Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyPoNeDuVj5/ Recall By: Cpsc;  KGR Distribution Corp. Problem:  The rolling ball on this Cocco Candy Strawberry, Tutti Frutti, and Cola flavored liquid candy dispenser may dislodge from the container leading to aspiration, choking, asphyxiation, and death. Sold. About 145,800 candy units were sold nationwide and online at kgrcandies.com. Actions:  Take this ca...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyPMnKRRiLY/ Recall By: Cpsc;  International Intimates Inc. Problem: Rene Rofe Girl Children’s Blanket Sleepers and Hooded Robes do not meet federal flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and create risks of burn injuries. Sold:  About 38,000 items were sold online at Amazon.com, Fashionnova.com, Ruelala.com and at children’s clothing stores nationwid...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyPLoK3x1Ah/ Recall By: Cpsc;  CURIO Brands Problem: Capri Blue Deodorizing Pet Bedding Spray, Capri Blue Waterless Foaming Shampoo, Capri Blue Deodorizing Fragrance Spritz and Capri Blue Detangling and Conditioning Sprays, purchased from June 2023 through August 2023, are contaminated with nasty bacteria including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Sold:  About 59,000 u...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBgd3hugKU/ Recall By: Fda;  Penzey’s Spices Problem:  Penzey’s Brady Street Cheese Sprinkle contains undeclared sesame seeds.  Affected are lot #s 37652-1 or 37652-2. Actions:  Do not consume this product and return it to your Penny’s Spice store for a full refund.  More information is available at customerservice@penzeys.com, or 1-800-741-7787. https://www....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBfqfHOJlU/ Recall By: Fda;  Dick Taylor Craft Chocolate Problem:  Dick Taylor Ginger Snap Milk Chocolate Bars, batch 23194, actually contain Dick Taylor Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate bars due to mis-packaging.  This undeclared peanut is a danger to those consumers with peanut allergies. Sold: Via retail stores in Humboldt County, CA and the company’s factory...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBeW90Orp3/ Recall By: Fda;  Eagle Produce LLC Problem:  Kandy branded cantaloupe with lot numbers 797901, 797900, and 804918 have salmonella contamination.  This bacterium triggers a serious gastroenteritis that may spread to a septicemia. Sold: California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBdgpzuDQs/ Recall By: Fda;  Biomic Sciences, LLC Problem: All lots of ION* Sinus Support, ION* Biome Sinus, and Restore Sinus Spray products are possibly contaminated with the bacteria Microbacterium sp., Fictibacillus sp., Bacillus sp., (primarily B. malikii), and Paenibacillus sp. Actions:  If you have any of these products, do not spray them into your nas...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBc6XouKBU/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Trek Bicycle Corporation Problem:  Trek Allant+ 7 bicycles equipped with Tektro brakes have rear brake hoses that kink and break when turning the handlebars leading to loss of control, crashes, and injuries to the rider and bystanders. Sold:  About 7,000 of these bikes were sold at Trek-owned and other bicycle stores nationwide....

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBbvQEOurk/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Proctor & Gamble Problem:  The aerosol cans of Zevo Fly, Gnat and Fruit Fly Flying Insect Killer sold in 2 can value packs may suddenly rupture and leak leading to lacerations and injuries. Sold:  About 8600 of these value packs were sold in Kroger and Meijer stores nationwide. Actions:  Stop using these cans of insect spray...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBa7i2OPSu/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Nutraceutical Corporation Problem:  This iron-containing dietary supplement is marketed in non-child-resistant packaging in violation of the federal Poison Prevention Packaging Act. Sold:  About 85,300 units were sold at Natural Groceries by Vitamin Cottage, Sprouts Farmer’s Market, Vitamin Shoppe, Whole Foods, and Fresh Thyme Fa...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBaFvbuFaB/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Rust-Oleum Inc. Problem:  The valve assembly on these pressurized spray cans can suddenly and forcefully detach leading to impact injuries.  Affected lots are #s S34052 and S34054. Sold. About 84,000 spray cans were sold at Home Depot, Lowe’s, Menards, and hardware stores nationwide and online at amazon.com, homedepot.com and Low...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBZQC5uX9V/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Secura Inc. Problem:  A defective wire connection in these air fryers causes them to overheat risking fires and burns. Sold. About 6400 air fryers were sold in the US and about 680 were sold in Canada at secure.com and at amazon.com. Actions:  Stop using these defective air fryers and contact Secura at 1-888-792-2360 or via email...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBVff4OMIO/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Polaris Problem:  The passenger side seat belt buckle brackets on 2023 Polaris RANGER and RANGER XP 1000 / XP 1000 Crew, Model Year 2024 Polaris Pro XD Full-Size Diesel Crew, Model Year 2024 Gravely ATLAS JSV-3400, and Model Year 2024 Bobcat UV34XL Gas were improperly welded with the seat belt anchor separating from the frame cre...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyBULAUu2E1/ Recall By: Cpsc;  Future Motion Inc. Problem:  All models of this electric skateboard will fail to balance if the rider is too heavy leading to crashes, injuries, and possible death. Injuries reported include traumatic brain injury, concussion, paralysis, upper-body fractures, lower-body fractures, and death. Sold: 300,000 skateboards were sold na...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyAnpZCOZtz/ The Yamaha Motor Company has jumped off its motorcycles to launch a healthcare company named Tuning Fork Bio.  This enterprise employs the Cell Handler automated tissue culture technology developed by Yamaha and Japan’s Fukushima Medical University to rapidly profile a patient’s circulating antibodies and other biomarkers.   Analysis of these prof...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyAmmhuuETT/ Oxford University biochemists have harnessed the principal employed by electric eels to generate substantial supplies of electricity.  This novel bio-battery uses a chain of nanoliter hydrogel bubbles each containing a different ion concentration to create a chemical gradient capable of generating tiny electrical currents.  The bubble chains are c...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyAlOE9OxO-/ The blood-brain barrier is a lipid-based protective filter that lines the blood vessels serving the brain.  It prevents the entry of harmful chemicals and microorganisms.  Now, Rice University bioengineers report the use of highly focused ultrasound to non-invasively poke multiple micro-holes in this barrier in order to admit a gene-carrying adeno...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyAkTk_Oi_R/ US military immunologists have developed a human monoclonal antibody that, given as a single shot, effectively fights a rabies virus even when it has taken hold in the central nervous system.  Working in a mouse model, the researchers found that their novel antibody quickly triggers monocytes and T cells primed to kill rabies and a related Austral...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyAjHjIudY1/ Infant girls with evidence of exposure to the CoVid virus were more than twice as likely to have antibodies against their own insulin-producing pancreatic islet cells as those without traces of CoVid in their systems.  German investigators led a multi-center collaborative cohort study of 885 female infants with a genetic predisposition to develop...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CyAh7KPO9QV/ Women traumatized by an unplanned caesarean section enjoy significant emotional benefit by playing just 15 minutes of the electronic game Tetris during the first 6 hours following delivery of their babies.  Swiss obstetricians and psychologists studied 146 women, and approximately half of them played Tetris while the control group was kept busy co...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx_Y7rvx7nF/ If you think it’s your toilet, you’d be dead wrong.  The autumn is here, and we all are spending more time indoors at home and in the kitchen.  It’s also the time when more germs are flying around including not only CoVid, influenza, and RSV, but the old standbys strep staph, and e.coli.  Don’t forget too, that there’s plenty of fungus among us. T...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cx_X1VBx8Vs/ Supervised physical rehab therapy has an 85%-99% probability of improving the status of those suffering Long CoVid.  These patients enjoy reduction of physical fatigue, headaches, shortness of breath, and attention issues.  Ontario-based researchers report this finding after performing a meta-analysis of 14 clinical trials involving 1244 Canadians...

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CxsSVkMOf0L/ Recall By: FDA; David’s Cookies Problem:  Lot #BS23212 of Marketside Chocolate Chip Explosion Cake actually contains Marketside Ultimate Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake, and the product packaging fails to warn of the peanut ingredient.  Sold: At Walmart stores nationwide. Actions:  If you have this product, return it to a Walmart store for a full refu...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxq9hR1RHSD/ Real By:  FDA; Kraft Heinz Problem:  Individual slices of Kraft Singles American Cheese have a thin wrapper film attached to them due to a malfunction of a wrapping machine.  If you ingest the slice, you could gag and choke on the film.  Affected are packages with A Best When Used By Date of 10 JAN 24 through 27 Jan 24 with an S and 72 in the manu...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cxq9hR1RHSD/ Recall by: FDA; Safeway Fresh Foods Problem:  The product is contaminated with E. Coli O45.  This pathogenic bacterium triggers a diarrheal illness.  In some people, it triggers a form of kidney failure called Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome.  Affected product has a use by date of 9/19/2023. Sold:  At Costco in Washington DC, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and...