Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH9F8SiefZ/ These garlic products are contaminated with Clostridium botulinum due to improper temperature storage. Affected: UPC 74574-10852, 71894-00000, and 68826-75340, all product code dates. The products were sold at Tops Markets in New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont. Do not consume these products. Return them to the store where they were purchased for a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH8FEYFh1D/ These capsules contain undeclared and unspecified amounts of the drug ingredients dexamethasone and cyproheptadine, posing serious health risks.  Dexamethasone is a powerful corticosteroid and cyproheptadine is a first generation antihistamine. This product was sold in the US online at eBay.com. Stop using these capsules. Contact the seller for re...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH7YIXjV_F/ E. coli can trigger serious and life-threatening gastrointestinal and systemic infections. Affected: all raw milk products and both shredded and block cheese with batch numbers 20251027-2, 20251015-4, 20251027-4, 20260205, 20251128-1J, 20260212, and 20251128-2J. Do not consume these products. Return them to the store where they were purchased for...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH6x_nGn7L/ Affected are Iced Tea Lemon, Iced Tea Diet Lemon, Diet Lemonade and Fruit Punch with date codes between May 15-19, 2026. These products were sold in the US at select stores in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia. If you, a family member, or visitors to your household have milk allergies, return these products to the place of...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH6KygmqPP/ Eating this candy creates a serious allergic reaction risk for those allergic to peanuts. Affected products include 8-ounce packages with a pack date of September 18, 2025. About 26 to 42 packs were sold at Karns Foods locations in Pennsylvania. Stop eating this product and return it to the place of purchase to receive a full refund. Contact the c...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH5fxNjjQC/ This chocolate contains undeclared and unspecified amounts of sildenafil and tadalafil, two drugs used for management of erectile dysfunction. They are a particular danger to those taking nitrate medications such as nitroglycerin as they can reduce blood pressures to dangerous levels.  This chocolate was sold in the US in adult retail stores and o...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH45HwD7VT/ The allergens are egg, hazelnut, and soy. Ingestion this supplement creates a serious risk of an allergic reaction for those who are sensitive to one or more of these allergens. Affected products include lot numbers 25E04, 25E04-A, and 25E04-B all with an expiration date of 05/27. These supplements were sold in the US at VitalNutrients.co and othe...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH4WlGGlJ-/ The metal cap connecting the handle can detach and forcefully eject when heated, posing impact and burn hazards. Affected: UPC number 0-80313-08131-6. About 740,000 sauté pans were sold in the US at Costco stores and online at Costco.com, Walmart.com, and Amazon.com from August 2021 through February 2026. Stop using these sauté pans. Contact the c...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH3xkvoAGe/ These pajama sets fail to meet mandatory flammability standards for children’s sleepwear. About 18,000 pajama sets were sold in the US on Samsclub.com from December 2025 through January 2026. Stop allowing your children to wear these pajama sets. Contact Sam’s Club at 1-888-746-7726 or Supersam@Samsclub.com for instructions about how to receive a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH166Sjfha/ These frames; canopy beams  collapse when the bed is moved, posing impact and injury hazards. Affected: Bellevue model numbers M24109230 and M24109240, and Oaklynn model numbers M24107230 and M24107240. About 5,600 bed frames were sold in the US and an additional 516 in Canada at Costco.com from October 2024 through February 2026. Do not move thes...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH1Onvmq_M/ These chargers or connected batteries ignite creating a risk of serious injury or death. Affected: model T400 chargers. About 4,800 chargers were sold in the US on AliExpress.us, Amazon.com, Banggood.com, eBay.com, and Pyrodrone.com from March 2019 through March 2026. Stop using these chargers. Contact Huizhou Haitan Technology at 1-327-208-2365 o...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXH0PSQDm78/ The product contains 5% Minoxidil with biotin and not packaged in child-resistant containers and violates mandatory safety standards.   If ingested, the product can poison and/or kill a child. About 6,200 bottles were sold in the US on Amazon.com from June 2025 through August 2025. Secure these bottles out of sight and reach of children. Contact D...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHzUHDDlx4/ Users can be trapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the bed leading to a serious entrapment hazard, injuries, or death from asphyxiation. They also fail to meet mandatory safety standards and are missing required warning labels. Affected: models 504E and 504Q. About 36,500 bed rails were sold in the US on Amazon.com from August 20...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHyfhqDWL-/ Their lithium-ion batteries overheat while charging creating both burn and fire hazards. Affected: model numbers WY3312MAX, WY100MAX, and WY200 with specific serial numbers. About 5,000 pool vacuums were sold in the US at Amazon.com, BestBuy.com, and wybotpool.com between April 2023 and November 2024. Stop using these robotic pool vacuums and cont...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHx4AEmuob/ The loose magnets in these charms can be readily swallowed creating risks of serious internal injury or death When the magnets in the gut attract one another, these can cause erosions and/or bowel obstruction. About 16,400 drinkware charmswere sold in the US at Amazon.com between October 2022 and January 2026. Stop using these drinkware charms and...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHxLnxj4i6/ These power banks’ lithium-ion batteries overheat and ignite creating fire and burn hazards. Affected: model VT103 power banks without a serial number on the bottom right corner. About 8,000 were sold in the US at Amazon.com between January 2024 and September 2024. Stop using these power banks and contact the company via the email recall@veektomx....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHwei5DbEK/ The garments fail to meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and create serious burn hazards for your kids. Affected products: all Silks-branded two-piece loungewear sets in sizes 2T through 13/14. About 7,900 of these sleepwear sets were sold in the US online at silksdesign.com from January 2024 through September 2025. Stop a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHuotFDtBL/ Breez 2-in-1 Smart Bedroom Fan and White Noise Machine has the power connector that can corrode and trigger overheating creating fire and burn hazards. Affected products have serial numbers beginning with BZ10 or BZ02. About 11,900 of these fans and noise machines were sold in the US and an additional 140 were sold in Canada online through Amazon,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHu7k3AN8b/ Users can become entrapped between the rail and mattress posing a risk of asphyxiation and death. About 19,000 of these bedrails  were sold in the US online at Amazon.com from August 2023 through February 2026. Stop using these bedrails and destroy them by cutting their storage bag and safety strap, mark the bag “Recalled,” and upload a photo to e...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHuFQljEur/ These steam cleaners have attachments that can suddenly detach and release hot water or steam. Affected: Models: 4155, 4155L, 4155W, 4155G, 4155D, 4155J, 4155Y, 4155P, 4171, 4171L, 4171W, 4171F About 1.7 million were sold in the US and an additional 96,000 were sold in Canada at Target, Walmart, Amazon.com, HSN, BISSELL.com, and other retailers fr...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DXHtI6_DySN/ Multiply-branded iron-containing supplements lack child-resistant packaging, violating federal safety standards. If young children swallow these iron supplements, they can serious poisoning or death. Affected: Arey Not Today; Bari Life Complete Bariatric Vitamin – Watermelon; Bird&Be prenatal and fertility packets (multiple variations); Biote...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4k7LQkQlT/ University of Pittsburgh ophthalmologists now announce the first human implantations of wireless retinal devices that restore vision for those with advanced age-related macular degeneration. And the implant is the size of a grain of rice. The researchers report that 81% of patients regain meaningful central vision. More than 80% can read letters a...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4kRHtCTQ9/ Medical teams might one day diagnose serious brain diseases without a brain scan or spinal tap. Scientists have developed a new test that analyzes tiny structural changes in brain-related proteins found in saliva. This according to Korean study published in the journal Advanced Materials. Using special nanomaterials made of gold and copper oxide,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4joMAlrUw/ Cardiologists at Texas A&M are developing a one-shot therapy that could help your heart recover during the weeks following a heart attack. The treatment uses self-amplifying RNA (saRNA), a technology similar to that used in some modern vaccines. After a simple injection into your arm muscle, your cells temporarily receive instructions to produ...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DW4hROxj-EJ/ Aggressive ovarian cancers are deadly in part because they block a patient’s immune system from recognizing the tumor. This is why immunotherapy frequently fails. A new study suggests scientists may have found a way to remove that shield. UC-San Diego oncologists discover that many ovarian tumors produce high levels of a protein called FAK, focal...