November 17, 2011
California officials are recalling and putting under quarantine raw organic milk from a Fresno County company after it was linked to E. coli that sent three California children to the hospital. California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Whiteford ordered all milk, …
October 5, 2011
A California farm that issued a voluntary lettuce recall over listeria contamination concerns said its notice has gone out to 19 states and Canada. True Leaf Farms of Salinas initially announced a recall of 90 cartons of romaine lettuce shipped …
September 30, 2011
More than 1.7 million toy workshop and tool sets from toy-maker Little Tikes are being recalled because of choking concerns. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the play tool sets have oversized, plastic toy nails that might cause young children …
September 7, 2011
Honda Motor Co. says it will recall a total of 962,000 cars worldwide to fix power windows and computer systems. Honda will recall 936,000 units of the Fit subcompact, CR-V crossover and Fit Aria in North America, Asia, Europe and …
July 27, 2011
Health officials say 17 food-poisoning cases in Illinois have been linked to possibly tainted papayas from Mexico. The Illinois Department of Public Health says hospitalization was required in eight of the 17 cases. The Illinois cases are part of a …
June 30, 2011
Johnson & Johnson has announced yet another Tylenol recall due to a musty moldy odor linked to a trace chemical. The company’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit is recalling more than 60,000 bottles of Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets made in February …
June 16, 2011
Chrysler Group LLC has recalled 11,351 vehicles for a possible missing or incorrectly installed steering column part that could result in loss of steering capability. Some of the 2011 model-year vehicles were built with a missing or incorrectly installed steering …
June 6, 2011
The nasty form of E. coli hitting Europe points out gaps in the U.S. food safety system that raise concern that similar outbreaks might happen here. It’s impossible to test for every illness-causing form of E. coli, even the kinds …
May 5, 2011
An Illinois company is recalling pet chews made of pig’s ears because they could be contaminated with salmonella. One illness, to a dog in Missouri, has been linked to the chews, called Pig Ears for Pet Treats. The product is …
May 4, 2011
Honda Motor Co. is expanding a recall so it can check the driver’s air bags on another 833,000 vehicles for a possible defect. The automaker said it’s adding the vehicles to a previous recall because some may have had faulty …