Necklaces Sold Exclusively at Walmart Stores
the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today the recall of “The Princess and The Frog” themed metal children’s pendants because of high levls of the toxic metal cadmium.
The voluntary recall includes 55,000 pendants sold at Wal-Mart.
Several weeks ago, the AP published results of an investigation that found high [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed data that indicates an increased risk of heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease using sibutramine, marketed as the weight loss medication Meridia.
The sibutramine drug label already includes warnings against the use of sibutramine in patients with cardiovascular disease. However, [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is today warning consumers about a counterfeit and potentially harmful version of Alli 60 mg capsules (120 count refill kit).
Preliminary laboratory tests revealed that the counterfeit version did not contain orlistat, the active ingredient in its product. Instead, the counterfeit product contained the controlled substance sibutramine.
Sibutramine is a drug [...]

McNeil Consumer Healthcare Announces Voluntary Recall of Certain Over-The-Counter (OTC) Products in the Americas, UAE, and Fiji
In consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is voluntarily recalling certain lots of OTC products in the Americas, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Fiji (FULL RECALLED PRODUCT LIST [...]