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Caution, Ladies: More Birth Control Pills Recalled

For the second time in a month, a major birth control pill maker has recalled versions of its oral contraceptives.

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Pfizer Birth Control Recall: Could Women Who Get Pregnant Sue?

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If women wind up pregnant from faulty pill packets, product liability lawsuits or “wrongful pregnancy” cases — reminiscent of medical malpractice — could be filed.

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Pfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth Control Pills

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Women with recalled packets are at greater risk of pregnancy and should use back-up contraception. Is your pill on the list?

FDA Halts Imports of Orange Juice: Is It Safe to Drink?

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Orange juice imported from Brazil may contain low levels of a fungicide that’s illegal in the U.S. But health officials are not ready to recall juices yet

USDA Recalls 40,000 Lbs. of Ground Beef

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is recalling 40,000 lbs. of frozen ground beef products shipped to Georgia because of possible contamination with E. coli O157:H7 bacteria.

Birth Control Pills Recalled for Packaging Error

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Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling multiple lots of birth control pills because of a packaging error that may interfere with proper dosing and result in unintentional pregnancy.

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Number of deaths from salmonella poisoning, which appeared to be linked to eating ground turkey, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday. Seventy-six other people in 26 states have also become ill from the same strain of the disease since March. The CDC has released no other details about the death or said [...]

Bratz Makeup Kit Recalled for Staph Contamination

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Toy-maker MGA Entertainment of Van Nuys, Calif., is recalling 6,200 Bratz Makeup Design Sketch Book kits, which contain brightly colored lip glosses and eye shadows for coloring pictures of Bratz dolls, because the kits may be contaminated with staph bacteria.

FDA Recall: Is There Salmonella in Your Skippy?

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On Monday, Unilever announced a limited voluntary recall of Skippy Reduced Fat Creamy Peanut Butter Spread and Skippy Reduced Fat Super Chunk Peanut Butter Spread, after a routine sampling of products indicated possible contamination with salmonella.

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Baby Asleep in a Drop-Side Crib? Soon They’ll Be Banned

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It’s a good thing I sold my crib last month because it will soon be illegal to do so.