Dr. Howard Smith Reports

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DP14_ixj96b/ The lithium-ion batteries in these portable chargers overheat and ignite creating fire and burn risks. The affected models are 2G505, 2G520, 2G505B, and 2G512B. This is an expanded recall that involves about 19,500 additional power banks in the US and about 2,015 additional power banks sold in Canada. It follows an earlier recall in August 2025. T...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DP14MsvjxEX/ The 3-millimeter magnetic balls in these 1000 piece sets violate the mandatory US safety standard for toys because they contain loose, high-powered magnets that can be easily swallowed by children. If ingested, the magnets can attract each other or other metal objects inside the digestive system, leading to intestinal perforations, twisting or blo...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DP13Za9lb2K/ They violate mandatory US flammability standards for children’s sleepwear and create risks of fires and burns. Affected are robes with the code BB-NW12109 printed on the neck label. About 1,300 robes were sold at Saks Fifth Avenue stores and boutiques, and online at bellabubear.com, letthembelittleboutique.com, saksfifthavenue.com, and other onlin...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DP12rstgPR6/  A child’s torso can fit through the space between the gate and the floor, creating a risk of entrapment that could lead to serious injury or death. Affected are models labeled Retractable Safety Gate model number SH.20.006B02. About 920 of these gates were sold at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Purchasingpower.com, and Perpay.com from March 2024 throug...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DP11LQmAC7V/ The LED lights in these skirts use lithium coin batteries that are easily accessible to children and lack the warning labels required under Reese’s Law. Ingesting these batteries can cause internal chemical burns, severe injury, or even death.  About 740 of these skirts were sold on Amazon from March 2025 through August 2025. Stop allowing your ch...

Vidcast:   https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmeqk6DvG5/ This cinnamon contains toxic levels of lead.  It is a poison and a particular danger to children as it is neurotoxic for the developing brain. This recalled cinnamon was sold in New Jersey, New York, Florida, Maryland, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Ohio between February 15, 2024 and June 28, 2025.  Do not use this lead-contaminated cinnamon but return...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmd75wDht2/ Those with an allergy to wheat or gluten or who have celiac disease could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product. Affected is product with expiration dates of 10/25/2025, 11/06/2026, and 06/20/2026. This recalled bean curd was sold at retail stores in Northern California’s Bay Area but also served...

Harvest Cuts and Fresh and Finest Fresh Cut/Processed Cantaloupe Is Listeria Contaminated Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmdRunjYmJ/ Listeria can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems. The affected products include cantaloupe-only and mixed fruit containers. These recalled products were sold in Nebraska, North D...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmccb3ALRa/ These hard, sharp foreign objects can cause lacerations and/or perforations of mouth, throat, stomach, or intestinal linings.  These recalled products were sold at Albertsons, CVS, Food Lion, H-E-B, Hungryroot, Ingles Markets, Kroger, Stew Leonard’s, and Target stores as well as online and via mail order.  Do not eat these Tru Fru products.  To re...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmbygAjGUH/ Those with an allergy to cashews could develop a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction should they consume this product. The affected lot is # 079Y with a best-by date of January 29, 2026. This candy was sold exclusively at Lunds & Byerlys stores in Minnesota between July 15 and September 30, 2025. Do not eat this product but return it...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmbBrwD4_0/ Those with wheat, milk, or gluten allergies or with celiac disease could develop severe or life-threatening allergic reactions should they consume these cakes.  The affected products were sold and shipped via the mail order company goldbelly.com from June 1 through September 24, 2025. If you bought and received these affected bundt cakes through G...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmMt1FgBXp/ This bacterium causes serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, the elderly, and people with weakened immune systems. Affected is lot code GGN: 4063061794758. These contaminated mushrooms were sold in New York City. If you purchased Signature Enoki Mushrooms anytime during August to September 2025, do not eat the product and return...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmL6atDVCr/ These jumbo sized shrimp, 16/20 count per pound, are contaminated with Cesium-137, a human carcinogenen. Affected is lot C10524 SO502 080 with best-by dates of May 7 or May 8, 2028. This recalled shrimp was sold at small retailers in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Montana, Oregon, Washington State, and American Samoa between July 10 and September 22,...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmLQZYjlcI/ The source of the listeria is the linguini pasta supplied by Nate’s Fine Foods of Roseville, California, which issued its own recall for possible 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 can also trigger miscarr...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/drhowardsmithreports/reel/DPmKX-pDADT/ This bacterium causes a severe and sometimes fatal systemic infection in the very young, older frail individuals, and those with weakened immune systems.  Listeria can also trigger miscarriages and stillbirths. The recall involves salads and meals made with bowtie pasta supplied by Fresh Creative Foods, which used a tainted...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmJuicD3Mw/ Listeria causes severe and sometimes fatal systemic infections in the very young, in older frail individuals, and in those with weakened immune systems.  It can also trigger miscarriages and stillbirths.  Affected is product with expiration dates ranging from September 30 through October 7, 2025. This salad was sold in Giant Eagle and Market Distr...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmJILkDDxd/ Packages of this product have been mistakenly filled with Lo Mein noodles which contain eggs. This creates a risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions for people with egg allergies. Affected are 16-ounce packages marked with the date code 05520. These recalled noodles were sold at ethnic retail outlets. Do not eat these recalled noodl...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmIa5mEeBN/ Salmonella causes serious and sometimes fatal gastrointestinal and systemic infections in pets. If transmitted to other family members including young children, elderly persons, and others with weakened immune systems, this bacterium can be devastating.    because the treats may be contaminated with Salmonella. Affected are four lots, 19379, 19380...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmHut4D0vZ/ Listeria causes severe and sometimes fatal systemic infections in the very young, in older frail individuals, and in those with weakened immune systems.  Listeria can also trigger miscarriages and stillbirth  These recalled salads were sold at the Kroger family of stores including Kroger, Baker’s, City Market, Dillons, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, Gerbes, K...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPmGrGFjXpF/ The toy airplane inside the egg contains levels of lead that exceed the federal lead content ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and causes serious neurological issues for developing brains. All lot numbers are affected. About 98,350 of these colorful Surprise Eggs were sold at 7-Eleven, Horizon, Speedway, and Murphy stores from March...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPa5RHQADaY/ Just out.  The American College of Cardiology is urging one and all adults and their medical teams to include the test for general body and cardiovascularinflammation in the annual testing battery.  That test is the high sensitivity C-Reactive Protein or hsCRP.   The hsCRP test measures low grade body inflammation.  Elevated test numbers predict t...

ACOG: Cannabis Harms Pregnancies Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPa3nh4jPE_/ Here’s a warning from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.  Cannabis use, that is products that contain THC and CBD, during pregnancy or while you’re breastfeeding increases your chances of delivering a baby prematurely with a low birth weight due to in-uteri growth retardation, requiring a NICU...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPa20mdDoub/ University of Cincinnati oncologists have developed a drug that stops pancreatic cancer from suppressing the anti-tumor immunity that threatens to eradicate it.  Using a pre-clinical mouse pancreatic cancer model, the researchers pinpointed that the protein Hsp70 is produced by the cancer cells to defuse the anti-cancer immune response. Their next...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPa18dGjnAy/ Ibuprofen and aspirin are narcotic-free NSAIDs that provide excellent pain relief, but many cannot take them as they irritate your stomach linings leaking to gastritis and ulcers.  Researchers at New York University’s Pain Research Institute have discovered an approach to uncoupling the pain killing from the negative effects of these popular over-...

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DPa1V02jlle/ Taking the pill form of Vitamin B3, nicotinamide, can cut a risk of skin cancer by more than half.  Vanderbilt University dermatologists report this finding following their study of nearly 34,000 subjects in the VA health system and was recently published in JAMA Dermatology.  Those in the treatment group of 12,000 plus took nicotinamine 500 mg tw...