Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C9S3PdYuvb5/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Daikin Comfort Technologies are recalling Daikin FIT, Amana Brand S-series, and Goodman SD heat pumps as they switch from cooling to heating function following a power failure. About 56,000 of these heat pumps were sold in the US and about 5,522 were sold in Canada by independent heating and cooling deale...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C9S2ofAujHx/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Tideway Shop are recalling Tideway High-Speed Hair Dryers.  These hair dryers do not have a water immersion protection switch leading to a risk of shock and electrocution should the dryer fall into water. About 39,600 of these hair dryers have been sold online at TikTokShop.com, Shopify.com and other...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C9S19sLJl11/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Hatch Baby Inc. are now recalling the Power Adapters sold with Rest 1st Generation sound machines.  The plastic housing surrounding the adapter and the AC prongs readily comes off when the adapter is removed from an AC plug leading to shock and electrocution hazards. About 919,400 of these units were sold...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C9S1NHmgEWS/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and American Honda Motor are recalling Honda Off-Road Motorcycle Model CRF50F, model years 2023 and 2024.  The handlebar grips slide off leading to loss of cycle control, crashes, and injuries. About 40,700 of these motorcycles were sold. Stop riding these recalled cycles and contact Honda at 866-784-1870 to...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C9Sx7W-tyZ4/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the SWOMOG company now recall SWOMOG Children’s Two-Piece Pajama Sets.  They fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear lead to burn hazards. About 27,400 of these pj sets were sold exclusively on amazon.com. Don’t let your kids wear these pajamas.  Contact SWOMOG by email at  sw...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C80COwEpQtT/ The Food and Drug Administration and Aahu Barah USA Inc. are recalling Aahu Barah Apricot Rolls in the 14 oz size.  This product contains undeclared sulfites.  Those with an allergy to sulfites could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product.  Affected is product with an expiration date of December 20...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C80BZw_PqDq/ The Food and Drug Administration and the Hudson Harvest company are recalling Hudson Harvest Tomato Basil Sauce.  The jars containing this product spontaneously swell, leak, and burst suggesting the presence of gas-producing micro-organisms that can poison.  Affected is lot# lot # 1042426. This product was sold in New York, Connecticut, and Massac...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C80AtmMNGTl/ The Food and Drug Administration and Snapchill LLC are recalling all of their canned coffee.  These coffees, sold under a raft of brand names, contain the deadly botulinum toxin.  Botulinum poisoning begins with weakness, dizziness, double-vison, speaking and swallowing problems progressing to breathing problems. These coffees were sold all over t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8z_tEjPg8-/ The Food and Drug Administration and Totally Cool, Inc. are recalling ice cream products sold under the following brands: Friendly’s,  Abilyn’s Frozen Bakery, Hershey’s, Yelloh!, Jeni’s, Cumberland Farms, The Frozen Farmer, Marco, ChipWich, AMA Fruits, Taharka, Dolcezza Gelato, and LaSalle.  These products are contaminated with listeria monocytoge...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8z-6f9s--8/ The Food and Drug Administration and Foppen Frozen Seafood US. are recalling Foppen Smoked Norwegian Salmon Slices – Toast sized, 8.1 oz due to listeria monocytogenes 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 ca...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8z-DV0PjHi/ The Food and Drug Administration and FGF Brands Inc. are recalling Aldi Bake Shop Bakery Chocolate Chip Muffins.  These muffins contain undeclared walnuts.  Affected is lot number NF1 142Y. Do not consume these muffins if you have a walnut allergy.  Return them to the place of purchase if you, family members, or household visitors are allergic to...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8z9UeXP0gY/ The Food and Drug Administration and Solata Foods LLC are recalling its fresh spinach sold alone and in salad mixes sold under Solata, Gaia, Full Circle, Uncle Vinny’s,, and Bogopa.  These products all have listeria monocytogenes contamination.  This bacterium causes a severe and sometimes fatal systemic infection in the very young, older frail in...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8z8jR4s8ey/ The Food and Drug Administration and Prophet Premium Blends have recalled Diamond Shruumz Infused Cones, Chocolate Bars, and Gummies.  These products contain Muscimol, a toxic chemical from Amanita mushrooms that seems to trigger seizures, agitation, muscle spasms, confusion, sleepiness, frank loss of consciousness, heart issues, and blood pressur...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8z7Tw5O05J/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Rooms-To-Go are recalling Cedona Natural View six-drawer dressers, model 33117082.  These tall, inherently unstable dressers tip over and fall if not anchored to the wall leading to entrapment with injuries and possible death for children.  These dressers fail to comply with federal safety standards. Abou...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8z6j0httZm/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Orly Corporation now recall Lavender Scented Candles sold exclusively at Cracker Barrel stores.  These 3 wick candles can burn so intensely that they set the candle’s wooden bowl on fire leading to burns or worse. About 3600 candles were sold at Cracker Barrel stores. Stop lighting these dangerous can...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8z55mjRf3k/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Head Rush Technologies are recalling Trueblue iQ Auto Belay Devices.  This device fails to retract and hold a climber safely leading to falls, serious injuries, and possible death.  About 2,200 devices were sold in the US and about 254 were sold in Canada online at headrushtech.com. Climbers should stop u...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8z5QPDsprO/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Stylecraft are recalling Instinct Professional Vector Motor Cordless Hair Clippers.  This appliance overheats creating fire and burn hazards. About 50,000 of these clippers were sold in the US and about 1,320 were sold in Canada at professional beauty supply stores nationwide and online at stylecraftus.co...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8zzaFctp8c/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Goal Zero are recalling Yeti Link Expansion Modules and EC8 Cables.  They overheat and melt leading to fire and burn hazards. About 34,460 units were sold in the US and about 815 were sold in Canada at REI, Bass Pro, Batteries Plus, Scheels, and Sportsman's Warehouse stores nationwide, and online at G...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8zx3BQRSbs/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Vitamix announce a repeat recall of Vitamix Ascent® Series and Venturist® Series 8-ounce and 20-ounce Blending Containers and Blade Bases.  These containers separate from the blade bases, exposing the blades, and creating laceration hazards. About 569,000 of these units were sold in the US and about 121,9...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8zxHr-PR9r/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and the my charge company are recalling myCharge POWER HUB All-In-One 10,000mAh portable chargers. They overheat while charging leading to fire and burn hazards. About 567,000 chargers were sold at Costco stores and online at Costco.com. Stop charging and using these chargers and contact myCharge at 888-251-2...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8zwcLSMdMq/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and MM Products now recall JoyJolt Drinkware Declan Single-Wall Glass Coffee Mugs.  Filling them with hot drinks leads to cracking with burns and lacerations. About 580,000 of these mugs were sold online at amazon.com and on.joyjolt.com. Stop using these coffee mugs and and contact MM Products at 888-569-5680...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8zvt_-gQKh/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Cinmar are recalling all Cinmar Frontgate Resort Collection Newport Aluminum Chaises.  Adjusting the backrest while seated can lead to it suddenly falling and amputate your fingers. About 70,000 of these chaises were sold at Frontgate stores in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas, and online...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8zu60SslG0/ The Consumer Product Safety Commission snd MGA Entertainment have recalled Miniverse Make It Mini Sets that fabricate mini appliances, food, and lifestyle items due to resins in the sets that contain dangerous  acrylate chemicals in violation of federal regulations governing children’s’ toys. About 21 million of these sets were sold at Target, Wal...

A nose spray could reverse early Alzheimer’s  Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8qtL3vNsA-/ Alzheimer’s dementia develops as brain cells, neurons, progressively lose the ability to communicate.  That occurs when a complex reaction involving the tau protein depletes the micro-bubbles, technically synaptic vesicles, that carry the neurotransmitters necessary for cell to cell communication.  Now...

•Instead of a blood stick use your sweat Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/C8qsViRRAge/ If you sweat having to go to the lab for a blood draw, that sweat may come in handy.  Bioengineers at the Washington State University have successfully 3D printed a flexible patch with multiple micro channels that facilitate unique single-atom catalyst-based colorimetric bioassays for up to 3 biomarkers fou...