Slade Gorton & Co is issuing a voluntary recall of its "ICYBAY" cooked, ready to eat, frozen Langostinos because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- Lakeland, FL -- March 14, 2008 -- Publix Super Markets is issuing a voluntary recall on all codes of prepackaged 2 and 4-pack Apple, Pineapple and Pumpkin Empanadas sold in retail bakeries due to the undeclared milk ingredient. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction if they consume these products. The recall affects the following 10 counties:

Food processor Connors Bros. Income Fund has again halted production at a U.S. canned chili plant at the heart of a botulism scare last year after the Food and Drug Administration suspended a temporary emergency operating permit in effect since last September.

Three Japanese companies recently recalled the drug, heparin, because its manufacturer in Wisconsin uses ingredients from China. They cite precaution as their reason for the recall.

In a blow to a Wisconsin-based maker of the blood thinner heparin's active ingredient, three Japanese companies recalled the product as a "precautionary step" because of worries about its link to Chinese manufacturing, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.

The Food and Drug Administration has closed down an Augusta food plant. In a statement released to NBC Augusta Monday morning, Castleberry's Food Company says their temporary emergency operating permit has been suspended by the FDA.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- March 7, 2008 -- The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has closed Aransas, Corpus Christi and Copano bays to shellfish harvesting and has issued a recall of oysters, clams and mussels because of an algae bloom.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- March 7, 2008 -- The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling a second specific lot of Hartz Vitamin Care for cats due to concerns that bottles within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Hartz is fully cooperating with the US Food and Drug Administration in this voluntary recall. Hartz recalled a specific lot code of Hartz Vitamin Care for Cats last November due to similar concerns.

WASHINGTON — Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 100,000 2008 F-Series trucks ecause the front driver’s seat does not conform with federal standards.

Airline passengers, cell-phone users and cable-TV customers enjoy more consumer protections than patients who have life-sustaining medical devices, a prominent cardiologist writes in today's New England Journal of Medicine.

Frozen-chicken entrees packaged as "Discover Cuisine Red Curry Chicken & Jasmine Rice" are being recalled in Colorado, according to Colorado health officials.

Costco Wholesale is recalling 10,400 pounds of frozen chicken entrees after tests revealed Discover products might be contaminated with the bacteria listeria, known to bring about illness or death.

Costco Wholesale Corp., the largest U.S. warehouse-store chain, is voluntarily recalling about 10,368 pounds of frozen chicken meals that may be contaminated with potentially fatal listeria germs, according to the U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -- March 4, 2008 – The Quaker Oats Co. announced the products in the recall are a small quantity of Aunt Jemima Pancake & Waffle Mix: Original, Original Complete and Buttermilk Complete, which may have potential salmonella contamination. No other Aunt Jemima, frozen Aunt Jemima or Quaker products are affected.

JAMAICA, NY— Gourmet Boutique, L.L.C., a Jamaica firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 6,970 pounds of meat and poultry products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following products are subject to recall:

Costco Wholesale, an Issaquah, Wash. firm, is voluntarily recalling approximately 10,368 pounds of frozen chicken Entrées that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.

A proposed $4.8 billion agreement crafted to settle a majority of the remaining Vioxx-related lawsuits against Merck has drawn more than 44,000 plaintiffs, meeting a critical early requirement for the settlement to go into effect.

GRAND RAPIDS -- Meijer Inc. has pulled 2,184 pounds of frozen entrees from its shelves, but company representatives said only 21 packages of the potentially contaminated product have been sold in four states -- including one each at stores in Holland and Big Rapids.

The city of Los Vegas has closed down a medical clinic that is responsible for spreading the hepatitis C virus among patients by not using clean syringes on each patient that was given an injection.

WASHINGTON, March 3 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the expansion of a recall of Fentanyl transdermal system CII patches sold in the United States.