Recalls

Dollar Tree Recalls Children’s Halloween Lanterns Due to Fire and Burn Hazards. The bulb in the battery-operated lanterns can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11025.html

bioMérieux, Inc. on September 16, 2010, initiated a worldwide voluntary product correction of VITEK^® 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards containing the antibiotic Piperacillin/Tazobactam (TZPv). These cards, manufactured after March 10, 2009, are used in clinical laboratories to perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing as part of the VITEK^® System. Clinical laboratories were notified to perform an alternative method of testing prior to reporting results for: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm231324.htm