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Nestle Drumstick Recall

Nestle is the latest food manufacturer to issue a recall of one of its product due to listeria contamination dangers. The company’s Drumstick ice cream cone is the product that tested positive in a Bakersfield, California manufacturing plant, so Nestle voluntarily recalled the Drumstick Club…

By Craig Kelley

/ 10 Oct 2016

FDA Bans Certain Antibacterial Soap Chemicals

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a decree to antibacterial soap manufacturers that they can no longer use certain chemicals in their antibacterial soaps because they believe they possibly do harm while not being any better than regular soaps. The chemicals now disallowed…

By Craig Kelley

/ 23 Sep 2016

Heartburn Drugs and Kidney Problems

We posted very recently that heartburn medications in the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) drug class, like Prilosec, Nexium, and Prevacid, have been linked to possible dementia and Alzheimer’s symptoms. The drugs have also been linked to heart issues, and kidney damage that not only dangerous,…

By Craig Kelley

/ 24 May 2016

Sunflower Seed & Oriental Salad Recalls Due to Listeria Concerns

The latest listeria scare involves any product containing sunflower seeds made by a Minnesota company, SunOpta, providing the product to brands like Sunrich Naturals and Planters. There has also been a recall made for prepared salads sold in the produce departments of Food 4 Less,…

By Craig Kelley

/ 24 May 2016

Beware of Diabetes Meds Containing Saxagliptin and Alogliptin

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an updated warning on diabetes drugs containing the ingredients Saxagliptin and Alogliptin. Drugs with these ingredients include those under the brand names Onglyza, Kombiglyze XR, Nesina, Kazano, and Oseni. The FDA has taken a good look…

By Craig Kelley

/ 13 May 2016

Sunscreen Could Weaken Sperm

As the weather warms up and the urge to do any activity that involves sunshine revs up with spring and summer, often time the bottles and tubes of sunscreen come out. There is a warning out about a side effect of sunscreen that may have…

By Craig Kelley

/ 19 Apr 2016

Bumble Bee Tuna Recall

Bumble Bee Foods had to recall three different types of their company’s canned Chunk Light Tuna. The recall includes their Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in water (5 oz. can), their Bumble Bee Chunk Light Tuna in oil (5 oz. can), and their Bumble Bee…

By Craig Kelley

/ 21 Mar 2016

Talcum Powder Linked to Ovarian Cancer Risk

As an update to our previously run blog regarding the use of talcum powder being linked to ovarian cancer in women, there is news of a ruling ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay 72 million dollars out for an ovarian cancer death. On February 22,…

By Craig Kelley

/ 24 Feb 2016

Heartburn Drugs Can Equal Dementia

German researches have determined that there is a group of medications for heartburn, called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) that are possibly responsible for raising the risk for dementia in older adults, especially those 75 years of age and older. The risky drugs include the commonly…

By Craig Kelley

/ 23 Feb 2016

Medicating Anxiety and Overdose Risks

In the United States, consumers are taking more prescription drugs for anxiety issues and are overdoing on anxiety drugs more than ever before. Benzodiazepines (“benzos”) make up the class of prescribed drugs that are seeing markedly increased overdoses than before 1996. From 1996 to 2013…

By Craig Kelley

/ 23 Feb 2016

Beware of Imported Kratom Leaf

You may or may not be familiar with the green leaf, kratom, that is imported in product forms such as drink form, powdered products, and bars, and have been sold in places like convenience stores, as well as on the internet. Kratom is touted by…

By Craig Kelley

/ 18 Jan 2016

EOS Lip Balm Lawsuit

It’s the cold, dry time of year that makes lip balm a staple for many people, but popular Evolution of Smooth (EOS) lip balm is now the subject of a lawsuit due to disturbing side effects. Celebrity promoters Kim Kardashian and Britney Spears are used…

By Craig Kelley

/ 18 Jan 2016