Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwgJO9FLrO4/ Recall by: FDA; Nestle USA. Problem: NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough “break and bake” Bars are contaminated with wood chips.  The batches implicated have codes 311457531K and 311557534K. Actions:  Return this product to the place of purchase for a refund. For additional information, contact Nestlé USA by phone at 1-800-681-1678 htt...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwgJO9FLrO4/ Recall by: FDA; Stonewall Kitchens Problem: Stonewall Kitchens Peanut Butter Maltballs contain the undeclared allergens soy, wheat, and peanuts.  Well the label does say peanuts so let’s not nit pick. Those with an allergy to any or all of these allergens could develop serious allergic reactions if they ingest this treat.  Affected is product with...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwgIPRCvN8P/ Recall by: FDA; Twin City Foods Problem: Not-Ready-To Eat Individually Quick Frozen (IQF) Super Sweet Cut Corn and Mixed Vegetables in retail bags sold at Food Lion and Kroger stores are contaminated with listeria monocytogenes.  This bacterium causes serious disease in the very young, older, frail individuals, and in those with weakened immune sy...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwewCGJAmfk/ Recall by: CPSC; Philips Avent Problem: The lithium-ion battery in the screen monitor unit overheat while charging creating fire and burn risks. Sold:  About 12,850 baby monitor units were sold at ToysRUs.com, Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Jet.com, and https://www.usa.philips.com. Actions:  Stop charging snd using these recalled Philips video monitors...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwevQeasjyo/ Recall by: CPSC; Daikin Comfort Technologies Problem: The DigiAir module compressor in these Amana Packaged Terminal Air Conditioners and Heat Pumps tends to overheat leading to burn and fire risks. Sold: About 62,100 units were sold in the US and about 302 were sold in Canada via HVAC dealers. Actions: Turn these units off and contact Daikin at 1...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CweueUhvCyO/ Recall by: CPSC; Maggie’s Farm Ltd. Problem: These pressurized aerosol cans can explode shooting shrapnel and risking lacerations and other injuries as well as skin and eye irritation from the chemical contents. Sold: About 14,500 cans of this insect killing aerosol were sold at Meijer, Big Y, Stop & Shop, Woodman's, and defense commissari...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwetwh2J7vE/ Recall by: CPSC; Target Problem:  These Threshold  Glass Jar Candles tend to crack and break leading to lacerations and burns. Sold: About 2.2 million candles were sold at Target stores nationwide and online at target.com. Actions: Stop lighting these recalled candlers and return them to any Target store for a refund.  For additional information,...

Recall by: CPSC; Sensio Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwes9GmNYgD/ Problem: The lids on Bella, Bella Pro Series, Crux, and Cooks electric pressure cookers, as well as those on Bella stovetop pressure cookers may suddenly unlock permitting steam and scalding contents to splash out creating burns. Sold: About 860,000 pressure cookers were sold at JCPenney, Kohl’s, Lowe’s, Macy’s and Target s...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwesKo5tbMp/ Recall by: CPSC:Polaris, Bobcat, Gravely Problem:  Polaris 2021-2023Off-Road Vehicles, fuel pump kits, and fuel tank assemblies, 2021-2023 Bobcats, and 2021 & 2023 Gravely Utility Vehicles and fuel pump kits have fuel pump leaks at their outlet connectors permitting flammable fuel to reach hot surfaces. Sold:  About 12,300 of these vehicles we...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwerarCPJD-/ Recall by: CPSC; The Children’s Place Problem:  Baby and Toddler Boy Basic Stretch Straight Leg Jeans have metal snaps that may detach and potentially choke a child. Sold About 97,400 pairs of baby jeans were sold at The Children’s Place stores in the US and 1800 were sold in Canada. Actions:  Do not allow your child to wear these jeans.  Return t...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwequ-CviJF/ Recall by: CPSC; Polaris Problem:  Model Year 2021 Polaris RZR XP Turbo and RZR Turbo S Recreational Off-Road Vehicles have defective clutches that may fracture and eject fragments creating fire and injury hazards. Sold: About 27,300 of these off-road vehicles were sold in the US and about 660 were sold in Canada. Actions:  Stop riding these vehic...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwep7DEPdq0/ Recall by: CPSC; Room & Board Problem:  Room & Board Natural Organic Latex Mattresses (Model No. 925869) and Latex and Spring Crib Mattress (Model no. 847564) fail to meet federal safety standards including insufficient firmness and missing labels and warnings.  As a result, these crib mattress create suffocation hazards for infants. Sold:...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwepPungeF6/ Recall by: CPSC; Saxco International Problem: These 3 gallon glass carboys were improperly cooled during manufacture and are prone to crack leading to laceration hazards. Sold: About 8,370 units were sold nationwide. Actions: Discontinue using these carboys and return them to the place of purchase for a refund.  For additional information, contact...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CweofWAuC-_/ Recall by: CPSC; Gree Electric Appliances Problem:  42 models of dehumidifiers branded as Kenmore, GE, SoleusAir, Norpole, and Seabreeze manufactured in 2011 through February 2014 overheat, emit smoke, catch fire and create burn hazards. Sold: About 1.56 million dehumidifiers were sold at Home Depot, Lowe's, Menards, Sam's Club, Sears, Wal...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwensMtvCc9/ Recall by: CPSC; Zipadee Kids Problem: The spindles on these recalled Convertible House Bed Frames and Montessori Floor Beds are spaced far enough apart that children may become entrapped with strangulation and death.  The bed’s design permits a child’s torso but not the head to slip through. Sold: About 7,450 beds were sold online at Zipadeekids....

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwemiCKL-vn/ Recall by: CPSC; Simplay3  Problem: These towers tip over creating fall and injury hazards to the children using them. Sold: About 108,450 were sold in the US and about 5512 were sold in Canada online at TheSimplay3company.com, Amazon.com, Target.com, Walmart.com, and other web sites and at Buttercup Baby Store, Fun Stuff, Midstates, and other toy...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwelprvMpnK/ Recall by: CPSC; Midwest Lubricants Problem: This product is not sold in child-resistant containers.  The sodium hydroxide is caustic with a risk of chemical burns to the skin and eyes. Sold: 3,000 containers of this lye were sold at midwestlubricants.com and amazon.com. Actions: Immediately store this product in secure spot away from children.  C...

Recall by: CPSC; Costco Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwekLKvurZW/ Problem: These Ubio-branded batteries may overheat and ignite causing fires and burns. Sold: About 350K power banks were sold nationwide by Costco and online at Costco.com. Actions:  Stop using these power banks.  Return the unit to Costco stores or call Costco at 1-800-774-2678 for a refund or for more information. https:/...

Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcOmTuRtOH/   tattoos, nanotatoos, nanotechnology, monitor, goldJohns Hopkins bimolecular engineers have developed complex nano-tattoos that adhere to individual cells and measure function.  These flexible nano-tattoos may harbor optical and electronic sensors and are constructed in arrays using gold micro-wiring.  The microarrays are attached to a dissolvable...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcNfiINuFZ/ Bioengineers at Britain’s University of Leeds have developed soft, silicone robotic tentacles, manipulated by external magnetic fields, that will allow minimally invasive microsurgery deep within the lungs.  These tiny devices, only 2 millimeters in diameter, are capable of traveling 37% further into your airways compared with conventional surgica...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcMdBzsuYk/ From Boston’s Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary comes the report of an exciting Phase 1 trial using an patient’s own eye stem cells to repair a chemically burned cornea.  In this preliminary study of the so-called CALEC procedure which stands for cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell transplantation, 4 patients with burned corneas each received s...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcLTpDrGPD/ For the first time, the Nobel Prize winning CRISPR gene editing technology has successfully inactivated an HIV-like virus from primate cells.  Temple University microbiologists employed a single dose of an injectable gene editing therapy known as EBT-101, developed by Excision Biotherapeutics Inc., to successfully and permanently neutralize the HI...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcKMUXsF2R/ Permitting infants to view tv, phone, pad, or computer screens over their first year of life leads to markedly faulty communication and problem-solving skills.  Japanese child development researchers report this finding following their study of 7,097 children. Of the group 48.5% watched less than an hour a day and served as controls, 29.5% watched...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcJH3Xtu2_/ Those contracting a CoVid infection are 1.5 to 2 times more likely than flu patients to develop a new case of persisting hypertension.  Investigators at New York’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine studied 45,398 CoVid patients and 13,864 influenza patients infected between 2020 and 2022. The analysis revealed that a CoVid infection requiring ho...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/CwcH30nvWFJ/ Playing organized American football was associated with a 61% greater risk of eventually developing Parkinson’s Disease.  Neurologic disease investigators at Boston University’s Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers surveyed 1875 men for diagnoses of Parkinson’s and tabulated their participation in football or o...