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A batch of tablets of the painkiller hydromorphone made by the ETHEX corporation has been recalled because they may contain oversized pills containing more of the drug than they should.
“If someone were to take a higher than expected dose of Hydromorphone, the risk of adverse effects known to be associated with the drug may be [...]

Consumers should not purchase or take more than 25 weight-loss products that have been found to contain a variety of potentially dangerous drugs and chemicals, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned today.
 
The tainted weight loss products are:

Fatloss Slimming
2 Day Diet     
3x Slimming Power

Japan Lingzhi  24 Hours Diet
5x Imelda Perfect Slimming
3 Day Diet

7 Day Herbal Slim
8 [...]

The distributer of four cocoa products has issued a recall after samples have found to contain melamine.
Melamine is a nitrogen-containing compound used for a variety of industrial uses.
It is potentially poisonous and is not allowed in food in the U.S.A.
The products had been distributed to Big Lots and Shopko retail outlets.
The recalled products are:

G&J Hot Cocoa [...]

Cambrooke Foods has issued an urgent recall of batches of three products:

Cheddar Wizard Low Protein Imitation Cream Cheese (SKU 10310; 8 oz. jar);
Herb & Garlic Low Protein Imitation Cream Cheese (SKU 10308; 8 oz. jar); and
Plain Low Protein Imitation Cream Cheese (SKU 10306; 8 oz. jar).
Low Protein Peanot Butter (SKU 10809; 16 oz. jar).

Listeria monocytogenes
The company [...]

Despite recent legislation to keep dangerous toys off the market, many hazardous toys are still available on store shelves, warns the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, a consumer activist organization.
My Binky: recalled due to choking hazard
The reason? Many of the new law’s protections [...]

The weight-loss product Zhen De Shou Fat Loss Capsules have been recalled after the product has been found to contain the prescription appetite-suppressant sibutramine.
The drug, according to the company’s press release, “poses a potential threat to consumers because sibutramine is known to substantially increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present a [...]

An urgent recall has been issued for a dietary supplement sold as STARCAPS DIET SYSTEM DIETARY SUPPLEMENT because it contains a diuretic drug. The drug, bumetamide, is a prescription only product.
“Potential risks associated with the use of Bumetanide include serious and significant fluid and electrolyte loss and an elevation in uric acid concentrations,” the company, Balanced Health [...]

Animas Corporation has issued an urgent recall of battery caps used with the following insulin pump products:

All Animas® 2020 Insulin Pumps shipped between June 16, 2008 through July 19, 2008 
All Animas® IR 1200 and IR 1250 Insulin Pumps shipped between June 16, 2008 through August 1, 2008 
All OneTouch® PingTM Glucose Management Systems shipped prior to August [...]

A vegan cheese substitute marketed under the name Vegan Rella Cheddar Block has been recalled because it may contain milk protein.
“People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk protein run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume this product,” the company warns.
Here is the company’s press release announcing the [...]

Nestlé Prepared Foods Company is recalling specific lots of three Lean Cuisine frozen chicken meal products after bits of plastic were reported to have been found in the products.
The health risk is considered high. 
The recall includes specific lots of the following products:

9.5-ounce packages of “LEAN CUISINE PESTO CHICKEN WITH BOW TIE PASTA” brand frozen meals.
10.5-ounce [...]