The Senate HELP Committee today voted to approve the Food and Drug Administration Safety And Innovation Act, and although the bill included some improvements, it lacked key medical device safety provisions.

A new study has found potentially harmful chemicals, such as asthma-related compounds and endocrine disruptors, in common consumer products including cosmetics, household cleaners, and personal care products, and many of the detected chemicals are not listed on product labels.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall notice for locking pill containers sold by Locker Brand Inc. of Henderson, Nev. The Rx Locker

Some 574,000 bottles of grape-flavored liquid Infants’ Tylenol (1 ounce) have been recalled by Johnson & Johnson because reports that the protective cover on the bottles are not working correctly.

A recall of RegenArouse, a "natural female intimacy enhancement" supplement, is being conducted by its maker, Regeneca, Inc., said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today. The herbal pills actually contain, tadalafil, the drug found in Cialis and other pills used to treat erectile dysfunction in males.

Pfizer has recalled 14 lots of its birth control pills Lo/Ovral-28, and 14 lots of the generic version Norgestrel and Ethinyl Estradiol, because of a packaging error that could cause the daily regimen for these oral contraceptives to be incorrect, leaving women at risk for unintended pregnancy.

Under a new settlement agreement in California, the maker of Brazilian Blowout products is required to warn consumers and hair stylists that two of its popular hair-straightening products emit formaldehyde gas.

Shipments of orange juice from Canada have been stopped at the border after testing by the Food and Drug Administration found low levels of the fungicide carbendazim, which is banned in the U.S. and was previously found in orange juice product shipments from Brazil.

USA Far Ocean Group has recalled its "Vagifresh Ball" and "Vagifresh Gel," because the Food and Drug Administration found bacteria in the products.

Perfect Image Solutions has recalled several of its topical products that are advertised as promoting hair growth, as well as slowing or stopping hair loss, because the Food and Drug Administration has deemed them “unapproved new drugs,” and they may present potential health hazards, the FDA reported today.

Mercury exposure has been reported among users of skin-lightening creams produced in Mexico, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Rexall, Inc., of Deerfield Beach, Fla., have issued a recall alert for one lot of the company's calcium supplements. The bottles of Rexall Calcium 1200 mg plus 1000IU Vitamin D3 actually contain tablets of triple strength glucosamine chondroitin, which are derived from crustacean shells and may be harmful to consumers with shellfish allergies.

UPDATE: Senior scientist at Consumer Reports discusses the halt on shipments of orange juice. See below.

The Food and Drug Administration is warning healthcare professionals and patients that opiate products, including Percocet, manufactured and packaged by Novartis Consumer Health for Endo Pharmaceuticals, may have been mixed up and therefore labeled as the wrong drug.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a recall warning for two batches of Organique Nourishing Night Cream made by HimalayaUSA, over concerns of contamination with fungus and the staphylococcus aureus bacteria.