Consumer Reports

McNeil Consumer Healthcare is implementing a voluntary recall of infant and children’s liquid products due to manufacturing deficiencies which may affect quality, purity or potency. Following McNeil’s recall announcement on Friday evening, the FDA is providing additional advice to consumers.The products include certain liquid infant’s and children’s Tylenol

Search FDA’s recall list of products containing hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). These products are being recalled as the FDA investigates findings of salmonella. HVP is a flavor enhancer used in many processed foods, including soups, dips, and hot dogs.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received five reports of serious medication errors involving consumers who used Maalox Total Relief, the upset stomach reliever and anti-diarrheal medication, by mistake, when they had intended to use one of the traditional Maalox liquid antacid products. Read more…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today a ban on cigarettes with flavors characterizing fruit, candy, or clove. The ban, authorized by the new Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, is part of a national effort by the FDA to reduce smoking in America.

Search the FDA’s list of recalled pistachios and pistachio-containing product

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, some individuals with COBRA health benefits will be eligible for significant reductions in their premium. For more information, visit USA.gov’s link to the U.S. Department of Labor.