A new danger has emerged in vape shops and at gas stations and corner stores. Health officials warn that a concentrated kratom byproduct called 7-OH is being produced and marketed in ways that appeal to kids, and can be bought easily, even though it is believed to have effects and…
According to a recent wrongful death lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, a sixteen-year-old, Adam Raine, died by suicide in April after talking about suicide to ChatGPT for months. His parents, who have brought the lawsuit allege that ChatGPT coached him on how to commit suicide and that…
The Trump Administration has proposed elimination of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), a bipartisan independent agency created by Congress that handles numerous product safety questions. An elimination of the agency would take crucial data-driven safety rules that protect people around the country from dangerous and defective products and immediately…
Recently, the popular alcoholic beverage maker High Noon had to recall certain alcoholic seltzer products that were incorrectly labeled as nonalcoholic Celsius energy drinks. The recalled Beach Variety 12 packs had been mislabeled as Celsius Astro Vibe Sparkling Blue Razz Edition cans. Drinking what’s in the can will result in…
Tegu’s Magnetic Floating Stackers are children’s wooden toys that have a base, six pieces of different colors that stack, two posts, and two figures. All of these connect with magnets. Recently, Tegu recalled the Magnetic Floating Stackers toys due to the risk that a child would ingest the magnet, risk…
Recently, Fresh & Ready Foods, LLC voluntarily recalled certain ready-to-eat sandwiches and snacks that were sold in California, Washington, Arizona and Nevada due to potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination. These were sold under the brand names Fresh & Ready Foods, Fresh Take Crave Away, and City Point Market Fresh Food to…
Recently, the manufacturer Medtech Products Inc., a Prestige Consumer Healthcare Inc. company voluntarily recalled five lots of the popular, widely used Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup for children because the bacteria Bacillus cereus (B. cereus) was discovered. B. cereus can cause two kinds of food-borne illnesses. Parents trust that medicines…
In May of this year, the manufacturer Medtronic voluntarily recalled Newport HT70 and HT70 Plus ventilators, along with specific service parts related to those models. Consumers were asked to remove these devices from use and substitute an alternative ventilator for patients. In June, the FDA designated the voluntary recall as…
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as forever chemicals) are used in many different consumer products. They are found in around 45% of the United States’s drinking water supplies. The chemicals are slow to break down and have been linked to medical problems in the past. Earlier this year,…
Two brands of tomatoes from Williams Farms Repack, LLC were recalled in May in 14 states because of the risk of salmonella contamination. A little over a month ago, the recall was elevated to a Class I recall—meaning that the tomatoes carry a deadly risk. The affected tomatoes include 3…