Entries by Heather Davis

Bio Source Naturals Recalls Wintergreen and Birch Sweet Essential Oils Due to Failure to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning (Recall Alert)

The products contain the substance methyl salicylate which must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA).  The packaging of the products are not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the co...

Source: Recall List

Resource Recovery & Trading, LLC.,Issues Nationwide Recall of Hand Sanitizer Due to Potential Presence of Methanol (Wood Alcohol) and Subpotency Ethyl Alcohol Company Announcement

RESOURCE RECOVERY & TRADING LLC, is voluntarily recalling all the lots manufactured by MXL Comercial S.A. de C.V. of Hand Sanitizer with the next information: HAND SANITIZER 70% Ethyl Alcohol Disinfectant Gel, packaged in 6.7 FL Oz. (200 ml) bottles, U...

Source: Food and Drugs Administration--Recalls/Safety Alerts

Broncolin S.A. de C.V. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Herbacil Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer 70% Alcohol Due to Potential Presence of Undeclared Methanol (Wood Alcohol)

Broncolin S.A. de C.V is voluntarily recalling all lots of Herbacil Antiseptic Hand Sanitizer 70% Alcohol to the consumer level. The products are being recalled due to the potential presence of methanol (wood alcohol).

Source: Food and Drugs Administration--Recalls/Safety Alerts

Elmiron–Drug Approved to Treat Pain Associated with Interstitial Cystitis–Linked to Blindness

In the 1990s, Janssen Pharmaceuticals introduced what was then considered a groundbreaking drug to treat the pain associated with interstitial cystitis, or IC. Unfortunately, those taking Elmiron didn’t know that in doing so, they were running the risk of going blind. IC is a condition that affects millions of Americans each year and is more […]