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Cdn Food Inspection Agency: Certain Processed Meat Products January 5, 2010 4:29 PM Certain Processed Meat Products May Contain Listeria Monocytogenes Cdn Food Inspection Agency: Siena Brand Milk Cacciatore Salami January 5, 2010 4:00 PM Siena Brand Milk Cacciatore Salami May Contain Listeria Monocytogenes Cdn Food Inspection Agency: Certain Ham Sausages January 5, 2010 3:42 PM Certain Ham Sausages May Contain Listeria Monocytogenes Health Canada Health Product Alert January 5, 2010 3:13 PM One Lot of Veterinary Drug Longisil Recalled After Reports of Allergic Reactions in Cats and Dogs Health Canada Health Product Alert: RevolutionDS Weight Loss January 5, 2010 3:10 PM Health Canada Warns Consumers Not to Use the Unauthorized Product "RevolutionDS Weight Loss" Health Canada Reminder: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention January 5, 2010 3:06 PM Health Canada Reminds Canadians of the Dangers of Carbon Monoxide and How to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Health Canada Health Hazard Alert: Roman Shades and Roll-up Blinds January 5, 2010 3:01 PM Health Canada Advises Canadians of Strangulation Hazard Roman Shades and Roll-up Blinds May Pose to Children Product Alert: High levels of lead and arsenic found in Nzu January 4, 2010 2:23 PM Texas Department of State Health Services Issues Warning Against Nzu Product Product Recall: Tylenol Arthritis Caplet voluntary recall expanded December 29, 2009 5:42 PM Johnson & Johnson is expanding a voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets due to consumer reports of a moldy smell that can cause nausea and sickness. Health Hazard Alert December 14, 2009 10:07 AM Heinz Mixed Cereal for Babies may Contain Ochratoxin A (OTA) Health Product Alert December 9, 2009 4:31 PM Important Information about Acai Berry Products containing Prescription Medication Product Alert December 9, 2009 4:27 PM Health Canada Advises Consumers to Stop Using Amby Baby Motion Beds Health Product Alert December 9, 2009 4:25 PM One Lot of Zaditen Tablets (for Asthma) Recalled Due to Potential Health Risks Health Hazard Alert December 7, 2009 12:47 PM Slim-Fast Ready-To-Drink Meal Replacement Shake Products May Contain Bacillus Cereus Bacteria Health Hazard Alert December 7, 2009 12:32 PM Certain Western Brand Cream Cheese Products May Contain Salmonella Bacteria Health Hazard Alert December 1, 2009 4:48 PM Melon Up! Brand Large Seedless Watermelons From Mexico May Contain Salmonella Bacteria Health Hazard Alert December 1, 2009 4:43 PM Nutrisystem Brand Peanut Butter Granola Bars (Canadian Version) May Contain Salmonella Bacteria). Health Product Information November 30, 2009 12:27 PM Important Information on Changes to Heparin Potency Health Hazard Alert November 30, 2009 12:20 PM Foreign Particles Found In Certain Products From Genzyme Health Product Information November 30, 2009 12:15 PM Health Canada Warns Consumers Not to Use "Once More" or Any Unauthorized Product Promoted to Enhance Male Sexual Performance Health Information November 21, 2009 9:47 PM Health Canada Announces Revised Weight Gain Guidelines for Pregnant Women Health Product Alert November 21, 2009 9:36 PM Health Canada Advises Canadians About Problems with Insulin Product for Dogs and Cats Health Hazard Alert November 16, 2009 9:05 AM Certain Smoked Salmon Products May Contain Listeria Monocytogenes Allergy Alert November 9, 2009 9:53 AM Undeclared peanuts in certain Nutkao brand nut spreads from Italy. Health Hazard Alert November 9, 2009 9:44 AM Chaotic Beverages Recalled Due to Unacceptable Health Risks to Children Health Product Information November 9, 2009 9:31 AM Consumers Warned Against Buying Fraudulent H1N1 Flu Virus Products Online Health Hazard Alert November 9, 2009 9:25 AM The Government of Canada Reminds Canadians about the Risks of Eating Raw Sprouts Halloween safety October 30, 2009 10:54 AM Government of Canada Reminds Canadians of Food Safety This Halloween Health Hazard Alert October 27, 2009 1:35 PM Classic Canadian Wild Sockeye Salmon May Contain Listeria Monocytogenes Health Product Information October 27, 2009 1:27 PM Important Tamiflu Information for Health Professionals Health Product Alert October 27, 2009 1:22 PM Potential Mislabelling of Trazorel and Cesamet Bottles Health Hazard Alert October 20, 2009 3:34 PM The Government of Canada Reminds Canadians of the Dangers of Unpasteurized Fruit Juice and Cider Product Information October 12, 2009 12:43 PM Important Safety Information Regarding the Use of Sleep Aid Drugs and the Risk of Complex Sleep-Related Behaviours Allergy Alert October 4, 2009 7:47 PM Undeclared milk in Krumbleez brand sprouted buckwheat, Choc.-Giner Dairy-Free Cookies Health Hazard Alert September 21, 2009 12:14 PM Queen Victoria Bunched Fresh Spinach May Contain Salmonella Bacteria Health Product Alert September 21, 2009 11:59 AM Important Information on Apotex Health Products Health Product Alert September 11, 2009 10:54 AM Health Canada warns Canadians of cardiac risks associated with cesium chloride. Allergy Alert September 11, 2009 10:47 AM Undeclared milk in certain appleton chocolates dark chocolate truffles (3 packs only) Health Hazard Alert September 8, 2009 12:36 PM Ocean Mist Brand Green Onions May Contain Salmonella Bacteria Health Hazard Alert September 3, 2009 9:28 AM Certain sliced ready-to-eat deli meats may contain listeria monocytogenes Food Safety August 26, 2009 11:08 AM The Government of Canada Reminds Parents of School Lunch Allergen Safety Product Alert August 26, 2009 11:05 AM Safety Update on TNF Blockers and Risk of Cancer in Children and Young Adults Food Safety August 26, 2009 11:02 AM The Government of Canada Reminds Canadians About the Risks of Drinking Raw Milk Health Product Alert August 18, 2009 3:01 PM Health Canada Reviewing Possible Association of Asthma Drug Xolair (Omalizumab) with Increased Risk of Cardiovascular Problems. Health Product Alert: Buying Drugs Online August 11, 2009 1:43 PM RCMP dismantles counterfeit drug ring selling via the Internet Health Product Alert: Paradigm Quick-Set Infusion Sets August 11, 2009 1:39 PM Medtronic recalls certain lots that may work improperly and may deliver too much or too little insulin Health Product Alert: Over-the-Counter Oral Sodium Phosphate Products August 11, 2009 1:34 PM Health Canada removes purgative use; may cause serious adverse effects Maple Leaf recalls wieners over listeria fears August 4, 2009 1:43 PM Maple Leaf has recalled nine wiener products over fears of listeria contamination. Natural Health Product Alert July 29, 2009 11:26 AM Milk Allergy Risk Identified in the Natural Health Product: Dophilus Chewable Tablets Product Alert July 23, 2009 10:56 AM Health Canada Advises Canadians of Dangerous Garden Torches Health Product Alert July 10, 2009 5:19 PM Health Canada warns consumers not to use the product specific formula Arthro-Ace. Health Canada Update About Safety of Lantus (Insulin Glargine) July 10, 2009 5:09 PM An ongoing safety review reveals a potential association between the drug Lantus and developing cancer. Product Alert July 6, 2009 4:40 PM Hardcore Energize Bullet liquid energy drink subject to tampering. Health Canada Reminder July 6, 2009 4:31 PM The government of Canada reminds Canadians of the safe handling of fresh produce. PC beef recalled due to E. coli July 2, 2009 12:05 PM The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled President�s Choice beef products because of possible contamination with E. coli. Health Product Recall July 2, 2009 11:55 AM Pms - Phenobarbital (60 mg) Being Recalled in Canada due to Risk of Accidental Overdose Health Product Alert July 2, 2009 11:49 AM Updated Labelling for Piroxicam � Drug No Longer to be Used for Acute Pain or Inflammation Health Canada Food Alert July 2, 2009 11:41 AM Health Canada Advises Canadians to Limit Consumption of Bitter Apricot Kernels Health Product Alert July 2, 2009 11:34 AM Health Canada is Warning Consumers Not to Use Nutural Slim Weight Loss Product Health Canada Reminder July 2, 2009 11:28 AM Health Canada Reminds Canadians to Avoid Cross-Contamination When Using Reusable Grocery Bags and Bins US Drug regulators warn about Chantix (by Pfizer) and Zyban (by GlaxoSmithKline) July 1, 2009 6:12 PM Suicide Warnings for 2 Anti-Smoking Drugs; may cause serious mental illness. Health Product Alert June 23, 2009 3:48 PM Health Canada is Warning Canadians Not to Use Clean Testing HIV Home Test Kit, or Any Home HIV Test Kit Product Information June 11, 2009 11:39 AM Important Labelling Information for Iron-Containing Products BBQ Food Safety Tips June 8, 2009 12:05 PM The Government of Canada Reminds Canadians of Barbecue Food Safety Tips Health Product Alert June 8, 2009 11:43 AM Health Canada is Warning Canadians Not to Use Slim Magic Herbal Weight Loss Products. Food Safety Measures For Fiddleheads June 8, 2009 11:35 AM Fresh fiddleheads should be properly cooked before being consumed. Health Product Alert May 27, 2009 10:12 AM Health Canada Informs Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women Not to Take Vitamin Maxum Matragen and/or Maxum Multi Vite Supplements Health Product Alert May 19, 2009 12:44 PM A Small Number of Bottles of the Antibiotic Rofact (Rifampin) May Contain a Different Drug. Consumers Advised Against Counterfeit and Unapproved H1N1 Flu Virus (Human Swine Flu) Products May 15, 2009 12:09 PM Human Swine Flu products have not yet been authorized to be sold in Canada, and should not be bought. Health Canada Reminds Canadians About Garage Sale Safety May 15, 2009 12:06 PM Exercise caution when buying second-hand prodcuts from garage sales. Health Canada Expands Advisory for Canadians to Stop Using Cribs Branded Bambino Reale with the Model Numbers Beginning with 612C May 15, 2009 11:58 AM Health Canada alert for Bambino Reale baby cribs. Health Advisory: Electronic Cigarettes March 27, 2009 11:23 PM The sale of these health products is currently not compliant with the Food and Drugs Act since no electronic smoking products have been granted a market authorization in Canada. Oral Sodium Phosphate Products For Bowel Cleansing May Lead To Kidney Injury March 23, 2009 12:04 AM Health Canada is warning Canadians not to use oral sodium phosphate products as bowel cleansers (""purgatives""), unless recommended in an individual case by a health care practitioner Unauthorised Health Product Alert March 5, 2009 2:25 PM 68 unauthorized health products promoted for weight loss contain undeclared pharmaceutical ingredients Health Canada asks for quarantine of drugs from Indian plant under investigation February 28, 2009 10:42 AM Health Canada provided no details of how many or what type of drugs Ranbaxy Canada imports to this country Foreign Product Alert: Menergy M-Essence February 25, 2009 2:12 PM Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the following product due to concerns about possible side-effects. Foreign Product Alert: 999 Radix Notoginseng, Batch no. 0807021 February 25, 2009 2:02 PM Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the following product due to concerns about possible side-effects. Foreign Product Alert: Linglongquxian February 25, 2009 1:57 PM Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the following product due to concerns about possible side-effects. Foreign Product Alert: Lami February 25, 2009 1:54 PM Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the following product due to concerns about possible side-effects. Health Canada Informs Women Taking the Prescribed Supplement PregVit Folic 5 and PregVit to Check Product Packaging February 17, 2009 12:15 PM Packaging error; no concerns have been raised regarding the tablets themselves. The pink and the blue tablets do not contain the same active ingredients and their daily intake is complementary. Peanut Recall Result of Salmonella Contamination February 13, 2009 5:08 PM The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning the public not to consume the following foods Health Canada Advises Consumers That RetroFoam Insulation Was Illegally Sold in Canada February 4, 2009 12:21 PM This type of insulation was prohibited in Canada in December 1980 under the Hazardous Products Act. RetroFoam has been installed in a limited number of homes in Ontario Foreign Product Alert: Healthily Slim January 30, 2009 9:39 PM Health Canada is advising consumers not to use Healthily Slim due to concerns about possible side-effects. Foreign Product Alert: Zhuang Tjar Gere January 30, 2009 8:16 PM The Hong Kong Dept of Health warned consumers not to buy or use the product Zhuang Tjar Gere after it was found to contain undeclared sildenafil and tadalafil. These are prescription drugs. New Safety Information Regarding Botox and Botox Cosmetic Products January 18, 2009 11:04 PM Health Canada is informing Canadians and Canadian health care professionals that the labelling information of Botox Cosmetic will now include the risk of the toxin spreading to other body parts. Kwan Loong Medicated Oil May Cause Adverse Health Effects November 29, 2008 9:31 PM Unauthorized Natural Health Product contains chloroform. Sale of chloroform for human use is prohibited under the Food and Drug Regulations. Health Canada Warns Consumers not to use two vitamin C supplements due to potential health risk October 31, 2008 3:30 PM Especially expectant mothers should not use two improperly manufactured vitamin C products sold under the brand names New Roots Herbal Vitamin C8 & Vitazan Professional Vitamin C Advanced Ascorbate Use of Codeine Products by Nursing Mothers October 9, 2008 12:41 AM Health Canada is advising the public, especially nursing mothers, about the very rare but serious health risk to breastfed babies posed by codeine use in mothers. Once ingested, codeine is converted by the body into morphine... Health Canada is advising consumers not to use Liquimax Complete Nutrition Multivitamin Formula September 20, 2008 12:41 AM The U.S. FDA alerted consumers to a voluntary recall of 32-ounce plastic bottles of Liquimax Complete Nutrition Multivitamin Formula, labelled with UPC codes 7497052290, 7497023607 or 7497023696, because the product may contain undeclared fish (not ... Lover Liquid Nutriment Herbal Supplement and Onyo September 20, 2008 12:41 AM Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the following product listed in the table below due to concerns about possible side-effects. Unauthorized Health Products Found on the Canadian Market September 4, 2008 12:41 AM Health Canada is advising consumers not to use any unauthorized health products sold under the brand names Life Choice, Healthy Choice, Doctor*s Choice and Your Choice as well as ... Natural (Xin Yi Dai) and Lasmi August 22, 2008 12:41 AM Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the following product listed in the table below due to concerns about possible side-effects. Two Additional "Non-dairy" Acidophilus Products Found to Contain Milk Proteins, Posing Milk Allergy Risk August 15, 2008 12:41 AM Further to a communication issued August 8, 2008, Health Canada is advising Canadians with milk allergies of two additional acidophilus-containing health products... Milk Allergy Risk Identified in Several Brands of "Non-Dairy" Acidophilus-Containing Health Products August 8, 2008 12:41 AM Health Canada is warning Canadians with milk allergies not to use several brands of unauthorized acidophilus-containing health products labelled as �non-dairy� because they contain trace amounts of milk protein... Herb Vigour, Natural Vigour and China Vigour August 4, 2008 12:41 AM Health Canada is advising consumers not to use the following product listed in the table below due to concerns about possible side-effects. Unauthorized Wild Vineyard Products Pose a Risk to Health July 22, 2008 12:41 AM Further to an advisory posted in December 2007, Health Canada is informing Canadians of additional information on Wild Vineyard products that pose a risk to health. ... Reported malfunctions with Twinject auto-injector pose potential health risks July 11, 2008 12:41 AM Twinject is a pre-filled, single-use automatic injector containing an epinephrine solution that is used for the emergency treatment of severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis... Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream July 1, 2008 12:41 AM Nursing infants could potentially experience serious side-effects, including difficulty breathing and dehydration, if they ingest this product. 3rd Generation In Homoeopathy Arthrit Indica Tablet June 30, 2008 12:41 AM These products are not authorized for sale in Canada and have not been found in the Canadian marketplace, but it is possible they may have been brought into the country by travellers or purchased over the Internet...

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