Health Advisories and Alerts

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Recent Lead Recalls (updated regularly)

2012

09-January

• Swiss drugmaker Novartis voluntarily recalls bottles of Excedrin, Bufferin and other medications which may have included mixed up pills.

2011

18-November

• Voluntary recall of 16oz. jars of Smucker's Peanut Butter Chunky due to possible salmonella contamination.

03-October

• Investigation: Multistate Outbreak of Listeriosis Linked to Whole Cantaloupes from Jensen Farms, Colorado l about listeria
  

29-August

• Peak Mosquito Season is Upon Us
  Watching for mosquito-borne diseases of West Nile and EEE.

17-August

• Residents Urged to Wear Mosquito Repellent When Outdoors
  Prevent bites from mosquitoes that may be carrying a disease like EEE.

01-July

• Consumer Health Alert:
  Hair Straightening Products and Formaldehyde
• Beauty Salon Owners and Workers Alert:
  Hair Straightening Products and Formaldehyde
  

6-June

• E. coli Infections in U.S. Travelers Returning from Germany
  (Advisory No. 02-11)

3-June

• People Who Visited Specific Sites in Rensselaer and Albany Counties May Have Been Exposed to Measles
  (Advisory No. 01-11)

24-May

• Sale & Distribution of "Bath Salts" Banned in New York State l more

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