Subj : Re: Product Recalls (Real!)
To   : All
From : Robert Richards
Date : Wed Sep 27 2000 11:21 pm

SAFEMAIL Wednesday, September 27 2000 

Today's SafeMail...(4 Nationwide Recalls, and the rest are just for a Single 
State.  3 of the Nationwides are Medical related)


Today's Recalls
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Minnesota Firm Recalls Chicken Salad For Possible Contamination
Reason: May be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.
Distribution: Minnesota.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/dbcfoods.htm ">Read
Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/dbcfoods.htm



BRK Recalls 600,000 First Alert® Fire Extinguishers
Reason: Extinguisher can fail to discharge.
Distribution: Nationwide.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/p/00/00188.htm ">Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/p/00/00188.htm



Emergency Eye Wash and Eye/Face/Body Wash Recalled
Reason: The products may not be sterile and could represent a serious
health hazard.
Distribution: Nationwide.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/eyewash.htm ">Read
Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/eyewash.htm



Diabetes Testing Solution Recalled
Reason: Subpotency.
Distribution: California.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/d191.htm ">Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/d191.htm



Carbamazepine Tablets Recalled
Reason: Mislabeling.
Distribution: Virginia.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/d470.htm ">Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/d470.htm



649 Various Rx and OTC Products Recalled
Reason: Current good manufacturing deviations, including but not
limited to lack of control to prevent beta-lactam antibiotic cross
contamination.
Distribution: Nationwide.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/d471.htm ">Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/d471.htm



UPDATE: Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals Recalls Promethazine Syrup Plain
Reason: Subpotency (at stability testing).
Distribution: Nationwide.
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/d390.htm ">Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/00/d390.htm



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End Recalls

Recent Articles
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CPSC Warns Consumers of Defective Furnaces in California
<a HREF=" http://www.safetyalerts.com/t/g/furnace.htm ">Read Article</a>
http://www.safetyalerts.com/t/g/furnace.htm



Computers and Children - Some educators say they're bad for kids
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103177
">Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103177



Disposable Diapers Blamed for Male Infertility - Others dispute link
to low sperm counts
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103150
">Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103150



All Eyes on Blind Olympic Runner - U.S. athlete overcomes Stargardt
disease to compete
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=100211
">Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=100211



FDA Conflict of Interest? Some drug advisors could profit from
approvals
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103173
">Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103173



Men Need Blood Pressure Screenings, Too - Study says the
obstetrician's office may be the perfect spot
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=102993
">Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=102993



Can a Virus Make You Fat?  It's a possible, but hard-to-prove theory
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103175
">Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103175



Mind Is a Lean Machine - Brain cuts through red tape to find
memories, studies show
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103158
">Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103158



Junk Food Is Still King - Study shows Americans still bulking up on
empty calories
<a HREF=" http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103151
">Read Article</a>
http://www.healthscout.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Af?ap=55&id=103151

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