Recalls and Advisories

Recent government regulatory agencies recalls alerts and warnings relating to medical, drugs, health, and disability products.

Disabled World helps enhance consumer safety by providing current product recall and advisory information based on notifications provided as a service to health professionals, consumers, and other interested parties.

The following warnings and recall information is acquired from International Federal, State, Local governments, manufacturers, distributors, and national news including press releases.

Health Canada provides timely information on issues that concern the health of Canadians.

Recalls.gov provides recent USA based recalls issued by six government regulatory agencies, and the FDA web site includes the most significant product actions of the last 60 days, based on the extent of distribution and the degree of health risk.

Recalls.gov.au provides advisory information on current product recall information based on notifications provided to the Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs.

Further Information Regarding Recalls and Advisories

2 Day Diet Slimming Product Serious Side Effects Warning
The Department of Health today urged the public not to buy or consume a slimming product named "2 Day Diet" as it was found to contain undeclared Western drug ingredients which may cause serious side effects.

Cardiac Risks Associated with Cesium Chloride
Health Canada is warning Canadians that the use of stable cesium compounds (non-radioactive form of cesium salts, primarily cesium chloride) may pose the risk of life-threatening heart problems. Cesium, primarily in the form of cesium chloride, is promoted on the Internet to prevent various forms of cancer and as a self-administered cancer treatment.

Risks of Drinking Raw Milk
Health Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency would like to remind Canadians not to drink raw (unpasteurized) milk because it could contain bacteria that can make you seriously ill.

Food Safety Website
The new site will feature information from all the agencies across the federal government that deal with critical food and food safety information, including preventive tips about how to handle food safely, alerts on life-saving food recalls, and the latest news from the key agencies.

Codeine after Removal of Tonsils Warning
A report out of The University of Western Ontario, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, warns the use of codeine to treat pain following a tonsillectomy could prove fatal for some children. Dr. Gideon Koren, who holds the Ivey Chair in Molecular Toxicology at Western, zeroed in on the danger after investigating the death of a two year old boy following a relatively easy operation to remove his tonsils.

Paraffin Candles Source of Carcinogens and Pollution
Burning candles made from paraffin wax, the most common kind used to infuse rooms with romantic ambiance, warmth, light, and fragrance, is an unrecognized source of exposure to indoor air pollution, including the known human carcinogens.

Asthma Drug Xolair May Increase Risk of Cardiovascular Problems
Health Canada is informing health care professionals and Canadians that it is conducting a safety review of the potential association between the asthma drug Xolair (the brand name for the drug omalizumab) and an increased risk of cardiovascular problems.

Lead-Based Consumer Paint Remains a Global Public Health Threat
Although lead content in paint has been restricted in the United States since 1978, University of Cincinnati (UC) environmental health researchers say in major countries from three continents there is still widespread failure to acknowledge its danger and companies continue to sell consumer paints that contain dangerous levels of lead.

Nutural Slim Weight Loss Pills Warning
Health Canada is warning consumers not to use the unauthorized product Nutural Slim, which is promoted as a weight-loss product, as it was found to contain the undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient sibutramine and also an undeclared pharmaceutical ingredient similar to sibutramine. Consumers who have Nutural Slim products are advised to immediately discontinue the use of this product.

Avoid Cross Contamination When Using Reusable Grocery Shopping Bags
As an environmental choice, many Canadians are now shopping with reusable bins, reusable plastic bags and cloth bags to reduce the amount of plastic they are using. Health Canada supports the proper use of these products, but it is important that Canadians use them safely to prevent cross-contamination of food with bacteria that can cause foodborne illness.

Iron Supplements Warning
Health Canada is advising Canadians to carefully read the labelling of iron supplement products as there is potential for confusion about dosage.

Camphor Products May Cause Seizures in Children
Inappropriate use of camphor-containing products may be a common and under appreciated cause of seizures in young children, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.

FDA Warns Consumers to Stop Using Hydroxycut Products
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products by Iovate Health Sciences Inc., of Oakville, Ontario and distributed by Iovate Health Sciences USA Inc. of Blasdell, N.Y. Some Hydroxycut products are associated with a number of serious liver injuries. Iovate has agreed to recall Hydroxycut products from the market.

Recall of Non-Acetone Nail Polish Remover
Personal Care Products Conducts Nationwide Recall of Non-Acetone Nail Polish Remover Because of Possible Health Risk.

Recall of Dietary Supplements Found to Contain Sibutramine
Universal ABC Beauty Supply International, Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, has been informed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that FDA lab analyses of the dietary supplements distributed by the company were found to contain undeclared Sibutramine, an FDA-approved drug used as an appetite suppressant for weight loss.

Prescription Cough and Cold Drug Products Recall
Neilgen Pharma Inc. of Westminster, MD and Advent Pharmaceutical of East Windsor, NJ are recalling all prescription cough and cold drug products sold on or after March 5, 2008.

Toxic Chemicals in Scented Laundry Products and Air Fresheners
A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous under federal laws, but none of those chemicals was listed on the product labels.

Recall Alert Gourmet Deluxe Mixed Nuts containing Pistachios
Virginia Diner, Inc. is voluntarily recalling Gourmet Deluxe Mixed Nuts which contain Pistachios. This is in response to the expanded recall of pistachios announced by Setton Pistachio of Terra Bella Inc., on April 6, 2009 due to a potential contamination with Salmonella.

Turkey Soup Products Recalled - Undeclared Allergen
Ivar's Soup, Seafood and Sauce, a Mukilteo, Wash., establishment, is recalling approximately 37,776 pounds of turkey soup products because they may contain an undeclared allergen, milk, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. Milk is a known allergen, which is not declared on the label.