The FDA this week announced a recall involving dietary supplements from Nutracap Holdings, a company based out of Georgia. The recall involves six distinct products and is the result of items not properly listing the ingredients wheat, milk, soy, and coconut on the label. This can prove to be problematic for individuals with serious allergies …
A few days ago, the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert warning buyers not to consume certain Euro Food salame sticks. An ongoing health investigation revealed that 21 people across eight states developed salmonellosis after consuming the meat product. The FSIS explained at the time …
Mysterious seeds from China have been shipped to Americans in all 50 states, an investigation discovered. The recipients got various types of seeds, some of them being harmless, common seeds that one might plant in their garden. Others were harmful to the soil. The mystery appears to have been a vast scam targeting people whose …
It’s not only essential to take the correct medicine for your condition at the right time of day. You also have to ensure you respect the dosage your physician recommends. But that’s impossible to do if the meds you received contain a higher strength than what is advertised on the packaging. That’s precisely what happened …
Good sleeping patterns and habits improve one’s overall health. That’s why we’re trying to do a better job of tracking our sleep. We want to determine how to improve the experience while simultaneously connecting that sleep data to other health parameters that wearable devices monitor. While we’re in the early days of more sophisticated sleep …
The FDA recently issued a recall for Flowers Foods brand cupcakes because some packages might contain fragments of metal mesh wire. It’s worth noting that this recall isn’t the result of a consumer who claims to have found mesh wire in his cupcake. On the contrary, it stems from the fact that an actual vendor …
Salad recalls are pretty common, usually because there’s a contamination issue involving salmonella or listeria. A recent salad recall involving pre-packaged salads and wraps from Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods is a bit different and arguably scarier. According to the FDA, Ukrop’s is voluntarily recalling seven distinct products due to the potential that the packaging might include …
The IRS just sent out a little less than half a million payments connected to the stimulus bill that Congress passed earlier this year. The payments are IRS unemployment tax refunds, and they stem from the so-called American Rescue Plan that President Biden signed into law in March. Among other important provisions of that bill, …
We’re not seeing as many hand sanitizer recalls as we were during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, but sadly, we still encounter them every so often. Recently, the FDA announced a recall of a scent-free hand sanitizer product sold under the brand name artnaturals. As is typically the case, the recall is being issued …
The ongoing rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is unquestionably helping the world slowly get past the coronavirus pandemic. According to the latest data, a little more than 50% of the global population has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. To be sure, the pace of those vaccinations has been uneven. Some countries, for …
