The FDA warned consumers to stop using Man Up Now capsules, sold as an herbal sexual enhancement supplement, after analysis found sulfoaildenafil, a chemical similar to Viagra's sildenafil that can interact with nitrates and dangerously lower blood pressure. No adverse events have been reported.
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Alerts
Firm recalls sauteed chicken
Pampanga Food Company of Anaheim, California is recalling about 14,430 pounds of sauteed chicken whose label does not declare whey. FSIS found the problem in a routine inspection, the product went to California and Hawaii, and no reactions have been reported.
Others
What are some holiday shopping tips?
A roundup of US government holiday resources: gift ideas from USA.gov, shopping tips from the FTC, TSA guidance on packing food and gifts for air travel, and USPS pages for free boxes, printed postage and scheduled pickups.
Shopping
Featured product - Medifast meal replacement diet
A promotional listing for the Medifast meal replacement diet, which says it has been recommended by more than 15,000 physicians and clinically tested at Johns Hopkins, advertising a free week of product, free shipping and a $50 coupon on larger orders.
Alerts
E coli outbreak linked to cheese sold at Costco - CDC
The CDC ties 25 E. coli O157:H7 infections across Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada to Bravo Farms Dutch Style Gouda, sampled and sold at Costco from October 5 to November 1. The agency tells anyone holding the cheese to return or discard it, and expects more cases to surface.
Shopping
Newsagents Lobby Ministers to Call off the Ban on Tobacco Displays
Nearly 70,000 UK newsagents are fighting a tobacco display ban due to take effect in 2013. Retailer Anjali Karpal wrote to cabinet minister Francis Maude arguing no country's display ban has cut smoking and that small shops would pay 70 million pounds; tobacco is 30 percent of their sales.
Alerts
Pictsweet recalls frozen vegetables due to possible health risk
Pictsweet voluntarily recalled coded lots of Kroger and Great Value frozen peas and mixed vegetables sold at Kroger stores in the Southeast and Walmart nationwide, after learning some packages may contain glass fragments. No injuries have been reported.
Food
Salmonella from Dry Pet Food and Treats
Dry pet food and treats can carry salmonella. The CDC advises washing hands for 20 seconds afterward, feeding pets away from the kitchen, washing bowls outside the kitchen sink, using a dedicated scoop, and storing food in a clean lidded container.
Books
How Does Alcoholic Self-Help Group Work? New Book Gives Glimpse
Martha Rosenberg interviews Sid Farrar, editor of Hazelden's reissue of the 1939 Alcoholics Anonymous working manuscript. Bill Wilson sent the draft to 400 people, Farrar says, and the marked-up pages show an early group conscience with no single author.
Alerts
Healthy Recipes: Three Bean Salad with Creamy Mustard Dill Dressing
Chickpeas, Great Northern beans and kidney beans with red onion, bell peppers and a Greek yogurt, mustard and dill dressing. Four servings at 230 calories and 11 grams of fiber each, and the dressed beans keep up to eight hours if the herbs go in just before serving.
Books
FAN Bulletin 2031: Fluoride book due out Oct 4 & Updates
A Fluoride Action Network bulletin announcing the October 4 release of "The Case Against Fluoride" by Connett, Beck and Micklem, and recounting a UK speaking tour that included a Southampton fluoridation meeting drawing about 150 people.
Alerts
Update: Abbott recalls powdered infant formula
Abbott is recalling certain Similac powdered infant formulas in plastic containers and 8-, 12.4- and 12.9-ounce sizes over contamination with a common warehouse beetle. The FDA sees no immediate risk, though babies could get an upset stomach or refuse to eat. Liquid formulas are unaffected.
Alerts
Beetles trigger recall for infant formulas
Abbott is recalling under 5 million containers of Similac powdered formula after two consumers reported beetles, a move Reuters says costs $100 million in revenue. The company says more than 99.8% of containers were clean and that the contamination poses no immediate health risk.
Farmers Markets
Farmers & Fishers joins American Farmland Trust in kicking off dine out for farms week (PR)
Washington DC restaurant Farmers & Fishers has joined American Farmland Trust's 'Founding Circle' for the first Dine Out for Farms week, October 10-16, 2010, when participating restaurants nationwide raise money for AFT programs that protect farmland. AFT supplies promotional tools in return.
Farmers Markets
AFT announces top four farmers markets (PR)
American Farmland Trust says more than 50,000 people voted in its online contest. The winners: King George Farmers Market in Virginia for boutique markets, Champaign County in Ohio for small, Falls Church in Virginia for medium, and Rochester's Public Market in New York for large.
Alerts
Salmonella Outbreaks Spur Nationwide Egg Recall
Dr. Mercola covers the recall of over half a billion eggs from two Iowa farms after they were linked to more than 1,000 salmonella cases, with more than a dozen brands affected. He argues crowded factory egg operations make contamination far more likely than small-scale farming would.
Alerts
Cargill's ground beef being recalled
Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling roughly 8,500 pounds of ground beef produced June 10 over possible E. coli O26 contamination, after Maine flagged a cluster of illnesses. Distributors repacked it under various brands; BJ's Wholesale Club stores in eight states may have received it.
Alerts
Another egg recall issued, salmonella outbreak updated
Sparboe Farms voluntarily recalled eggs produced by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms and distributed across ten states, one of about a dozen recalls tied to a salmonella outbreak that had sickened more than a thousand people. Affected plant numbers and Julian dates are listed.
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