The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently announced that Best Buy Co., Inc., of Richfield, Minnesota has agreed to pay a $3.8 million civil penalty for allegedly distributing and selling about 600 previously recalled consumer products in violation of Federal law. (To read the settlement agreement, click here.) The agreement settles charges that Best...
On Tuesday, General Mills issued a recall of about 10 million pounds of flour because of a possible link to an outbreak of E. coli. According to the FDA, state and federal authorities have been researching 38 occurrences of illnesses across 20 states related to a specific type of E. coli (E. coli O121), between December 21, 2015,...
Frozen broccoli cuts sold in 11 states including Ohio have been recalled over fears of listeria contamination. (4/1/16 FDA Announcement.) Listeria monocytogenes is an organism which can cause high fever, severe headaches, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. It can also cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and...
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