Linda Larsen 
CIYTI Light Up Princess costumes are being recalled for a battery ingestion risk. The costumes violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because the batteries can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, they can cause serious injury, including internal chemical burns. No injuries have been reported to the … Read more
A Bentwood Elementary school norovirus outbreak in Kansas has sickened 97 children, staff, and others, according to news reports. The outbreak is over a few days after it was first reported. The case count included 95 students and staff, and two more family members of people associated with the school. Two cases had been confirmed … Read more
Bamamon Finger Light Toys are being recalled because they pose a battery ingestion risk. The toys have button cell batteries in compartments that can be easily accessed by children, posing a deadly ingestion risk. When button cell and coin batteries are swallowed, the batteries can cause internal chemical burns and death. No injuries have been … Read more
Loving thyself crystal glass cups are being recalled because they pose a risk of serious injury from ingestion and laceration hazards. The glass can break inside the cups while in use, which means that the user can swallow the shards, potentially injuring their teeth, mouth, throat, and GI tract. One reported incident of broken glass … Read more
The CDC counts 27 people sick in 12 states in the Salmonella Telelkebir outbreak linked to raw oysters harvested from the Little Wicomico River in Virginia. Five of them have been hospitalized and no deaths have been reported, according to CDC’s October 19 notice. CDC says their illnesses began between May 29 and September 14, … Read more
The chicken wraps E. coli O1o57:H7 outbreak that the FDA announced in a CORE Outbreak Investigation Table update has now sickened at least 50 people. That’s an increase of 12 more patients since the outbreak was announced almost a week ago. Because neither the CDC or FDA has issued a formal outbreak notice, there is … Read more
Soup Time French Onion Soup is being recalled in Canada because it may contain undeclared wheat, one of the major food allergens. Anyone who is allergic to wheat proteins, as well as anyone with celiac disease, could have a serious reaction if they eat the product. One reaction was reported to the company to date … Read more
Consumer Reports wants cyclospora outbreak answers from the FDA and CDC after a summer where tens of thousands of Americans were sickened by that parasite. In this outbreak, at least 12,883 people were sickened by shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico, and and additional 7,000 were sickened by an unknown source. The … Read more
A raw oysters Salmonella outbreak has sickened at least 27 people in 12 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The oysters were harvested by the Little Wicomico Oyster Company from the Little Wicomico River harvest area in Virginia. The case count by state is: Connecticut (1), Florida (1), Iowa (1), … Read more
One Degree sprouted whole wheat flour is being recalled in Canada because it makes a misleading gluten free claim. Anyone who has celiac disease could have a serious reaction if they eat this product. The recall notice did not specify if any illnesses have been reported to the company to date in connection with the … Read more