Today's Recalls ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ New York Firm Has Recalled Canned Corned Beef Reason: May contain edible or inedible beef by-products that are not declared on the labels. Distribution: Nationwide, Puerto Rico and Guam. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/014/f45594.htm Read Article New Jersey Import Firm Has Recalled Canned Corned Beef Reason: May contain edible or inedible beef by-products that are not declared on the labels. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/014/f45596.htm Read Article New Jersey Import Firm Has Recalled Canned Corned Beef Reason: May contain edible or inedible beef by-products that are not declared on the labels. Distribution: Florida, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/014/f45600.htm Read Article Arctic Cat Has Recalled All-Terrain Vehicles Reason: The unexpected loss of fluid can cause the brakes to fail. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/p/014/01372.htm Read Article New Jersey Import Firm Has Recalled Canned Corned Beef Reason: May contain edible or inedible beef by-products that are not declared on the label. Distribution: CT, MA, NJ and New York. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/014/f45602.htm Read Article

Today's Recalls ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ohio Firm Has Recalled Ham Products Reason: May be contaminated with non-food foreign material. Distribution: Ohio. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/014/f45622.htm Read Article

Ewwwww!!!!!!!!!!!

Should I cease and desist? I thought it better to know before eating it than after...

LOL!

PRODUCT ALERT!!!! One of our registrants has called our attention to a novelty product called �Candy Sprays� targeted at children and sold from counter displays. This product is similar in appearance to small spray containers targeted at adults containing breath freshener or perfume. The �Candy Sprays� container utilizes the same type of spray nozzle as a can of spray paint or other inexpensive sprayed product. The nozzle is merely pushed onto the top of a tube, and the finger pushes this �button� down allowing liquid inside to spray out of the hole in the side of the nozzle. This �button� spray nozzle might come off in a child�s mouth. Our registrant was able to retrieve the nozzle before the choking incident had a more serious result. In a conversation with Keith Taylor, CEO of Pavalor Merchandising Company, the �Candy Sprays� supplier, he expressed his sincere concern for all children that might use novelty items containing candy without adequate parental supervision. �The label requires parental supervision, and meets all requirements for this type of product. But I want to do all that I can to revise the labeling to create additional parental awareness of potential misuse. I realize the additional warnings will hurt sales, but that�s better than just one injury�. This information is provided by SafetyAlerts to call your attention to a product that requires constant supervision to prevent serious injury or death. The link to the article follows: AOL Link http://www.safetyalerts.com/t/g/candyspray.htm William Knegendorf, President

Today's Recalls ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cape May Foods Has Recalled Chopped Clams Reason: It has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum. Distribution: Northeast states. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/014/f45632.htm Read Article

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Internet ScamBuster's Top 10 Scams for 2001 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10. Herbal Viagra This is really a whole category of scams, relating to the sale of medical or "alternative" medical treatments online. Usually using spam to get to the "customer." If you're lucky, these products will do nothing at all. Some of them are seriously dangerous by themselves. They promise cures for life threatening illnesses, causing those who buy the promise to delay proper medical treatment, sometimes past the point where it would have helped. Talk to your doctor or pharmacist before buying into any of these nostrums. It'll save you a lot of headaches and heartache later. Folks, consider this: If you wouldn't trust a spammer to handle your money, why would you take medical advice from them??? 9. Internet Investigator "Be the first kid on your block to know all the dirty secrets your neighbors are hiding! Find out what your prospective mate has hidden in his past! Find the lost city of Atlantis! Find your lost remote!" This one is more an annoyance than a real problem. It serves as a great example of the pure hype that you should watch out for in online advertising. Filled with promises of secret knowledge that's not available to anyone else, it delivers nothing more than a list of places you can pay to search for information. It's the perfect example of a pitch that's not quite a scam -- but clearly misleads in its promise. Ask yourself this: If this stuff was as easy as the ads make it out to be, wouldn't you see these "secret techniques" in magazines and on TV? 8. Pump and Dump You've probably gotten these. The subject line or first part of the email says that this is "Highly confidential information." This scam is based on touting "advance information" on specific stocks in an attempt to drive up the price past its true worth, so the promoters can sell at the higher price. They pump it up, and then dump it. Hence the name. This is generally illegal. And certainly a bad way to get investment advice... Ask yourself: If it's so confidential, why are they spamming it to millions of people? 7. Credit Scams There are all sorts of these that prey on the desires of people to repair or establish credit. The worst are the alleged credit repair services. They promise to help you to remove accurate but negative information from your credit record, or to show you how to get a federal Employer ID Number, usually in very questionable fashion. Not only do these techniques not work, they can get you in deep trouble for committing fraud. You're not going to fix your credit while you're in jail. As far as easy credit, guaranteed approval credit cards, and home equity loans that don't require equity in your home... forget it. Easy credit is very expensive, with rates far over the norm. "Services" selling "access to the lenders that will approve your loan" don't guarantee anything. You're going to have to go through the same approval process with these lenders as with your local bank. This one should be obvious: Cheap money? From a BANK??? 6. Auction Antics You can get a lot of terrific deals through online auctions, but you need to be careful. Before buying anything that seems too cheap, or that shouldn't be on an auction site at all, ask questions. Look at the seller's feedback rating and comments. You'll get a lot of clues from that. Check the retail price of the merchandise. If it's new merchandise, you can probably expect to pay 1/2 to 2/3 of retail, even at auction. Avoid sellers with email addresses at free services like Hotmail or Yahoo unless they have really extensive positive feedback. And check out some of that feedback to make sure it's real... Whenever possible, pay with a credit card, and check the merchandise carefully as soon as it comes in. If it's not as represented, or it doesn't arrive, contact your credit card company to correct the problem. Remember the old story of the fellow who raffled off a brand new Lincoln at a small town carnival? Tickets were $1 each, and everyone figured they had a good chance. He sold a lot of tickets, and, as promised, he delivered a brand new Lincoln... penny. For more on auction fraud, you can check out the issue of Internet ScamBusters called "Online Auctions: Deals or Steals" at: http://www.scambusters.org/Scambusters43.html 5. Chain Letters "Add your name to position X, move the name in position Y to position Z, send 200 copies of this letter to your closest personal friends, and very soon you'll have no personal friends left!" Don't believe the claims about legitimacy, folks. These things are illegal, immoral, and probably fattening. 4. Viruses Get a good anti-virus program, keep it updated, and keep it running. Huh? What are viruses doing in the ranks of scams? They're actually among the more clever of scams, if you think about it. Deceptive subject lines, hidden code that causes you to spread them to your friends, and almost always appealing to the most common desires. 3. Nigerian Fee Scam This is an oldie, and a real baddie. The basic line goes like this: "I represent some high mucky muck who wants to get a lot of suspicious money out of my country, and we need help from you to do it. We'll pay you stupid amounts of cash to be a front person." The system escalates until you've got money sunk into the scam, and they want you to visit the country in question in person. There have been people who played along with this and never made it home alive. Originally this was focused through Nigeria, but with recent events, you may hear about Taliban leaders wanting help, or people from other war-torn countries. Don't respond to these people in any way. People die falling for this one. For more on this scam, check out: http://www.scambusters.org/NigerianFee.html 2. Identity Theft We covered this in our last issue. This is a VERY serious problem. If you haven't yet read this issue, do so now: http://www.scambusters.org/Scambusters47.html Visit, read it, and be prepared. 1. WTC Scams The spams relating to the World Trade Center began within an hour of the attacks. They range from appeals for aid to the victims, usually sent through the spammers' web sites, to fake news items concerning reported attacks. There's nothing funny to be said about these. Don't pass them along, and don't contribute through any site that doesn't belong to a recognizable charity, such as the Red Cross or the United Way. You can read more about these scams at: http://www.scambusters.org/Scambusters46.html When you consider doing any sort of business online, look over this list and see if the appeal sounds like one or more of these scams. If so, check it out carefully before sending money. Most online businesses are run by honest folks and are quite safe. Just use a little common sense and caution, and you should be fine. On a personal note, we'd like to take a moment to wish you and yours a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year. Thanks for letting us share your online experience. We hope ScamBusters has been of help to you, and that we can continue to help you protect yourself for many years to come. Audri and Jim Lanford To subscribe, send a blank email to subscribe@scambusters.org or visit: http://www.scambusters.org/

They're comin' atch' all which ways. The WTC Scams are abominable. scambusters.org is doing a good service. Now, If I could just figure out hoe to block those insidious virus emails from Hausmann. Don't open anything from Huasmann, DELETE IT as soon as you see it. I delete this stuff on our server before it ever gets to Outlook or someplace where it could unleash it's poison.

Here's one for you, Terry! (nothing is worse than one who tries to reap riches off of others' misery.Leeches of the worst sort are those who perpetrate WTC fraud.) Texas Establishment Recalls Beef And Pork Products Reason: May be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Distribution: Houston, Texas. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000022.htm Read Article Walong Marketing Has Recalled �Mini Jelly Snack Cups� Reason: Product presents a choking hazard. Distribution: Nationwide and internationally. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000018.htm Read Article

Today's Recalls ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hopkinsville Milling Has Recalled Sunflower Enriched Corn Meal Reason: The pesticide is not allowed for use in foods for human consumption. Distribution: AL, TN, MS, and AR. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000028.htm Read Article Super Lopez Tortilla Factory Tortillas Recall Update Reason: FDA Enforcement Report. Distribution: TX. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000064.htm Read Article Natural Organics Has Recalled Nature's Plus Supplement Reason: The products were manufactured using pepsin that American Laboratories, Inc., recalled due to Salmonella contamination. Distribution: Nationwide and International. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000024.htm Read Article Accumed Has Recalled CVS brand Infants' Gas Relief Drops Reason: Microbial test specification failure - Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000030.htm Read Article Novartis Has Recalled Carbamazepine Tablets Reason: Dissolution failure (at stability testing). Distribution: Nationwide and Puerto Rico. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000032.htm Read Article VMM Enterprises Has Recalled Anti-Aging Wrap solution Reason: Microbial Contamination; product is contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000034.htm Read Article Abbott, Eli Lilly and GlaxoSmithKline Have Recalled Tazicef & Tazidime Reason: Lack of assurance of sterility. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000036.htm Read Article Pharmacon Labs Has Recalled Poly-Tussin Syrup Reason: Superpotentcy : Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Phenylephrine HCl. Distribution: KY. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000038.htm Read Article Summer Laboratories Has Recalled Triple Paste, Medicated Oinment, Zinc Oxide Reason: Product used as labeled may cause skin irritations. Distribution: Nationwide (except Alaska). http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000040.htm Read Article Forest Pharmaceuticals Has Recalled Levothroid Tablets Reason: Subpotent- prior to labeled expiration date. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000042.htm Read Article Respond Industries Has Recalled Antiseptic Sprays Reason: Potency: Super-potent Benzocaine in burn spray, Sub-potent Lidocaine in antiseptic spray. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000044.htm Read Article Morton Grove Has Recalled Generlac Solution, Hydroxyzine HCl Syrup, Metoclopramide, and Clindamycin Reason: Subpotency for Generlac, Hydroxyzine HCL, and Metoclopramide; Degradent failure for Clindamycin. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000046.htm Read Article Schering-Plough Has Recalled AK-CIDE brand of Prednisolone Acetate Reason: Subpotency for Sodium Sulfacetamide component (stability). Distribution: IL. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000048.htm Read Article Perrigo Has Recalled Infants' Simethicone Drops Reason: Subpotent for simethicone. Distribution: Nationwide, Vietnam and the Philippines. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000050.htm Read Article Rx Pak Has Recalled Premarin Tablets Reason: Dissolution failure by manufacturer. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000052.htm Read Article Janssen Has Recalled Risperdal (Risperidone) Tablets Reason: Dissolution failure. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000054.htm Read Article Solgar Vitamin and Herb Digestive Aids Recall Update Reason: FDA Enforcement Report. Distribution: Nationwide and UK, South Africa, France, Ireland, and Israel. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000056.htm Read Article Leiner Health Products Ferrous Sulfate Tablets Recall Update Reason: FDA Enforcement Report. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000068.htm Read Article Elan Pharma Ketoprofen Extended-Release Capsules Recall Update Reason: FDA Enforcement Report. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000072.htm Read Article Hill Dermaceuticals Derma-Smoothe/FS Recall Update Reason: FDA Enforcement Report. Distribution: Nationwide and Canada. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000074.htm Read Article ~~~~~~~~~~~ End Recalls

It is really scary to think people maybe using these products unawares! Especially the children's medicines.

Tropicana Products Has Recalled Pure Premium Calcium Orange Juice Reason: May contain cleaning solution. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000298.htm Read Article City Foods Has Recalled Cooked Beef Products Reason: Improper processing. Distribution: IL, IN, NY, and Ohio. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000300.htm Read Article

Ultra Slim-Fast brand with Soy Protein Recall Update Reason: Recall Complete. Distribution: Nationwide and Internationally. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000712.htm Read Article Glaxo SB Pharmco Has Recalled Bactroban Ointment Reason: Microbial Contamination; presence of Pseudomona fluorescens, Burkholderia pickettii or Ralstonia paucula. Distribution: Nationwide. http://www.safetyalerts.com/recall/f/02/f0000716.htm Read Article