regarding a voluntary recall of two varieties of ShopRite brand peanut butter sandwich crackers because they contain peanut paste produced by Peanut Corporation of America and the products have the potential to be contaminated [...]

Stonewall Kitchen Voluntarily Recalls Seven Dessert Sauces

Jim Vititoe | January 25, 2009

Contact:
Judi Delaney-Shirley
207-351-2713
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — January 23, 2009 — As a precautionary measure, Stonewall Kitchen of York, Maine is voluntarily recalling seven dessert sauces because they have the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it [...]