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Hand sanitizer sold at Target and Walmart added to FDA recall list

87. The list of recalled hand sanitizers potentially containing methanol (wood alcohol) now stands at 87. The latest recall includes hand sanitizers sold in Walmart and Target stores nationwide. 4E Brands, as well as Resource and Recovery Trading hand sanitizers are the… Continue Reading

Hand sanitizer recall reaches new milestone, 75 sanitizers now recalled

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced over the weekend that a total of 75 hand sanitizers containing methanol have now been recalled. The recalls have left consumers unsure of what products are safe when trying to keep their hands clean. And… Continue Reading

Potential cyclospora contamination leads to recall of Fresh Express bagged salads

If it seems like the last few months have been full of nothing but COVID-19 news and hand sanitizer & salad recalls...it’s because that’s mostly been the case. We unfortunately couldn’t make it out of July without another bagged salad recall. Fresh… Continue Reading

FDA adds “import alert” to fight against toxic hand sanitizer

The number of hand sanitizers the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is concerned about due to methanol contamination now stands at 75. In addition to the growing list of recalled hand sanitizers, a number of them are now included on an “import… Continue Reading

USDA goes on the attack against organic food fraud

Greed. It’s what takes something that should be a benefit for the whole of society like organic foods, and instead leads to widespread fraud. We’re less than a year removed from what was the first case of its kind. Randy Constant, a… Continue Reading

Up to date list of FDA recalled hand sanitizers

We've written here numerous times the last few weeks that there are serious concerns right now for any consumers purchasing hand sanitizers. As the days and weeks go by, the list of hand sanitizers recalled by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration… Continue Reading

The FDA continues to add to its list of recalled hand sanitizers

We’re back with another hand sanitizer recall blog post. This week we have another update from the United States Food and Drug Administration regarding potentially toxic hand sanitizers. The list of hand sanitizers that could potentially contain dangerous levels of the toxin… Continue Reading

June’s hand sanitizer warnings from the FDA have now reached more than 2 dozen varieties

A little over two weeks ago we wrote about the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s release of a list of 9 brands of hand sanitizer to avoid because they may contain methanol, a potentially dangerous ingredient. If ingested, methanol (aka wood alcohol)… Continue Reading

J.M. Smucker Company recalls cat food due to elevated levels of choline chloride

Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Chicken & Liver Paté canned cat food, has been recalled by the J.M. Smucker Company due to “elevated levels of choline chloride”.

 

 

 

Recalled Product:

Natural Balance® Ultra Premium Chicken & Liver Paté Formula canned… Continue Reading