Toy manufacturer, Build-A-Bear, along with the U.S. Consumer Product and Safety Commission have announced the recall of 290,000 ‘Colorful Hearts Teddy’ bears. The recall was issued after it was discovered that the buttons used as eye balls on the bear may become lose and be a choking hazard for young children. The fabric on the… Read More

The Kimberly-Clark Corp. has stated that Kotex tampons have been recalled due to bacteria contamination that could cause a serious infection. The recalled product includes the Kotex Natural Balance Security Unscented Tampons Regular Absorbency brand with the SKU number of 15063 and 15068. Officials have said that there has not been any injury or illness… Read More

An Illinois-based company has announced the voluntary recall of salmon due to Listeria monocytogenes. The recalled products are packets of sliced salmon with the recall date of Dec. 15, 2011. The purchase got onto the market on July 25 and was sold in Publix, Mejier, Winn-Dixie and Safeway stores in Alabama, Georgia, Colorado, Oregon, Pennsylvania,… Read More

A national outbreak of Salmonella has caused 77 cases in 26 different states and one person has died as a result of it. The outbreak has been linked to ground turkey, but no recall has been made because the exact source has not been determined. In Illinois, there have been seven reported cases, the first… Read More

The Touch Point Oscillating Ceramic Heaters that were imported by Meijer Inc. have been involved in a recall after it was found that they pose a fire hazard. The heaters were sold from October 2009 to April 2011 at Meijer stores and other discount stores in Illinois, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Michigan. The recall occurred… Read More

An Ohio manufacturer, Smith Dairy Products, has recalled a line of smoothies after a routine taste-testing determined that the product may contain undeclared nuts. F’real brand Strawberry Banana Smoothies may contain peanuts and could cause a person who is allergic to them to go into anaphylactic shock. Roughly two percent of American suffer from this… Read More

An Illinois food manufacturing company, the Suter Company, has announced the recall of nearly 72,000 pounds of Bumble Bee chicken salad. The recall comes after costumers complained of hard plastic pieces in their food. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service, the company recalled the “Bumble Bee Chicken Salad with… Read More

An Illinois mother has filed a lawsuit and is seeking class action status over a the recall of millions of containers of Similac baby formula after beetle larvae was found and reported by two people. In the lawsuit, the mother states that the maker of the baby formula, Abbott Laboratories Inc., made her child and… Read More

Patients are suing DePuy Orthopaedics after reeving hip replacement surgeries that had painful complications that required further surgery. Thirteen people in Illinois and Indiana have joined together to file the suit against Depuy. Last month, the company recalled two hip resurfacing and replacement products that launched in 2004. The device that was used in the… Read More

Fresh Express has voluntarily recalled salad products after a Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The California-based company is recalling 2,825 cases of the Veggie Lovers Salad. The recalled products have a used by date of August 10. All of the salad bags are being pulled from the shelves although no illnesses have been reported to the FDA.… Read More