Product News and Recalls

Titanium Dioxide Takes Center Stage as Skittles Candymaker Sued

skittles maker sued over titanium dioxide contentIf you’ve ever eaten something that looked a little shinier than it normally should have as it came out of its packaging, then odds are you’ve consumed titanium dioxide. Added to food since its approval by the FDA in 1966, the compound is used to brighten more than just food. “It’s sort of ironic…that the ingredient in paint that makes your kitchen shiny also makes your Hostess ...

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Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray Recalled Over Benzene Contamination

banana boat sunscreen recalled over benzene contentAnother summer is upon us and another brand of sunscreen has been recalled from store shelves over concerns that it is contaminated with high levels of benzene. Benzene is a known human carcinogen.

The recall was issued by Edgewell Personal Care Company; the company that makes Banana Boat products. In a statement released to the FDA’s website, Edgewell noted that “while benzene is not an ingredient in any ...

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Recall Pulls Over 20 Brands of Laxatives from Store Shelves

magnesium-citrate saline laxatives pulled from store shelves over contamination concernsA microbial contamination has forced the recall of a wide variety of store-brand laxatives sold across the country. Retailers from grocery stores to pharmacies were forced to pull variations of magnesium-citrate-based saline laxatives after testing found them to be contaminated with Gluconacetobacter liqufaciens. The manufacturer of the medication warns that “immunocompromised patients who consume this product may be at increased risk for invasive infections ...

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Bill Aimed at Helping Veterans Dies in Senate as 25 Republicans Change Vote

veterans bill dies in senate only to be passed after vote decriedThe Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, also known as the PACT Act, seemed like a slam dunk. Amid some of the most polarized and obstructionist politics in our nation’s history, legislators on both sides were poised to pass a comprehensive bill that would funnel hundreds of millions of dollars toward caring for veterans that were exposed to toxic burn pits and other ...

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Gun Makers Facing Increasing Liability for Nation’s Gun Violence Problem

In general, manufacturers are held to at least some standard of liability for the safety implications of their products in America. Whether it’s the products themselves or how they are marketed, corporations and manufacturers that make products for Americans know that the time may come when an item in their product line may come under scrutiny, or the methods the company used to put that product in the hands of American consumers.

Nicotine vaporizer manufacturer Juul has been sued into ...

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The HeartWare HVAD System is Under a Class I Recall…Again

Medtronic heartware system again under Class I recallThe FDA recently announced that the HeartWare HVAD system was being recalled by medical device manufacturer MedTronic over concerns of battery failure. The recall marks the second time the device has been recalled, with both occurrences falling under Class I status. The Class I recall is the FDA’s most severe recall classification and is reserved for instances where the continued use of the recalled item ...

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