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RoundUp - 4th Week of December 2025
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HEALTH REPORTS
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Benefits of Swedish-Style Sleeping
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGs1LpDfDE/
Do you and your partner battle over a type of blanket, who has more, and/or temperature? The Scandinavian sleep method may be the answer to your dilemmas. It’s simple: you share the same bed, but you each have your own blanket, duvet, or even sleeping bag instead of sharing one.
In contrast to most of my reports, I could find no controlled, clinical studies comparing “one blanket versus two” and demonstrating the superiority of the latter. Studies do show that sharing your bed and bedding can lead to sleep quality degradation due to partner movements, temperature feuds, and blanket or comforter tug-of-war.
On the other hand, there are $ benefits for partners who co-sleep. They include: $ falling asleep faster; $ reduced risk of sleep apnea; and $ less insomnia. I won’t mention the obvious.
While not scientifically proven, separate blankets, comforters, or duvets is a practical sleep hygiene hack. Why not give it a try if co-sleeping isn’t working for you.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-scandinavian-method.html
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/scandinavian-sleep-method
#sleep #cosleeping #blankets #comforters
sleep, cosleeping, blankets, comforters
Are You Anxious About Death?
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGv2cqgD1K/
Putting on a virtual reality headset to experience a short virtual reality experience could be the key to allaying your fears. So say sleep scientists at Texas A&M University in a report of their pilot study in Frontiers in Virtual Reality.
They studied 61 young adults who donned Oculus Quest 2 units and watched scenes inspired by commonly reported near-death experiences including an out-of-body sensation following a car accident, traveling through a tunnel of light with memory flashbacks, and arriving at a calm, scenic landscape that symbolizes a boundary between life and death.
The data demonstrated that participants experienced an average 75% drop in death anxiety after a single 12-minute VR session. Most participants reported feeling calmer afterward and said the experience prompted reflection on life priorities and relationships. A small number, however, reported increased stress or anxiety.
Larger studies are on the drawing board to determine if VR could help people with depression, anxiety, or terminal illness cope with fear of death.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-virtual-reality-anxiety-death.html
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virtual-reality/articles/10.3389/frvir.2025.1644131/full
#death #anxiety #vr #fear
death, anxiety, vr, fear
Talking While Driving Degrades Your Vision
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGwXlFDCNu/
Carrying on a conversation with a passenger or your phone while driving slows the eye movements that deliver about 90 percent of the information that you need to detect hazards. This from researchers at Japan’s Fujita Health University whose study was just published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Studied were 30 healthy adults, mean age 22 years. Measured was the elapsed time necessary for each subject to shift gaze to a critical target while actively talking, listening, or without any distraction.
The data demonstrates that only active talking causes delays in the time necessary to initiate eye movements, visualize a target, and stabilize the gaze. Listening alone does not have this effect. The researchers say the mental effort required to think and speak competes with the brain systems that control eye movement, disrupting visual processing before a driver can even recognize danger and formulate a timely reaction. Through the delays were small, the researchers warn that these delays can accumulate during real-world driving in situations involving pedestrians, road their debris, or sudden hazards. The resultant suboptimal driving performance can lead to tragic outcomes.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0333586
#driving #conversation #gaze #reaction
driving, conversation, gaze, reaction
Increasing Intellects For Those With Down Syndrome
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGwzXhD5MX/
Replacing the vital compound pleiotrophin, missing from the brain tissues of those with an extra 21st chromosome, shows a promise of restoring critical intellectual functionality by mending flexible synaptic connections even after neural development appears to be complete..
Neuroscientists at the University of Virginia and California’s Salk Institute made this discovery in a mouse Down Syndrome model. The researchers discovered that pleiotrophin, normally abundant during early brain development, is present at lower levels in those with Down syndrome. When they restore it in adult Down Syndrome mice using genetic engineering, critical neural function increases in the hippocampus, a key learning and memory center, and overall brain plasticity improves.
Down syndrome affects about 1 in 700 American newborns condemning them to learning and memory challenges and a higher risk of other health problems throughout life. This exciting result in a pre-clinical study challenges the long-held belief that meaningful brain repair must occur before birth and opens the door to future therapies aimed at improving quality of life for those with Down Syndrome at any stage of life.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251217082505.htm
#downsyndrome #pleiotrophin #genetherapy #intelligence
downsyndrome, pleiotrophin, genetherapy #intelligence
Your Eyes Reveal If You Are Listening
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGy1D9GNic/
The manner in which your eyes blink tells just how well you are listening to a speaker. A new study from psychologists at Montreal’s Concordia University, just published in the journal Trends in Hearing, reports that your blinking frequency diminishes as you focus on a given conversation.
The two separate studies involving 49 adult participants. The results show that the frequency of blinking decreases significantly as the subjects begin to hear recognizable sentences. Blinking reduction is most pronounced as individuals strain to hear the words through increasing background noise. This effect persists no matter the level of ambient light, bright, dim, or dark.
Our brains and eyelids seem to pause as we listen more intensely. This information should give you a hint about the level of interest your partner in conversation really has in what your are saying. If they are blinking up a storm, your words are likely going in one ear and out the other.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251222043239.htm
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/23312165251371118
#listening #blinking #interest #conversation
listening, blinking, interest, conversation
Coffee Stifles Atrial Fibrillation
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTGzkWGld_k/
Conventional wisdom implicates caffeine as a trigger for cardiac arrhythmias. Not so, at least for atrial fibrillation, concludes the so-called DECAF study, an acronym for Does Eliminating Coffee Avoid Fibrillation? Headed by cardiologists from UC-San Francisco and Australia’s University of Adelaide, this clinical trial studied 200 adults with atrial fibrillation.
Subjects were randomly assigned to drink at least one cup of caffeinated coffee or avoid caffeine entirely for six months. Those who drank coffee daily show 39% fewer AFib episodes. The investigators suggest multiple reasons for this beneficial effect: caffeine may stimulate increased physical activity, caffeine is a mild diuretic that could lower blood pressure, and coffee contains natural compounds that may reduce inflammation.
If this study is confirmed, those with a history of atrial fibrillation, rather than avoiding all caffeinated coffee intake, might benefit from moderate intake of daily “joe.”
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/11/251110021046.htm
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/article-abstract/2841253
#AF #atrialfibrillation #coffee #caffeine #arrthymias
AF, atrialfibrillation, coffee, caffeine, arrthymias
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WARNINGS
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Nicotine Attacks Your Heart And Blood Vessels
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTG0KhoDI5s/
Whether you smoke cigarettes, vape, use nicotine pouches, or chew gum, the nicotine entering your body damages your heart and blood vessel tissues. Worse yet, nicotine consumption is surging, especially among teens and young adults.
A newly published expert consensus report from the European Society of Cardiology, appearing in the European Heart Journal, delivers this disturbing message. The report’s authors include cardiologists from Germany, Italy, the UK, and the US.
Multiple studies demonstrate that nicotine raises blood pressure, damages blood vessels, and increases heart disease risk. The damage occurs even in the absence of smoke, tar, and combustion toxins. The report also warns that secondhand exposure to vape and heated tobacco aerosols harms blood vessels.
One other warning. Nicotine is exceptionally addictive, and vaping, chewing. The use of pouches often act as gateways to compulsive use rather than cessation.
This report calls for urgent action including flavor bans, taxation based on nicotine content, non-seductive packaging, advertising restrictions, smoke- and aerosol-free public spaces, and stronger regulation to prevent a new wave of cardiovascular disease driven by nicotine addiction.
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-vapes-pouches-shisha-cigarettes-nicotine.html
#nicotine #heartattack #stroke #vaping #gum #pouches
nicotine, heartattack, stroke, vaping, gum, pouches
Ineffective Infertility Therapy
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTG02axD6Lt/
It is truly disgusting that some disreputable companies are peddling supplements that claim to cure infertility. Some boast that they can improve your IVF success rate while others even claim to guarantee pregnancy.
The FDA issues this warning and adds that these bogus, unproven products waste precious time, drain finances, delay effective medical care, and in some cases cause illness or injury. The red flags in the advertising pitches for these supplements include claims that sound too good to be true, promises of rapid pregnancy regardless of medical history, and headlines like “miracle cure,” “scientific breakthrough,” or “one product does it all.”
While the FDA is issuing cease and desist warnings to these merchants of lies, it want you avoid being fooled, ripped off, disappointed, and misled.
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20251219/FDA-warns-against-fake-treatments-for-infertility.aspx
#infertility #fda #supplements #fraud
infertility, fda, supplements, fraud
A Widely-Used Painkiller May Harm Your Heart
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTG1ZG6D_ja/
Tramadol is an opioid often prescribed for chronic pain and restless legs. Now, a comprehensive Danish review, published in the BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine journal, shows that tramadol carries a significant risk of heart-related problems including coronary artery disease with chest pain and eventual heart failure.
The review analyzed 19 clinical trials that studied 6,506 participants with chronic neuropathic, osteoarthritic, low back, and fibromyalgic pain. The data demonstrates that tramadol doubles the risk of cardiovascular damage compared with placebo therapy. Worse still, tramadol fails to have a consistent, significant effect on perceived chronic pain.
The bottom line. If you are taking tramadol for chronic pain, you should discuss with your medical team a shift to a non-opioid. At the same time, know that chronic pain is best controlled by not only analgesics but also non-medicinal therapy including physical therapy, exercise, and counseling.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251225080723.htm
https://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/09/26/bmjebm-2025-114101
#pain #heartattack #heartfailure
pain, heartattack, heartfailure
High Fat Diets Breed Liver Cancer
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DTG2R-BDFM5/
Repeated exposure to fatty foods like bacon and burgers drives your liver cells into survival mode to help them endure metabolic stress. That transition also sets them on a path to become cancerous in years to come.
Researchers at MIT and Harvard Medical School now report this frightening transformation in the journal Cell following their studies in a mouse model and in human liver cells using sophisticated single cell RNA sequencing. Mature liver cells, hepatocytes, that are exposed to a high-fat diet become stressed and gradually abandon their normal metabolic and detoxification functions. They revert to a primitive, stem-like state that helps them survive inflammation and fat overload but makes them vulnerable to malignant, cancerous, transformation.
The investigators observed this cell transition occurred in both the mouse and the human cells. Nearly all the mice fed the high fat diet ultimately developed liver cancer.
So take heed. Now is the time to moderate your intake of fried and excessively fatty foods. Your liver will love you for it, and your loved ones will enjoy your company far longer.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251225035344.htm
#liver #highfat #cancer
liver, highfat, cancer
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CPSC Recalls
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Meaicezli Play Purse Sets Contain Dangerous Button Batteries
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0r1KkDt_J/
The toy cell phone contains button cell batteries and the toy writing tablet contains a lithium coin battery that can be easily accessed by children. If swallowed, these batteries can cause severe gastrointestinal chemical burns and possible death.
About 3,090 units were sold on Amazon.com from August 2025 until the present.
Stop allowing your children to play with these toy cell phones and toy writing tablets. Contact Angeer-US by email at meaicezli-services@outlook.com for a full refund. To receive the refund, you must dispose of the toy cell phone and the toy writing tablet, take a photograph confirming disposal, and email the photo to the company. Button cell and coin batteries should be disposed of or recycled following your local hazardous waste procedures.
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#Meaicezli #children #phone #tablet #buttonbattery #recall
Meaicezli, children, phone, tablet, buttonbattery, recall
JOKOSIS Adult Portable Bed Rails Entrap
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0srDzFL0A/
When attached to a bed, users can become trapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress leading to entrapment and asphyxiation. The bed rails also lack required hazard warning labels. The recalled product is model HC0262.
About 12,000 bed rails were sold on Amazon.com from August 2025 through November 2025.
Stop using these JOKOSIS Bed Rails and contact the company by email at jokosisbedrailrecall@outlook.com to receive a refund. To obtain the refund, you must write the word “RECALLED” on the upper and lower rails using a permanent marker, take a photo of the marked bed rails, and email the photo to the company. After submitting the photo, dispose of the recalled product in accordance with your local waste disposal procedures.
#jokosis #bedrails #entrapment #asphyxiation #recall
jokosis, bedrails, entrapment, asphyxiation, recall
Blue Wave Brand 48-inch and Taller Above-Ground Pools Are Not Child-Safe
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0tTTxjVTO/
are being recalled due to a drowning hazard. The compression strap that surrounds the outside of the pool legs can create a foothold even if the ladder is removed allowing a child to gain access to the pool leading to drowning.
About 13,400 pools were sold at The Home Depot, Lowe’s, and sports retail stores as well as online at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, and Wayfair.com from January 2021 through July 2025.
Contact Blue Wave by phone at 1-800-603-0475 or by email at recall@bluewaveproducts.com to request a free repair kit. Until the repair is installed, ensure that your children cannot access the pool without supervision or drain the pool to prevent its use.
#bluewave #pools #drowning #children #recall
bluewave, pools, drowning, children, recall
KKL Fabric 9-Drawer Dressers Entrap and Kill Children
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0uBgfESiT/
These dressers are unstable if not anchored to the wall and violate the mandatory safety standard for clothing storage units under the STURDY Act.
About 4,740 dressers were sold on Amazon.com from September 2023 through November 2025.
Stop filling and using the recalled dressers immediately if they are not anchored to the wall and move them to an area inaccessible to children. To receive a full refund, contact HK Brilliant by email at support-us@kkl-home.com for disposal instructions and submit a photo demonstrating disposal of the dresser by email.
#kkl #dressers #entrapment #children #recall
kkl, dressers, entrapment, children, recall
Mamisan Pain Relieving Topical Ointment Is Not Child-Safe
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0uoDQjJuq/
This medication contains lidocaine but is sold in non-child-safe packaging creating risks of serious injury or death from poisoning if swallowed by young children.
About 50,330 jars were sold nationwide at Walmart and Target stores, and online at Target.com from April 2024 through October 2025.
Immediately secure these recalled ointment jars by moving them out of the sight and reach of children. Contact Plantimex by phone at 1-855-752-6869 or by email at customercare@plantimexusa.com to receive a free replacement child-resistant lid.
#Mamisan #painointment #lidocaine #children #poisoning #recall
Mamisan, painointment, lidocaine, children, poisoning, recall
ANNQUAN Power Strips Lack Overload Protection
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0vaxQEWhd/
The lack of supplementary overcurrent protection creates a serious fire hazard if these power strips are overloaded. Affected are models EX-D112-05 and EX-D106-25.
About 11,200 power strips were sold on Amazon.com from December 2023 through October 2025.
Stop using these recalled ANNQUAN power strips and contact Hefei Juyuan Sporting Development by phone at 1-401-998-3366 or by email at recall_annquan@163.com to receive a full refund.
#annquan #powerstrips #overloading #fires #recall
annquan, powerstrips, overloading, fires, recall
Furnulem 8-Drawer Dressers Tipover, Entrap, and Kill Children
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0wLz5mLKI/
These dressers are unstable if not anchored to the wall creating serious tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in injury or death to children. Affected is model DS-0148D003.
About 16,800 dressers were sold on Amazon.com from September 2023 through November 2025.
Stop filling and using these recalled dressers if they are not anchored to the wall and move them to an area where children cannot access them. To receive a full refund, contact Furnulem by phone at 1-310-227-9560 or by email at support@furnulem.com for instructions regarding disposal of the dresser and email a photo demonstrating disposal of the product.
#Furnulem #dresser #tipover #entrap #children #recall
Furnulem, dresser, tipover, entrap, children, recall
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FDA Recalls
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Troemner Family Farm Pfeffernusse Cookies Have Undeclared Allergens
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0w2QND9SR/
These include milk, wheat, and soy allergens in 6 ounce and 12 ounce packages of the cookies. Eating these cookies causes serious or life-threatening allergic reactions in people with allergies or severe sensitivities to them.
These recalled cookies were sold in retail stores in Hancock and Calumet, Michigan.
Do not consume these cookies if you have an allergy or sensitivity to milk, wheat, or soy. Return these cookies to the place of purchase for a refund. For more information, call Troemner Farm at 1-312-497-1361.
#TroemnerFamilyFarm #cookies #wheat #soy #milk #allergy #recall
TroemnerFamilyFarm, cookies, wheat, soy, milk, allergy, recall
Higher Harvest by H-E-B Dairy-Free Strawberry Coconut Yogurt Contains Undeclared Almond
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0xnyCDvX-/
This yogurt creates a risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions for people with almond allergies or sensitivities. The affected product has a Best By date of January 2, 2026
This recalled product was sold at all H-E-B stores in Texas.
If you or family members have almond allergies or sensitivities, do not consume this yogurt. Return it to the place of purchase for a full refund or safely dispose of it. For more information, contact PlantBased Innovations by phone at 1-978-600-0904 or by email at info@storebrandpartner.com.
#higherharvest #heb #yogurt #almond #allergy #recall
higherharvest, heb, yogurt, almond, allergy, recall
Market 32 and Waterfront Bistro Brand Frozen Shrimp Are Radioactive
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS0yTofkTPv/
These shrimp are likely contaminated with cesium-137, a known human carcinogen.
About 83,800 bags of these frozen shrimp were sold in the US. Market 32 1-pound bags were sold at Price Chopper stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont with Best By dates of April 22, 23, 24, 26, or 27, 2027.
Waterfront Bistro 2-pound bags were sold at Jewel-Osco, Albertsons, Safeway, Lucky, and Supermarket stores in Colorado, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Montana, North Dakota, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Wyoming with Best By dates of April 25 or 26, 2027.
Do not affected this contaminated shrimp and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund, For more information, contact Direct Source Seafood LLC by phone at 1-425-455-2291.
#market32 #waterfrontbistro #frozenshrimp #radioactive #recall
market32, waterfrontbistro, frozenshrimp, radioactive, recall
Primavera Nueva Inc. Tamales Have Listeria Contamination
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1qMejieuQ/
The affected flavors are Roasted Green Chile & Jack Cheese, Black Bean Bonanza & Jack Cheese, Butternut Squash with Roasted Green Chiles & Cheese, BBQ Chipotle Bean & White Cheddar, Mushroom Spinach & Salsa with Two Cheeses, Roasted Green Chile, Black Bean Bonanza, Butternut Squash with Roasted Green Chiles, and Mushroom Spinach & Salsa.
These recalled tamales were sold in California and Nevada at retail stores between October 10, 2024 and October 10, 2025.
Do not consume this recalled product and discard it. Contact Primavera Nueva Inc. by phone at 1-707-939-9350 or by email at primaveranueva@aol.com for refund and general information.
#primaveranueva #tamales #listeria #infection #recall
primaveranueva, tamales, listeria, infection, recall
Publix Raspberry Coffee Cake Has Undeclared Walnuts
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1rEExjc1c/
The individual packages actually contain Publix Maple Walnut Coffee Cake. This mislabeling poses a serious, life-threatening risk to people with walnut allergies. The affected product has a lot code of 5309 and was manufactured on November 5, 2025.
This recalled coffee cake was sold at Publix retail stores in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
If you purchased this product, do not consume it if you have a walnut allergy. Instead, return it to your nearest Publix store for a refund. For more information, contact James Skinner LLC by phone at 1-800-358-7428.
#publix #coffeecake #walnuts #allergy #recall
publix, coffeecake, walnuts, allergy, recall
MR.7 SUPER 700000 Supplement Capsules Contain Prescription Medications
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1sDVBljXb/
This over-the-counter medication contains undeclared sildenafil. Viagra, and tadalafil, Cialis, which are both active ingredients in prescription drugs for erectile dysfunction. Taking this medication is risky for those taking nitrates for heart conditions, diabetes, high blood pressure, or high cholesterol.
These recalled capsules were sold online between August 2025 and November 2025.
Do not consume this product. Call. StuffbyNainax LLC at 1-346-441-9470 or use the email stuffbynainaxllc.info@gmail.com. For more information and toe inquire about refunds.
#mr7super7000000 #men #viagra #cialis #hypotension
mr7super7000000, men, viagra, cialis, hypotension
ReBoost and ClearLife Allergy Nasal Sprays Have Microbial Contamination.
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1sp22jfvC/
ReBoost Nasal Spray has been found to contain yeast, mold, and bacterial contamination including Achromobacter. ClearLife Allergy Nasal Spray has also been found to contain Achromobacter. contamination that may be linked to, at levels above specifications. Affected are all lots with dates from December 2022 to December 2025.
These products were sold through retail stores and online at medinatura.com between December 2022 and December 2025.
Stop sniffing these nasal sprays. If you purchased the products directly from MediNatura New Mexico, Inc., contact the company at recall@medinatura.com for a refund. Products purchased from retailers should be returned to the place of purchase. For general questions, contact MediNatura New Mexico, Inc. at 1-800-621-7644 or via the email recall@medinatura.com.
#reboost #clearlife #microbial #contamination #infection #recall
reboost, clearlife, microbial, contamination, infection, recall
So Delicious Dairy Free® Salted Caramel Cluster Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert Has Rocks
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1tTOhiVL8/
This frozen dessert is contaminated small stones and other hard objects. The recalled product includes multiple best-by expiration dates before August 8, 2027.
These frozen dessert pints were sold nationwide at retail stores.
Do not consume this frozen dessert. For information on refunds, contact the So Delicious Dairy Free® Care Line at 1-833-367-8975 or reach out via the webform at https://sodeliciousdairyfree.com/contact-us/.
#sodelicious #frozendessert #foreignbodies #recall
sodelicious, frozendessert, foreignbodies, recall
Ukrop’s Homestyle Foods Decorated Pound Cakes Contain Undeclared Soy
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1t9ufjRi3/
Affected are 8-inch Pound Cakes with Buttercream Icing and Pink Roses, 8-inch Pound Cakes with Buttercream Icing and Red Roses, 6-inch Pound Cakes with Buttercream Icing and Red Roses, and 6-inch Pound Cakes with Buttercream Icing and Confetti, all with a best-by date of December 15, 2025.
These pound cakes were sold at Kroger Mid-Atlantic stores in Virginia and West Virginia, and at Ukrop’s Market Hall in Richmond, Virginia, between February 2010 and December 2025.
Return these recalled pound cakes to the place of purchase for a full refund. For questions, call 1-804-340-3050.
#ukrops #cakes #soy #allergy #recall
ukrops, cakes, soy, allergy, recall
Town Food Service Equipment Co.’s Aluminum Saucepans Have Lead Contamination
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1ulVlDeM7/
Lead leaches into food prepared in these saucepans. It causes neurologic damage, particularly for children with developing nervous systems.The recalled saucepans include four sizes ranging from 1 quart to 3 quarts.
These recalled saucepans were sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Puerto Rico, and Quebec City, Canada between January 2023 and November 2025.
Return these contaminated aluminum saucepans should to the place of purchase for a full refund. For questions, call 1-718-388-5650 or email recall@townfood.com.
#townfoodservice #saucepans #lead #poison #recall
townfoodservice, saucepans, lead, poison, recall
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Country Vet Biscuits Have Salmonella Contamination
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1vKTzDjtT/
Affected are Original Meaty Flavor and Heartland Harvest Dog Biscuits – Meaty Flavor with Chicken lot number 40906513 with a best by expiration date of September 6, 2026.
These recalled dog biscuits were sold in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Texas, Montana, and Nebraska.
Do not feed these recalled biscuits to your dog. Return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. If your pet did eat some, monitor for symptoms including lethargy, diarrhea, fever, or vomiting. Contact your veterinarian if any symptoms appear. If you have questions, call Consumers Supply Distributing, LLC at 1-712-202-5609.
#countryvet #biscuits #dogs #salmonella #infection #recall
countryvet, biscuits, dogs, salmonella, infection, recall
More Choceur Holiday Bark Varieties Contain Undeclared Allergens
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1v6gpEXxU/
Cookie Butter Holiday Bark contains undeclared pecans, and Pecan, Cranberry and Cinnamon Holiday Bark contains undeclared wheat, with multiple lot numbers: 28525, 29925, and 30625, with best by dates ranging from May 2026 through September 2026.
These recalled Holiday Bark products were sold nationwide through Aldi grocery stores.
If you have allergies to pecans or wheat, return these Choceur Holiday Bark products to the place of purchase. For more information, contact Silvestri Sweets by phone at 1-630-232-2500 or by email at customerservice@carousel-candies.com.
#choceur #bark #pecans #wheat #allergy #recall
choceur, bark, pecans, wheat, allergy, recall
Atwater’s Cookies In Tins Contain Undeclared Allergens
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1w2eEjGdj/
The tree nut allergens include almonds, pecans, and walnuts.
About 197 cookie tins were sold in Baltimore, Towson, and Catonsville, Maryland in December 2025.
If you have tree nut allergies, do not consume these cookies. Return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. For additional information, call Atwater’s at 1-410-644-3435.
#atwaters #cookies #almonds #pecans #walnuts #allergy #recall
atwaters, cookies, almonds, pecans, walnuts, allergy, recall
Gregory’s Foods “Bag Full of Cookies” Brand White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Frozen Cookie Dough Has Undeclared Peanuts
Vidcast: https://www.instagram.com/p/DS1xWQQDAuP/
Eating the dough or cookies creates serious risk to people with peanut allergies. Affected is the 2-pound, 8.5-ounce package marked with a BEST BY date of December 6, 2026.
This recalled frozen cookie dough was sold in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Nebraska at retail grocery stores.
If you, family members, or household visitors have a peanut allergy, returned the cookie dough to the place of purchase for a full refund. Additional information from Gregory’s Foods, Inc. at 1-800-231-4734.
#gregorys #cookiedough #peanut #allergy #recall
gregorys, cookiedough, peanut, allergy, recall