Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKUW-Uui6Z/ The Food and Drug Administration and Jack and the Green Sprouts, Inc. have recalled Jack & the Green Sprouts Alfalfa and Alfalfa & Onion Sprouts due to listeria contamination. This bacterium causes a severe and sometimes fatal systemic infection in the very young, older frail individuals, and those with weakened immune systems.  Listeria c...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKTsVDt6PV/ The Food and Drug Administration and Lunds & Byerlys are calling L&B Lone Star Dip with Best By dates of 10/15-17/24.  This dip has mold contamination.   The recalled dip was sold in and around Minnesota’s Twin Cities of Minneapolis–Saint Paul. If you bought this contaminated dip, return it to any Lunds & Byerlys store for a full refun...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKS6QMMLSg/ The Food and Drug Administration and the Youngstown Grape Distributors Inc. now recall Happy Moose Tropical Roots Juice (Lot# H240903-E BEST BY 12/02/2024) and Happy Moose Strawberry Fields Juice (Lot# H240903-H, BEST BY 12/02/2024.  These lots failed to complete high pressure processing treatment which prolongs shelf life and removes salmonella,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKSUypt4oX/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the NPW Group are recalling Halloween Projector Flashlights.  These flashlights overheat with melting of the outer housing leading to fires and burns. About 4700 of these projector flashlights were sold at Target stores nationwide and online at target.com. Remove the batteries from these flashlight projec...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKRlo1Nc6a/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Shenzhen Jingdu Technology are recalling Gimars Playpens with Mats.  These playpens violate federal safety standards since a basketball hoop accessary is an entrapment hazard and children can become entrapped beneath the mattress.  Affected are playpens with model numbers GWL-01, GWL-02, GWL-03, GWL-04, G...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKQn_Osrd9/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Homewerks Worldwide are recalling Allen + Roth-branded Lighted and Dimmable Bathroom Mirrors.  Affected are 3 different models: Homewerks model number 75-102 (Lowe’s item number 784783; Homewerks model number 75-103 (Lowe’s item numbers 2845089 and 1124616); and Homewerks model number 75-104 (Lowe’s item...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKQANDJu2-/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Reyhee Group now recall Droyd Multi-Purpose Helmets.  These helmet fail to meet federal safety standards for bicycle helmets including positional stability, a retention system, impact protection, labeling and proper certification. About 400 helmets were sold at droyd.com. Stop wearing these helmets. ...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKPQ4ystmr/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price are telling consumers to modify all models of Fisher-Price Snugga Infant Swings.  If this swing is used for sleep, the headrest and body support inserts can increase the risk of suffocation. About 2.1 million swings were sold in the United States, about 99,000 swings were sold in Canada, and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKOU4Opk4-/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Deere & Company now recall John Deere Compact Utility Tractors.  The brake linkage’s front bell crank fails leading to lost braking, crashes, and injuries to drivers, bystanders, and property.  Affected are model numbers 1023E, 1025R, and 2025R. About 147,900 of these tractors were sold in the US and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKNUZDJRG3/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Liberty Hardware are recalling Multi-Grip Tub Safety Bars branded as Delta, model DF585, Peerless, PL585, and Safety First, models SF585 and S1F585.  The plastic stick-on grip pads and the safety bars themselves  will dislodge if these bars are installed on tubs with tapered side walls leading to falls an...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKDzEkx1ph/ Levels of basement radon gas that are currently considered safe by the EPA  are associated with significantly elevated risks of childhood cancer, both leukemia and lung cancer.  So concludes a Harvard Public Health School study of nearly 42 thousand children in 14 states just published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.  The study re...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKC_95vO1b/ Where your arm rests while taking your blood pressure could deliver inaccurate measures of both your peak or systolic pressure and your baseline or diastolic pressure.  Inaccurate pressure measurements with your arm at your side or in your lap can adversely affect blood pressure medication dosing. Reporting their work in JAMA Internal Medicine, Jo...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKCMzAssD0/ Computer scientists at the University of California-Santa Cruz have developed smartphone apps that can help the blind navigate indoors through buildings.  Their Wayfinder app employs the map of an indoor space, the phones sensors, and artificial intelligence to relay verbal direction to the blind user who is moving through the space.  The system d...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBKAkn4tLIU/ University College London bioengineers have developed a new ultrasound-type scanner that employs  photoacoustic tomography or PAT.   This unit uses a laser to create ultrasonic waves capable of creating higher resolution images of tissues that lay up to 15 millimeters beneath the skin’s surface. This new scanner is 100 to 1,000 times faster than p...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBJ_evWNwdh/ More than one in every four Americans will develop life-threatening heart failure during their lives, and many will develop it while they are young.  Researchers at the Baylor College of Medicine and Stanford University report that 6.7 million of us older than 20 have failing hearts and that number will nearly double to 11.4 million over the next...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DBJ_Jf9NCph/ Children born with with IVF and other assisted reproductive strategies have a 36% higher risk of congenital heart disorders diagnosed within the first year of life. This from some a study by the University of Gothenburg just published in the European Heart Journal. Studied were 7.7 million children born in Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden betw...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DAebjZMNWMi/ The Food and Drug Administration and Dynarex Corporation have recalled Dynacare Baby Powder, Batch Number B 05.  This baby powder is contaminated with asbestos.  Asbestos is a carcinogen and can be present in talc if the mine from which it comes is not carefully selected. This baby powder has been sold in: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Ke...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DAeaqA6MBQA/   The Food and Drug Administration and KTM Services are recalling Enjoy Premium Taro Cookies and Enjoy Premium Coconut Cookies both contain undeclared milk.  Those with an allergy to milk could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  Affected are cookies with a Best By date between 9/12/24 and 8/7...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DAeZ3X8NCBr/ The Food and Drug Administration and Avole, Inc. have recalled Bacalaitos Criollos Codfish Frying Mix as it contains undeclared pollock.  Those with an allergy to fish could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  Affected is product number 310925 with a Use By date of 6/2025. If you bought this p...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DAeZF0vvpGI/ The Food and Drug Administration and Grace Imports are recalling a1On the Go Kara Boondhi, Kerala Mixture, and Spicy Murukku snack products as they contain undeclared wheat.  Those with an allergy to wheat could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  These products were sold in Georgia. Return th...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DAeYdKUR75E/ The Food and Drug Administration and HP Hood are recalling LACTAID Milk in 96 oz. Containers as it contains almond.  Those with an allergy to almond could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  Affected product bears code number 51-4109 P2 and Best By dates between November 22nd and December 4th....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DAeXkpHAU9z/ The Food and Drug Administration and the 123herbal company are recalling all lots of Vail-Bon Jie Yang Wan supplement capsules.  This product is contaminated with two drugs: dexamethasone and chlorpheniramine.  Dexamethasone is a powerful corticosteroid and chlorpheniramine is a strong antihistamine. This product was sold nationwide online at 123h...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DAeW8RWsphh/ The Food and Drug Administration and ANSWERS Pet Food are recalling lots of ANSWERS Detailed Beef Formula for Dogs, ANSWERS Straight Beef Formula for Dogs, and ANSWERS Straight Chicken Formula for Dogs.  These pet foods are contaminated with listeria and salmonella.  Both of these bacteria can cause gastrointestinal infections in animals and in ma...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DAeWU2_NoKt/ The Food and Drug Administration and Truly Good Foods are recalling Grabeez The Big Cheese Snack Mix cups with a Best Before 041625.  These cups containsa trail mix with peanuts, pretzels, and crackers but also undeclared almonds and cashews.  Those with allergies to almonds and cashews could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DAbyECHvMFR/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Newmemo are recalling Newmemo Children’s Ring Sets.  These toys contain toxic amounts of lead and cadmium that are above safe levels for children’s products. About 2200 of these ring sets were sold online at amazon.com. Take these ring sets away from your children.and contact Newmemo for a full refund.  Y...