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Another 21 lots of Tylenol, Motrin and Benadryl are being added to a recall originally issued January 2010 by McNeil Consumer Healthcare as a precaution because the company discovered the drugs were shipped in wooden pallets that had been treated with a fungicide and may cause consumers to become ill. The recall was originally initiated because there were reports that some of medicines had an unusual moldy, musty, or mildew-like odor that in some cases was associated with temporary and non-serious gastrointestinal events.

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Public health officials investigating the outbreak of an uncommon strain of salmonella that swept through Illinois from May to June announced they have linked the bacteria to 47 Subway franchise stores in the state. Illinois Department of Health officials say they have confirmed 97 cases of Salmonella Hvittingfoss infection across 28 Illinois counties.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating new reports of sudden unintended acceleration in three separate incidents, but not in Toyota vehicles. This time, the complaints involve acceleration incidents that have occurred in the 2010 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan.

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Quality and security lapses identified during a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigation has led to the temporary suspension of production at Johnson & Johnson’s McNeill PPC drug manufacturing plant, located in Fort Washington, Penn., where children’s Tylenol, Motrin, Benadryl and Zyrtec were made. The investigation was followed by a recall of 1,500 lots of the brand name over-the-counter products distributed in the U.S. and internationally. The FDA says it is considering more actions against the company, including possible criminal penalties.

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The U.S. Consumer product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of about 4,600 portable grills manufactured by Eastwind Industries of San Leandro, California under the name Kuuma because of a defect that poses a fire hazard.

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Toyota’s recent recall of 2.3 million cars and sport utility vehicles over “sticking” accelerator pedals follows a larger recall last October of 4.2 million vehicles for possible floor mat entrapment. The recalls have created an undercurrent of fear of confusion among Toyota owners, many of whom no longer feel their cars are safe to drive.

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Toyota has found itself in a rather sticky situation. With more than eight million cars and trucks worldwide falling under a massive recall due to sudden unintended acceleration, the Japanese carmaker is looking for some sort of solution to pacify a growing anxious consumer base. Last fall, it blamed floor mats for the problem. Last month, Toyota announced the problem also fell on the vehicles’ gas pedals.

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It can take years for a company to build up a reputation as a maker of good, reliable products. But that stellar reputation can quickly tarnish when lives are at stake. Just ask Toyota Motor Sales (TMS). The Japanese automaker has already launched an image-mending campaign aimed at countering the negative vibe customers may have following the company’s recall of 2.3 million vehicles in the U.S. due to reports of sticky gas pedals that have caused unintended acceleration. The Jan. 21 recall follows a fall 2009 Toyota recall of floor mats because of concerns that gas pedals could stick to the mats, causing unintended acceleration.

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All the news about Toyota’s record-breaking recalls and its week-old production and sales suspension have made it easy to forget about the Pontiac Vibe, the hybrid car that General Motors manufactured for the 2009 and 2010 model years.

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Indiana-based CTS Corporation is cooperating with Toyota by sending new gas pedal assemblies to replace the ones Toyota claims are potentially defective, but the supplier says that the new pedals won’t solve the sudden acceleration problem that afflicts so many Toyota vehicles.

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