The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of approximately 580 BigBox Hockey Sets imported by Sportime of Norcross, Georgia.

Approximately 1,000 Fellowes Climate Control Footrests, imported by Fellowes, Inc., of Itasca, Illinois, have been recalled, announced the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The Fellowes Climate Control Footrest’s fan can become blocked and overheat when used in the upright position, posing a fire hazard. To date, no injuries or incidents have been reported.

New Jersey is the latest state to consolidate Yaz and Yasmin lawsuits as a mass tort. The measure was ordered on February 18 by New Jersey’s Administrative Office of the Courts and the lawsuits have been assigned to Judge Brian R. Martinotti in Bergen County Superior Court. Yaz, Yasmin and generic Ocella differ from many other contraceptives [...]

Trader Joe’s Co., located in Monrovia, California, previously recalled select lot codes of its 7.4-ounce boxes of Chocolate Chip Chewy Coated Granola Bars because the product could be tainted with the dangerous, sometimes deadly Salmonella pathogen. Now, the company has added another recall over the same concerns. The Associated Press (AP) has reported that Trader [...]

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) continue to work closely with the Rhode Island Department of Health and other states investigating the outbreak of Salmonellas Montevideo infections pertaining to certain Italian-style sausage products including salami/salame. [...]

Not surprisingly, GlaxoSmithKline is defending its popular diabetes drug, Avandia, following a Senate Finance Committe report accusing the company of  minimizing  Avandia’s heart risks. Glaxo claims the Senate report “mischaracterizes and distorts” the company’s record, reports The Associated Press. Avandia’s controversial problems began in May 2007, when the Cleveland Clinic published an analysis of 42 [...]

ABC News has divulged that an FDA regulator who was involved in approving LASIK surgery in the 1990s is now discussing his concerns over the procedure’s safety. LASIK—laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis—surgery involves a laser cutting a small flap in the eye’s cornea to allow reshaping of the corneal tissue with another laser to correct nearsightedness, [...]

Although Toyota’s president apologized for his company’s recent safety lapses and promised changes are on the horizon, Akio Toyoda did not have an adequate explanation why it took this long to address thousands of sudden acceleration complaints, reports the Detroit Free Press. During his appearance yesterday before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, [...]

Skin cancer is a huge concern, but people who slather on copious amounts of sunscreen could be at risk for excessive zinc entering their bloodstream, according to a new Australian study.  Geochemist Brian Gulson, of Sydney’s Macquarie University, has discovered that zinc oxide nanoparticles, contained in many translucent sunscreens, can be absorbed by the body [...]

Jackie’s Jersey Milk is recalling their raw milk because it is potentially contaminated with dangerous, sometimes deadly E. coli bacteria. According to the company, routine sampling by the Washington State Agriculture Department revealed E. coli contamination, reported the Seattle Times. To date, no illnesses have been linked to the recalled raw milk. The recall includes [...]