The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recalling about 400,000 “drop side” cribs from cribmaker Simplicity, because of the risk for suffocation or entrapment.

Nestle is recalling several of its cookie dough products. Below is the information from Nestle and the FDA.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says Macy’s will voluntarily recall about 33,000 hooded children’s sweatshirts that pose a strangulation risk.

The Savannah River Remediation Employee Meetings scheduled Tuesday and Wednesday in Augusta and Aiken have been cancelled as a precautionary measure in light of the recent outbreak of the swine flu virus.

A North Carolina-based grocery chain with stores in eight states has voluntarily recalled some of its packages of pistachio nuts after a supplier indicated that some may be contaminated with salmonella.

According to a release, the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, in Augusta, is notifying 1,200 veterans of the availability of free screenings for infections for those who had procedures performed in the ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinic from January 2008 through November 2008. These patients may have been exposed to infection because the instrument used in the procedure was improperly disinfected.

According to a release, the Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, in Augusta, is notifying 1,200 veterans of the availability of free screenings for infections for those who had procedures performed in the ear, nose and throat (ENT) clinic from January 2008 through November 2008. These patients may have been exposed to infection because the instrument used in the procedure was improperly disinfected.

President Barack Obama, whose daughter eats peanut butter several days a week, wants the nation’s food safety agency to keep children safe from contaminated foods such as the salmonella-laced peanut products that have sickened 550 people.

President Barack Obama, whose daughter eats peanut butter several days a week, wants the nation’s food safety agency to keep children safe from contaminated foods such as the salmonella-laced peanut products that have sickened 550 people.

A western Pennsylvania dairy is voluntarily recalling two ice cream flavors because of a possible link to salmonella-tainted peanuts.