Abbott's Ross Products Division today announced a voluntary nationwide recall of three lots of two-ounce bottles of Similac Special Care 24 Cal / fl. oz. Ready-to-Feed (RTF) Premature Infant Formula with Iron, a highly specialized liquid ready-to-feed formula used only for premature infants after discharge from the hospital. This product is sold in eight unit cartons of two-ounce plastic bottles in the United States, and is primarily sold through pharmacies at the direction of a health care professional. It is not commonly available on retail store shelves. (more…)

Name of product: Off-Road Motorcycles

Units: About 20,000

Distributor: KTM North America Inc., of Amherst, Ohio

Hazard: The seal around the fuel tank can loosen allowing fuel to leak, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: KTM has received 5,114 reports of leaking fuel tanks. CPSC has received one report of a minor chemical burn due to fuel coming into contact with a consumer’s skin.

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This Public Announcement is being issued to alert U.S. citizens to the potential for large-scale anti-globalization protests throughout Germany before and during the G8 Summit scheduled for June 6-8, 2007, in Heiligendamm.  This Public Announcement expires on June 15, 2007.     

The annual G8 Summit, at which the U.S. President and leaders of seven other countries meet to discuss and coordinate policy on key global issues, will take place June 6-8, 2007, at the Baltic seaside resort of Heiligendamm, approximately 200 kilometers north of Berlin.  Previous G8 summits have drawn large numbers of “anti-globalization” and other activists from around the world, and a number of groups already have announced plans to demonstrate throughout Germany beginning in late May.  As many as 100,000 protesters are expected to gather in the town of Rostock beginning on June 1, and smaller demonstrations are expected in Potsdam, Berlin, Hamburg, and other cities beginning on May 30.  Americans traveling in these areas should avoid the demonstrations, bearing in mind that in the past, smaller demonstrations have sometimes turned violent.  Traffic and public transportation in the vicinity of demonstrations are likely to be affected.

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This Public Announcement is being issued to update American citizens about continuing security concerns in northern Laos.  Sporadic clashes and military movements in northern Vientiane Province were reported in March and April. This Public Announcement supersedes the Public Announcement dated February 23, 2007 and expires on August 23, 2007.

The U.S. Embassy in Laos continues to receive reports from multiple sources of sporadic fighting between Lao Government forces and unidentified opponents and of increased movements by Lao Government forces in the area of Vang Vieng in northern Vientiane Province beginning around February 7.  The Embassy received similar reports in March and April.  The U.S. Embassy continues to urge U.S. citizens to exercise caution in and around the area of Vang Vieng and recommends against any ground travel north from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting health care professionals and their patients who wear soft contact lenses about a voluntary recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multi Purpose Solution manufactured by Advanced Medical Optics of Santa Ana, Ca.

The company is taking this action as a precaution because of reports of a rare, but serious, eye infection, Acanthamoeba keratitis, caused by a parasite. The link between the solution and the infection was identified as a result of an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Consumers who wear soft contact lenses should stop using the solution, discard all partially-used or unopened bottles and replace their lenses and storage container.

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Name of Product: Baby Buddy Clip-on Books

Units: About 9,500

Distributor: Bookspan, of Garden City, N.Y.

Manufacturer: Golden Ocean International Enterprise Ltd., of Hong Kong

Hazard: The metal clip used to attach the book to a stroller or article of clothing can break, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Bookspan has received one report of a clip breaking when an 8-month-old baby pulled on the toy while attached to a play mat. No injuries were reported.

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Name of Product: Discovery Bunny Books

Units: About 16,000

Distributor: Bookspan, of Garden City, N.Y.

Importer: SoftPlay Inc., of Chicago, Ill.

Manufacturer: Animal Magic Ltd., of Hong Kong

Hazard: The seam on the bunny’s left hind leg can open exposing a plastic squeaker toy contained inside a cloth bag, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Bookspan has received one report of a 4-month-old infant who began to choke on the plastic squeaker. The parent noticed the infant beginning to choke and cleared the squeaker from his throat.

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Name of product: Currey & Company Table Lamps

Units: About 1,500

Distributor: Currey & Company, of Atlanta, Ga.

Hazard: The light sockets on these lamps have a defect, which poses electrical shock and fire hazards.

Incidents/Injuries: Currey & Company has received one report of a lamp tripping the circuit breaker. No injuries or property damage have been reported.

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Name of product: GE Dishwashers

Units: About 2.5 million

Manufacturer: GE Consumer & Industrial, of Louisville, Ky.

Hazard: Liquid rinse-aid can leak from its dispenser onto the dishwasher’s internal wiring which can cause an electrical short and overheating, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries: GE has received 191 reports of overheated wiring including 56 reports of property damage. There were 12 reports of fires that escaped the dishwasher. Fire damage was limited to the dishwasher or the adjacent area. No injuries have been reported.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is aware of a potential safety issue related to Avandia (rosiglitazone), a drug approved to treat type 2 diabetes. Safety data from controlled clinical trials have shown that there is a potentially significant increase in the risk of heart attack and heart-related deaths in patients taking Avandia. However, other published and unpublished data from long-term clinical trials of Avandia, including an interim analysis of data from the RECORD trial (a large, ongoing, randomized open label trial) and unpublished reanalyses of data from DREAM (a previously conducted placebo-controlled, randomized trial) provide contradictory evidence about the risks in patients treated with Avandia.

Patients who are taking Avandia, especially those who are known to have underlying heart disease or who are at high risk of heart attack should talk to their doctor about this new information as they evaluate the available treatment options for their type 2 diabetes.

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