Consumer Product recall alerts and consumer safety news updated hourly http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:08:22 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/images/rss.gif http://www.recallowl.com The feed is managed/created by RecallOwl.com (http://www.recallowl.com). http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Arbonne+International%2C+LLC+Announces+Voluntary+Recall+of+One+Lot+of+Seasource+Detox+Spa%26%23174%3B+Foaming+Sea+Salt+Scrub - September 3, 2009 - Irvine, CA - Arbonne International, LLC ("Arbonne") has voluntarily recalled one lot of its Seasource Detox Spa® Foaming Sea Salt Scrub. The recalled products were manufactured by a third party and distributed nationwide through Arbonne Independent Consultants. The product comes in a 6.8 fluid oz white tube and is identified with a lot number on the crimping at the top of the tube. The Seasource Detox Spa Foaming Sea Salt Sc... Fri, 11 Sep 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Hospira+Issues+Urgent+Device+Recall+For+AC+Power+Cords -- Lake Forest, Ill. -- August 14, 2009 -- Hospira, Inc. (NYSE: HSP), is initiating a nationwide recall of certain Hospira devices that have defective AC power cords manufactured by Electri-Cord Manufacturing Corporation. This recall is being issued in response to customer reports of sparking, charring and fires on the plug of the power cord. Hospira's investigation of these reports determined that the power cord's prongs may crack and fail at or... Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Fun+Express+Expands+Nationwide+Recall+of+Water-Based+Face+Paint May 22, 2009 --- Fun Express, Inc. has expanded its May 12, 2009 recall of face paint items to include two additional face paint colors. The face paints may cause skin irritation, rashes and itchiness. The additional two face paint items are being removed from the marketplace as a precautionary measure. The face paints were manufactured by Shanghai Color Art Stationery Company Limited, Shanghai, China. Unopened packages of the ... Fri, 22 May 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/FDA+Alerts+Consumers+to+Recall+of+Water-Based+Face+Paints The Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to stop using certain cosmetic “Face Paint” items labeled as distributed by Oriental Trading Co., Omaha, Neb., due to adverse event reports of skin reactions in children. These items were distributed nationwide. The FDA has learned of a cluster of adverse events in children exposed to various colors of the face paint. All exposures occurred on the same da... Tue, 12 May 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Personal+Care+Products+Conducts+Nationwide+Recall+of+Non-Acetone+Nail+Polish+Remover+Because+of+Possible+Health+Risk April 29, 2009 -- Personal Care Products of Bingham Farms, MI is voluntarily conducting a nationwide recall of all lots of Personal Care non-acetone nail polish remover, conditioner enriched with gelatin, 6 fl. oz., UPC 4815592076, because it does not meet product specifications and has the potential to cause chemical burns to the fingers of users. The product has been sold nationwide in small discount retail sto... Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Salton%2C+Inc.+Announces+a+Nationwide+Recall+of+Approximately+2500+Russell+Hobbs%AE+Mona+Cordless+Jug+Kettles+Due+to+Possible+Lead+Risk Miramar, Florida – March 9, 2009 -- Salton, Inc. announces the following voluntary recall.  Consumers should immediately stop using the Russell Hobbs® Mona Cordless Jug Kettle, Model No. RHMK3022, and contact Salton, Inc. for instructions on how to return the product and receive a replacement product. Salton, Inc. of Miramar, Florida, is voluntarily recalling approximately 2,500 Russell Hobbs® Mona Cordless J... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/FDA+Alerts+Public+about+Danger+of+Skin+Numbing+Products The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a Public Health Advisory to alert consumers, patients, health care professionals, and caregivers about potentially serious and life-threatening side effects from the improper use of skin numbing products. The products, also known as topical anesthetics, are available in over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription forms.  Skin numbing products are used to desensi... Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Celeste+Industries+Corporation+Recalls+All+Lots+of+simplySmart+Remove+Make+Up+Remover Easton, Maryland – January 5, 2009 – Celeste Industries Corporation has voluntarily recalled all lots of simplySmart™ "Remove" Make Up Remover in the US and Canada This product is packaged as a single towelette with hiexpress.com shown on the packet. This recall was a result of certain limited lots testing positive for Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria. The organism Pseudomonas aeruginosa may cause serio... Mon, 05 Jan 2009 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/FDA+Requires+New+Safety+Measures+for+Oral+Sodium+Phosphate+Products+to+Reduce+Risk+of+Acute+Kidney+Injury Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it will add a Boxed Warning to the prescription oral sodium phosphate products Visicol and OsmoPrep to warn consumers about the risk of acute phosphate nephropathy (a type of acute kidney injury). Patients routinely take OSP products to cleanse the bowel before a colonoscopy (colon examination) and other medical procedures. The FDA has also directed the manufacturer of thes... Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/CSI+USA%2C+Inc.+Issues+Voluntary+National+Recall+Of+Topical+Acne+Cream GALLATIN, TN, November 13, 2008 – CSI, USA, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide consumer product recall of all lots of 1 ounce (28 g) tubes of 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Cream with the following names: "DG Maximum Strength Acne Medicated Gel" (sold at Dollar General); "Kroger Acne Gel 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Medication" (sold at Kroger); and "Equate: Medicated Acne Gel" (sold at Wal-Mart). These products are being recalle... Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Hydrox+Labs+Issued+a+Voluntary+Recall+of+Alcohol-Free+Mouthwash+Nationwide+Distributed+by+Cardinal+Health Elgin, IL -- May 16, 2008 Hydrox Labs, Elgin, IL has issued a voluntary recall of Cardinal Health labeled alcohol-free mouthwash. As a result of this recall, Cardinal Health is initiating a voluntary sub recall of this lot of alcohol-free mouthwash. The FDA has been apprised of the action. The mouthwash was tested, and certain samples were found positive for Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia). Product was distrib... Fri, 16 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Hydrox+Labs+Issued+a+Voluntary+Recall+of+Alcohol-Free+Mouthwash+Nationwide+Distributed+by+Cardinal+Health Elgin, IL -- May 2, 2008 Hydrox Labs, Elgin, IL has issued a voluntary recall of Cardinal Health labeled alcohol-free mouthwash.  As a result of this recall, Cardinal Health is initiating a voluntary recall of the same alcohol-free mouthwash. The FDA has been apprised of the action.  The mouthwash has been tested and been found positive for Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia). The CDC has confirmed hospital illnesses in... Fri, 02 May 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Lifetime+Brands+Voluntarily+Recalls+Certain+Items+Nationwide+from+its+Pfaltzgraff%AE+Villa+della+Luna%AE+pattern+and+Nautica+J+Class%AE+pattern+%28Red+Only%29+Stoneware+Dinnerware+Product+Lines April 28, 2008 -- Lifetime Brands, Inc., of Garden City, New York, today announced that, as a result of its internal compliance and independent product testing programs, it recently became aware that certain Pfaltzgraff® Villa della Luna® pattern and Nautica J Class® pattern stoneware dinnerware products may exceed the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) guidance levels for lead and/or cadmium.&n... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Chattem+Issues+URGENT+Voluntary+Nationwide+Recall+of+Icy+Hot%AE+Heat+Therapy%99+Products Chattanooga, TN -- February 8, 2008 -- Chattem, Inc. announced today that it is initiating a voluntary Nationwide recall of its Icy Hot Heat Therapy products, including consumer "samples" that were included on a limited promotional basis in cartons of its 3 oz. Aspercreme® product. This recall is being conducted to the consumer level. Chattem is recalling these products because it has received some consumer repo... Fri, 08 Feb 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Nationwide+Recall+of+NuCel+Labs+Eye+Drops+and+Eye%2FEar+Wash+Products January 29, 2008 -- NuCel Labs of Idaho Falls, Idaho announced today that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of all Eye Drops and Eye/Ear Wash. This recall follows an FDA inspection in which product testing indicated that there was bacteria and particulate matter in the product deeming these products non-sterile. Non-sterile eye drops pose an unacceptable risk of causing eye infections, which in rare cases could lead to blin... Tue, 29 Jan 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/L%92Or%E9al+Initiates+Nationwide+Recall+of+L%92Or%E9al+Paris+Dream+Blonde+Bleach+and+Lightening+Care+Kit+Due+to+Misprinted+Directions New York, NY -- January 18, 2008 -- L'Oréal Paris, a division of L'Oréal USA, has initiated a voluntary recall from retail stores in the United States for the L'Oréal Paris Dream Blonde (Baby's Breath Blonde #100 Ultra Lightening) Bleach and Lightening care kit. The product was sold in retail outlets in the US from January 1 through January 18, 2008. L'Oréal is voluntarily t... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Gilchrist+%26+Soames+Initiates+Urgent+Worldwide+Toothpaste+Voluntary+Recall Indianapolis, IN -- August 13, 2007 -- Gilchrist & Soames, an Indianapolis-based provider of toiletry products for the hotel industry, has initiated a worldwide voluntary recall of its Gilchrist & Soames 0.65oz/18ml toothpaste manufactured in China for the company by Ming Fai Enterprises International Co., LTD, after independent tests showed some samples of the toothpaste contained diethylene glycol, or... Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Donnamax+Inc.+Issues+Nationwide+Voluntary+Recall+of+Dentapro+and+Bright+Max+Brands+of+Toothpaste Brooklyn, NY -- August 7, 2007 -- Donnamax Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, has initiated a voluntary recall of the following brands of toothpaste made in China: DentaPro brand CAVITY FIGHTING FLUORIDE TOOTHPASTE, FRESH SPEARMINT FLAVOR, NET WT. 6.4 oz. - Item No. 9112, UPC 8 71290 – 00062 5, and Bright Max Toothpaste, NET WT. 6.4 oz... Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Urgent+Voluntarily%A0Nationwide+Recall+of+DentFresh+Fluoride+Mint+Toothpaste+9+Oz+%28255g%29 July 13, 2007 -- Dent Fresh U.S.A., Inc,  Miami, Florida, is initiating a nationwide recall in accordance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the toothpaste made in China involving all:DentFresh Fluoride Mint Toothpaste 9 Oz (255g). This recall has been initiated because the products may contain the poisonous chemical diethylene glycol (DEG). DEG is used in antifreeze and as a solven... Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:00:00 +0100 http://www.recallowl.com/Household+Recalls/Consumer+Products/Counterfeit+Colgate+Toothpaste+Found New York, New York -- June 14, 2007 -- The Colgate–Palmolive Company today warned that counterfeit toothpaste falsely packaged as "Colgate" has been found in several dollar-type discount stores in four states: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. There are indications that this product does not contain fluoride and may contain Diethylene Glycol. The Company stated that it does not use, nor has... Thu, 14 Jun 2007 07:00:00 +0100