Recall Roundup: Extra Scary Edition By Laura Northrup, 1:00 PM on Sat Oct 31 2009, 2,234 views
It's Halloween, and what's scarier than exploding DVD player batteries and killer flatware? Or dairy lurking in an innocent-looking tortilla? What about a zombie ATV that accelerates on its own?
Cambridge Silversmiths flatware: Plastic inserts can detach; choking hazard Coby Electronics portable DVD/CD/MP3 player batteries - fire hazard Haunted House candle holders sold at Yankee candle - fire hazard Bad Boy Buggy off-road vehicles - has rogue accelerator Handy Switch Wireless Light Switches - fire hazard (see this post) Roman shades sold at Bed Bath and Beyond and Whole Space - strangulation hazard Roller blinds from IKEA - strangulation hazard Belkin SurgeMaster Surge Protectors - electric shock hazard Sony VAIO AC adapters - electric shock hazard Halloween flashlights from Target - burn hazard Kroger Hazelnut Spread - undeclared peanuts Agro Sun Dried Fruits and Nuts Tropical Mix - undeclared sulfites Breyers All Natural ice cream - undeclared wheat Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection Ice Cream - undeclared peanuts Mrs. Rios and Pop's Bakery tortillas - undeclared dairy Accusure Insulin Syringes - needles may detach
The CPSC has also put out a warning about My Baby Soother pacifiers, which apparently pose a choking hazard. However, the manufacturer will not recall the product, which was sold only in the New York metro area.
In article <hck3av$8h...@news.datemas.de>, m...@xeb.net says...
> zeez wrote: > > Recall Roundup: Extra Scary Edition > > By Laura Northrup, 1:00 PM on Sat Oct 31 2009, 2,234 views > > Kroger Hazelnut Spread - undeclared peanuts > > Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection Ice Cream - undeclared peanuts > Unless I'm missing something, this is just stupid.
As I understand it, peanut allergies can result in serious reactions to very small amounts. So affected people need accurate info about the ingredients.
Coffee's For Closers wrote: > In article <hck3av$8h...@news.datemas.de>, m...@xeb.net says... >> zeez wrote: >>> Recall Roundup: Extra Scary Edition >>> By Laura Northrup, 1:00 PM on Sat Oct 31 2009, 2,234 views >>> Kroger Hazelnut Spread - undeclared peanuts >>> Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection Ice Cream - undeclared peanuts
>> Unless I'm missing something, this is just stupid.
> As I understand it, peanut allergies can result in serious > reactions to very small amounts. So affected people need > accurate info about the ingredients.
I'm thinking if it's called Hazelnut Spread or Pecan Perfection Ice Cream, common sense would tell you it probably has nuts in it, although it could just be flavoring.
Marsha wrote: > Coffee's For Closers wrote: >> In article <hck3av$8h...@news.datemas.de>, m...@xeb.net says... >>> zeez wrote: >>>> Recall Roundup: Extra Scary Edition >>>> By Laura Northrup, 1:00 PM on Sat Oct 31 2009, 2,234 views >>>> Kroger Hazelnut Spread - undeclared peanuts >>>> Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection Ice Cream - undeclared peanuts
>>> Unless I'm missing something, this is just stupid.
>> As I understand it, peanut allergies can result in serious reactions >> to very small amounts. So affected people need accurate info about >> the ingredients.
> I'm thinking if it's called Hazelnut Spread or Pecan Perfection Ice > Cream, common sense would tell you it probably has nuts in it, although > it could just be flavoring.
> Marsha
One could be allergic to peanuts without being allergic to hazelnuts, too. So the concern is valid.
> Marsha wrote: > > Coffee's For Closers wrote: > >> In article <hck3av$8h...@news.datemas.de>, m...@xeb.net says... > >>> zeez wrote: > >>>> Recall Roundup: Extra Scary Edition > >>>> By Laura Northrup, 1:00 PM on Sat Oct 31 2009, 2,234 views > >>>> Kroger Hazelnut Spread - undeclared peanuts > >>>> Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection Ice Cream - undeclared peanuts
> >>> Unless I'm missing something, this is just stupid.
> >> As I understand it, peanut allergies can result in serious reactions > >> to very small amounts. So affected people need accurate info about > >> the ingredients.
> > I'm thinking if it's called Hazelnut Spread or Pecan Perfection Ice > > Cream, common sense would tell you it probably has nuts in it, although > > it could just be flavoring.
> > Marsha
> One could be allergic to peanuts without being allergic to hazelnuts, > too. So the concern is valid.
Naturally. However, anyone who is allergic to peanuts but not tree nuts ought to be aware that any facility that processes tree nuts probably also processes peanuts. If I had a life-threatening peanut allergy, I probably wouldn't eat nuts of any kind. It just wouldn't be worth the risk.
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