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…
When there are a number of different cases pending in various districts against common defendants and featuring common factual and legal issues, it may be appropriate for plaintiffs to seek to have the cases centralized in a single district. When cases are centralized in this way, pretrial proceedings and discovery…
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently issued a public health alert for one-pound vacuum packed packages of Organic Rancher 95% lean and 15% fat ground beef. These were products sold at Whole Foods Market that carry the risk of E. coli O157:H7 contamination…
Recently, on May 29, 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled WeHwupe Adult Portable Bed Rails. The reason for the recall was that the bed rails deviate from federal regulations for this type of product; in that deviation, they present serious risks of entrapment and death by asphyxiation. If…
A tomato recall was announced in May in connection with possible salmonella contamination. It affects three states, and recently was upgraded to Class I recall, which is the highest recall designation for health dangers. It means that the FDA believes that there is a reasonable probability that the recalled product…
The FDA has warned consumers not to sell, serve or eat the distributor August Egg Company’s brown cage free and brown certified organic chicken eggs—1.7 million of them been recalled. The recalled eggs should no longer be placed on sale. They were sold under many different brand names at stores…
Seasonal allergies are triggered by pollen and blooming flowers and other plants. Allergy symptoms include runny noses, itchy eyes, sneezing, and sometimes coughing. Patients have been prescribed medications, and in some cases, take over-the-counter allergy medication. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public that when patients…