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Amid Zantac drug recall, FDA identifies “safe” heartburn drug alternativesThe popular heartburn medication Zantac has been recalled by the company and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) concerns. The… Dr. Reddy’s heartburn drug recalled over NDMA concernsDr. Reddy’s has joined the growing list of companies issuing a recall of heartburn medications. This week, Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. and the U.S. Food… Potential asbestos contamination leads to baby powder recallSample testing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby powder uncovered an asbestos contamination. The presence of the… Arsenic, lead, and other IQ lowering toxins found in 95% of tested baby foodsHealthy Babies Bright Futures recently conducted a study on baby food, and found that 95 percent of the nearly 170 foods tested contained lead, a known neurotoxin. The… Foreign object leads to recall of Butter Crunch Blue Bell ice creamA recall this week by Blue Bell Creameries is meant to ensure that a foreign object isn’t included as one of the toppings on your heaping bowl of Butter Crunch… J.M. Smucker Company joins the flour recall with E. coli concernsThe J.M. Smucker Company is matching King Arthur Flour Co. with a flour recall of their own. E. coli O26 concerns have resulted in a recall of Smucker’s Robin… Food AdditivesKing Arthur Flour expands their June recall of Unbleached All-Puropse FlourOn June 21st of this year we wrote about how 6 lots of King Arthur Flour were being recalled due to “the potential presence of E. coli.” originating with… Listeria concern results in extensive recall of E.A. Sween productsA large number of products that likely hit stores in the Continental U.S., Hawaii, and Guam have been recalled over Listeria monocytogenes concerns. The products are…
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