Subj : Re: Product Recalls (Real!)
To   : All
From : Robert Richards
Date : Sun Jan 07 2001 07:11 am

SafetyAlerts Friday, January 5 2001
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  Please forward this safety letter to your 
 friends and family. Even if they do not live 
 in an area affected by the following alerts,      
       they may know of people who do.     
 
    Thank you so much for your support.
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Today's SafetyAlerts...(1 Nationwide, 1 Statewide, a Correction to an Earlier 
Recall, and an Automotive Recall.)


Today's Recalls
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Chinese Herbs Recalled by Two Firms
Reason: Aristolochic acid contamination.
Distribution: Nationwide.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/01/lotus.htm ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/01/lotus.htm



Two Fish Salad Products Recalled in New York
Reason: Listeria monocytogenes.
Distribution:(State Only) New York.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/01/marshalls.htm ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/01/marshalls.htm



(Correction) Allergy Alert: Kellogg Co. Recalls Frosted Flakes
Reason: Undeclared almonds and wheat. (We mistakenly indicated
walnuts in Wednesday's mailer)
Distribution: Nationwide.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/01/kellogg.htm ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/01/kellogg.htm



Ford Recalls 1995 Contour, Mercury Mystique
Reason: Engine can overheat and start a fire.
Distribution: Not indicated.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/a/01/00v367.htm ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/a/01/00v367.htm



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End Recalls

Recent Articles
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Health Professional: FDA/Bristol Meyers Squibb Issues Caution for HIV
Combination Therapy Affecting Pregnant Women
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/t/g/squibb.htm ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/t/g/squibb.htm



ASSE Warns Against Shoveling Snow from Roofs - Offers Tips For Those
Who Insist
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/t/g/asse.htm ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/t/g/asse.htm



Health Workers Warned About AIDS Drug - CDC: Nevirapine not worth it
for low-risk exposures
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=107002 ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=107002



Gambling Fever - China grapples with lottery addiction
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106987 ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106987



A Vaccine for Cavities? Maybe, but not for at least several years
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106988 ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106988



Common Heart Defect Ups Scuba Risk - Divers face greater odds of
developing 'bends'
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106974 ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106974



New Drug Stalls Rheumatoid Arthritis - Heralded as major breakthrough
in treatment
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106976 ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106976



Lotion May Let Chemo Patients Keep Hair - Experimental compound works
on mice
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106973 ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106973



Bone Up on Colon Cancer - Study finds higher bone density linked to
lower risk of colon tumors
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=107001 ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=107001



No Sex, Please, We're Teens - But those who swear to abstain are
eventually more cavalier about birth control
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=107003 ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=107003



Stand Up to Back Pain - Too much sitting adds to the problem
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106990 ">
Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=106990

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Legal Stuff
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Recalls listed in this newsletter may not include the full
product line. Product codes and lot numbers are posted on the
site when available.  In addition we suggest you contact the
manufacturer.

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