Recalls

133, 000 US. and 36,000 Canadian IKEA ANTILOP high chairs have been recalled due to seat restraint safety concerns. There have been eight reports in which young children sustained minor injuries after the safety belt unexpectedly opened on its own. The high chairs, which come in blue, white or red, were manufactured in China between ... read more »

Just before Christmas the Consumer Product Safety Commission along with Build-A-Bear, announced they were recalling over a quarter million stuffed animals. The affected ‘Colorful Hearts’ bears were sold beginning in April of 2011 through December in the United States and Canada.  The stuffed animal is about 16 inches high with black plastic eyes. The bear’s fabric covering ... read more »

Wal-Mart has admitted to pulling a batch of powdered infant formula from stores across the nation after a Missouri newborn became gravely ill with a suspected infection and died. Dianna Gee, a  Wal-Mart spokeswoman, said Wednesday that the move is cautionary, pending the investigation conducted by health official into the death of 10-day-old Avery Cornett of Lebanon, Missouri. The boy was ... read more »

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced on its website that the 2010 and 2011 models of Ford’s Mercury Milan may fall off while driving. Ford has recalled 128,616 vehicles, due to faulty wheel studs that can fracture and cause the vehicle to shimmy and the tire to become unattached to the car. The automobiles were ... read more »

Front Row Produce of St. Louis is recalling grape tomatoes after random testing revealed the presence of salmonella. Packages of 10 ounce pints as well as 10 pound bulk tomatoes distributed by Rio Queen Citrus of Mission Texas are affected by the recall, and are available in stores and from wholesalers in Illinois and Missouri. Produce ... read more »

Ocean Spray has initiated a voluntary recall of various packages of its Craisins as a “precautionary measure”, due to tiny metal strands found in the product. To date, no reports of injury have been reported, and in a press release, Ocean Spray states that the hair-like metal fragments are not likely to cause harm to ... read more »

With a name like Smucker’s, it may be salmonella. The J.M. Smucker Company has issued a recall on certain batches of its Natural Peanut Butter Chunky over concerns that it may contain the salmonella bacteria. Salmonella infection can lead to serious illness and even death, especially in the highest consumer group of peanut butter, young ... read more »

U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that the Wegmans supermarket chain is recalling 5,000 pounds of pine nuts from Turkey due to possible salmonella contamination. The FDA said that the pine nuts are linked to at least 43 cases of salmonellosis in California, New York, New Jersey,  Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia, citing information from the ... read more »

Kraft Foods Inc. has issued a recall for several types of its Velveeta Shells & Cheese single-serve microwaveable cups. Apparently, small, thin pieces of wire bristle may be in the cups. 137,000 Cases of the products affected by the recall were shipped to customers across the U.S. (but not Canada). Kraft, the country’s largest food maker (which hopes to split into ... read more »

True Leaf Farms is recalling 90 cartons of chopped romaine lettuce. The California-based company fears the lettuce may be contaminated with listeria, though there have been no related illnesses reported. Listeria has been in the news lately because of an unrelated outbreak linked to cantaloupes grown in Colorado, an outbreak which has infected 72 people across 18 ... read more »

Little Tikes recalled 1.7 million toy workshops and toy tools sets today because of possible choking hazards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the tool sets and toy workshops contain over-sized, plastic toy nails that may cause children to choke. The 1.7 million toy recall adds on an additional 11 models that were sold between ... read more »

Possible E. coli contamination caused the U.S. Department of Agriculture to issue a Class I recall for 40,000 pounds of ground beef products intended for Georgia school lunches. A statement released Friday by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service said the beef was produced by Palo Duro Meat in Amarillo, Texas, on or before September 9. The beef ... read more »

If you’re a woman on the birth control pill, you may want to abstain from sex or use another method of contraception until you check out the packaging — unless you want a little surprise in 9 months, that is. Qualitest Pharmaceuticals has issued a recall on six of its birth control products, including Cyclafem, ... read more »

Your kids may be disappointed if they were counting on chicken nuggets for dinner if you’ve happened to purchase some of the 7,000 pounds of nuggets subject to a recall. Food company Pilgrim’s Pride is issuing a voluntary recall of its Pilgrim’s Pride Brand Fully Cooked Chicken Breast Nuggets after it was discovered that the ... read more »

On Wednesday, Target announced they will expand the recall to 375,000 Circo child booster seats following reports of more injuries from children falling. The problem, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is with the device’s restraining belt. The belt buckle is reportedly unlatching “unexpectedly” and allowing a child to fall, causing injury. This ... read more »