A report recently conducted by the Environmental Defense Fund, a not for profit, nonpartisan advocacy group, shows that twenty percent of baby food samples taken in their studies were positive for lead that is higher than the incidence of lead being in regular food. A…
2017 has netted a new, perhaps somewhat controversial, product fad in the fidget spinner. This toy was at first looked to by parents as a possible aid to kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism spectrum disorders. The popularity then spread like wildfire to…
The big news of the day for parents of infants and young children is that the popular brand, Graco Children’s Products, has had to recall 25,494 of its convertible child car seats. The Graco My Ride 65 model poses the risk of injury, with the…
The latest in automobile recalls just announced is out from Fiat Chrysler. The auto giant has put out the word it is recalling a million North American pickup trucks with a problem in the software that is keeping the side air bags and seat belts from deploying in…
Monsanto, the maker of Roundup Weed Killer is in a fight regarding its use of glyphosate in its products after the California EPA is pushing and moving forward to declare the ingredient a carcinogen. After 40 years of Monsanto marketing the product as being just…
Livly Clothing has recalled children’s sleepwear sets consisting of a top and bottom, as well as their long sleeve robes. The pajama sets have a sewn label that says “LIVLY, www.livlyclothing.com” and RN number 146214 on that label. The robe has a chest pocket with…
Here’s a product that many of you out there are likely to have: an XBOX. If so, be aware that there is a recall on the Energizer XBOX ONE 2X Smart Chargers that are needed to charge the video game controllers for the XBOX ONE.…
Back in 2011 the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced a possible link of breast implants to anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), which is a type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Since that time, the World Health Organization has come out and concurred with he findings…
The latest drug linked to problems for patient consumers is Aripiprazole, and anti-psychotic medication better known under the names of Abilify, Abilify Maintena, and Aristada. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has come out with a warning that people taking the above drugs have…
Parents be aware that a story by Good Housekeeping Magazine has brought out the possible mold dangers linked to rubber toys after mold was found inside Sophie the Giraffe toy. This toy has been popular with parents for teething infants. Teething infants are usually drooling…
If you are an individual who strives for good health and holistic living, you may have jumped on the Himalayan rock salt lamp trend. These lamps have been touted to help with mood, allergy prevention, and air deodorizing. However, thousands of these lamps have been…
In June of 2016 manufacturer, Ethicon, subsidiary of giant Johnson & Johnson, began to withdraw from the market the surgical mesh for hernias called Physiomesh. The product is a flexible composite mesh and it was found that revisions were needed in a large number of…