Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/SN-aVIwVo-Y   The FDA and Stormberg Foods are recalling Beg & Barker Chicken Breast Strips Dog Treats, Billo’s Best Friend Chicken Breast Strips Dog Treats, and Green Coast Pets Chicken Crisps Dog Treats. These products have contamination with salmonella bacteria.   This pathogen can trigger gastroenteritis in your dogs with infection spread throughout their bodies.  ...

Enjoy Life Baked Snacks Are Dangerously Crunchy Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/EL075vPoyQI   The FDA, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, and Enjoy Life Natural Brands, LLC are recalling a select list of Enjoy Life Baked Snacks that likely contain hard plastic fragments.   The products include: Soft Baked Snickerdoodle Cookies, Soft Baked Chocolate Chip Cookies, Soft Baked Double Chocolate Brownie C...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/V2dEj3iXbL0   The CPSC and Mohnark Pharmaceuticals have recalled Mohnark Lidocaine 4% Topical Anesthetic Cream.   This product contains the local anesthetic lidocaine and is not sold in child-resistant packaging as mandated by the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act.   About 9000 units were sold online at Amazon.com and Walmart.com.   If you bought this product, s...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/DedTyndBKKI   The CPSC and iMOONZZZ have recalled iMOONZZZ Children’s Nightgowns composed of 95% cotton and 5% spandex.   These garments do not meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and create a risk of burn injuries for those children wearing them.   These nightgowns were sold online at amazon.com.   If you bought these garments, do not permit yo...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/eGyfEjxCHtc   The CPSC and ShelterLogic are now recalling RIO-branded Swinging Hammock Chairs.   The legs of these chairs collapse easily due to improper insertion of pins during assembly.   About 786,000 of these hammock chairs were sold at Blain’s Farm & Fleet, Camping World, Costco, Lowe’s and Tractor Supply Company stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Campi...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/n-TmI9WTV94   The CPSC and Kid’s Tales have recalled Kid’s Tales Children’s Pajamas composed of 95% cotton and 5% elastane.   These garments do not meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and create a risk of burn injuries for those children wearing them.   About 9100 sets of PJs were sold online at amazon.com.   If you bought these garments, do n...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/hAwUUJlY_kw   The CPSC and Yamaha Motorsports are recalling Model Years 2021 and 2022 Kodiak 700 All-Terrain Vehicles.   These ATVs lack a mandated “Maximum Loading Limit” label facilitating unintentional overloading of the vehicle and towing excessively heavy loads that create crash and injury risks.   About 3500 of these ATVs were sold at Yamaha Motorsport dealers....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/-7h7J9CbUAA   The CPSC and Laars Heating Systems have recalled Laars Heating Systems Residential Atmospheric Gas-fired Boilers branded as Laars Mini-Therm JX and Bradford White Brute Min. A blocked vent temperature switch could malfunction, release gases including the odorless and colorless carbon monoxide that creates a risk of asphyxiation and death.   If you have t...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/3AwESmA7XIU   The CPSC and Scholastic are recalling Shake Look Touch book with pom-poms.   The pom-poms may detach and create a choking hazard for young children.   About 185,700 of these children’s books were sold in the US an about 1500 were sold in Canada.   The Scholastic company is recommending that any purchasers of this book cut off the pom-poms.   After you do...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/UsDHTOuMBew   The CPSC and Samson International have recalled Universal Broadmoore Cayden Gentleman’s 9-drawer chests.   Unless these dressers are firmly anchored to a wall, they are prone to tip over leading to entrapment hazards, injuries, and death.   About 5400 of these dressers were sold exclusively at Costco stores and online at Costco.com.   If you bought one o...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Bb8rTUeUSwM   The CPSC and Deere & Co. have recalled John Deere X380 and X390 Lawn Tractors.   These vehicles have defective wheel hubs that lead to problems with propulsion and braking creating crash and injury hazards.   About 160 of these vehicles were sold in the US and about 30 were sold in Canada.   Stop using these recalled lawn tractors and contact your author...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/Z4WXCE0lcn8   The CPSC and Segway Powersports have recalled Fugleman UT10E and UT10X Utility Terrain Vehicles.   These UTVs have a cockpit rear panel located between the seats that may overheat with the melted plastic creating a fire hazard.   About 1100 of these vehicles were sold at Segway Powersports dealers.   If you bought one of these UTVs discontinue using it a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/YkGSMV1kRsU   The FDA now issues a special communication warning parents, caregivers, and healthcare providers not to use neck floats with babies participating in water therapy.   The use of neck buoyancy devices can lead to serious injury or death by drowning, particularly for children with developmental delays,   spina bifida, spinal muscular atrophy, Down syndrome,...

Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9CwsynNmlUY   The FDA and Daily Harvest announce the recall of Daily Harvest French Lentil + Leek Crumbles.   About 470 persons consuming this product have become ill with gastrointestinal disorders and possible liver disease.   A total of 28,0090 units of this product were sold from late April though June and many are now in home freezers.   If you bought this product...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/VnYq2av33bw   The FDA and Blount One Foods are recalling Panera at Home Southwest Corn Chowder.   This soup contains undeclared wheat allergen.   Those with a wheat allergy, a gluten sensitivity, or celiac disease could develop a serious gastroenteritis after consuming this chowder.   2569 cases of this soup are involved with a lot number 042122-2K and a “Use By” date...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GrJf8ShaRRc   Monkeypox, the orthodox virus that is a cousin of smallpox, is rapidly spreading around the world and…. within the US.   The CDC has confirmed over 300 cases in at least 28 states with the population-dense states of California, New York, Florida, and Illinois heading the pack.   So far, most of the US cases have involved sexual transmission, but, as the...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dvEKkhoQd4I   Just as CoVid Omicron cases seem to be declining in the US, the latest Omicron subvariants, particularly BA.5, have been sweeping across the world and now rising in the United States.   The Omicron subvariants BA.4 and   BA.5 were first noted in South Africa early in the spring.   In May, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control declared th...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/U365zY3fa9s   The FDA and the 888 Food Company now recall Ho King Fish Ball, Ho King Fried Fish ball, Giai Phat Fried Fish Loaf, Giai Phat Fried Fish Cake, Giai Phat Fish Ball, Giai Phat Fried Fish Ball, Giai Phat Featherback Fish Ball, Giai Phat Fried Featherback Fish Ball, Giai Phat Shrimp Ball, and Giai Phat Cuttle Fish Ball.   These products contain undeclared egg...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/PlWH-ryrTUA   The FDA and Freshpet, Inc. announce the recall of Freshpet Select Fresh From the Kitchen Home Cooked Chicken Recipe.   This pet food is contaminated with Salmonella.   Dogs consuming this product can develop a gastroenteritis with bloody diarrhea, fever, and abdominal pain.   These sick animals may spread salmonella to other animals or to humans.   The a...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gatFkNXiP2o   The FDA and Deskins Candies are recalling a series of branded products including: Deskins Candies Peanut Butter Fudge, Deskins Candies Peanut Butter No-Bake, Deskins Candies Peanut Butter Pinwheel, and Deskins Candies Chocolate No-Bake.   These products are potentially contaminated with salmonella due to their manufacture with Smucker-Jif peanut butter....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/ONOiAAZdBRA   The FDA and Vi-Jon, LLC are recalling CVS Health Magnesium Citrate Saline Laxative Oral Solution, Lemon Flavor.   This laxative product is contaminated with the bacterium Gluconacetobacter liquefaciens .   Immunocompromised persons infected with the bacterium can develop serious and life-threatening invasive infections.   The affected batch number is 055...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/QM6WdZcdYIU   The CPSC and Primark US have recalled Primark Wooden Xylophone Toys.   The feet of this toy may loosen, fall off, and create a choking hazard for young children.   About 450 of these toys were sold at Primark US stores in the Northeast, Chicago, and Florida.   If you bought one of these toy xylophones, immediately stop using it and return it to a Primark...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/gD91EYybO8s   The CPSC and Times Tienda are recalling Times Tienda Children’s Desks and Chairs.   The surface paint on these items contains dangerously high levels of lead and pose a lead poisoning hazard to children or others who might swallow paint chips.   Less is extremely toxic especially to a child’s developing neurologic systems.   The desk/chair set has a prod...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/oHhxkKmtf7M   The CPSC and Schneider Electric Technical have recalled Square™ D QO™ Plug-on-Neutral Load Centers, which are known as Load Centers, Breaker Boxes, Electrical Panels.   These defective electric breaker load centers overheat leading to burn and fire hazards.   About 1.4 million of these gray boxes have been sold in the US and about 289,000 were sold in Ca...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/A1jIVl9-A5E   The CPSC and LouLou Lollipop have recalled LouLou Lollipop Tight-fitting Children’s Pajamas.   These garments fail to meet federal flammability standards for tight-fitting children’s sleepwear and create a risk of burn injuries to children wearing them.   About 1300 of these pajamas were sold online at louloulollipop.com and at various children’s boutiqu...