Children's Single-Use Cough/Cold Vials Recalled Due To Potential Contamination
Executive Summary
Recent recalls added to FDA database also include more than 25,000 bottles of Harmless Harvest yogurt drinks due to possible packaging defect that may cause premature spoilage; nearly 37,000 containers of Barlean's dietary supplements due to undeclared sulfites. Separately, B. cepacian and related bacteria strains linked to potential contamination of Village Company's recall of 2,377 cases of La Bella Extreme Sport Styling Gel.
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