Annie's Naturals Recalls Shiitake and Sesame Vinaigrette Due to Mislabeling

Jenny Albano — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:16:17 GMT

Annie's Naturals, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 686 cases of its all-natural Shiitake and Sesame Vinaigrette because it may contain wheat or soy, which was not included on the label. People who are allergic to soy or wheat may incur sever of life-threatening side effects.

So far the comapny has not received any reports of illness from the recalled product. The dressing was sold in grocery and natural food stores in selected states from December 20, 2007 to February 6, 2008.

Consumers can most easily identify impacted product by looking at the product labels - the front label says Shiitake & Sesame Vinaigrette, but the back label and ingredient statement say Low Fat Honey Mustard Vinaigrette. Only dressings with UPC # 0-92325-33319-2 with a Best By Date of 02/20/09/1/E and 02/20/09/2/E are affected.

The issue happened when there was a product changeover and the back labels for Honey Mustard Vinaigrette was mixed with the Shiitake Sesame Vinaigrette. The Honey Mustard Vinaigrette product was not affected because of the mixed up labels.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Spin Master Recalls Aqua Dots

Jenny Albano — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:41:38 GMT

Spin Master, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 4.2 million Aqua Dots because children have become unconscious and hospitalized after swallowing the beads.

The coating on the beads that causes the beads to stick to each other when water is added contains a chemical that can turn toxic when many are ingested. Children who swallow the beads can become comatose, develop respiratory depression, or have seizures.

So far two incidents have been reported to the CPSC. Two children who swallowed the Aqua Dots became dizzy and began vomiting and then fell into a comatose state. Both children, one of whom was only 20 months old, had to be hospitalized.

Aqua Dots are beads that are in a craft kit that are shaped to create multi-dimensional designs. When the beads are sprayed with water they fuse together to make the design permanent. All models of the product are being recalled; the kits include accessories such as a drying fan, applicator pen, design templates and the spray bottle.

The Aqua Dots were available in stores across the country from April 2007 to November 2007 and were manufactured in China.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Gainesville, Ocala & Daytona Beach Personal Injury Lawyer - Defective Products

Annie's Naturals Recalls Shiitake and Sesame Vinaigrette Due to Mislabeling

Spin Master Recalls Aqua Dots