McDonald's providing $3 refunds for 'Shrek' glasses

McDonald’s Corp. is providing $3 refunds to consumers who purchased “Shrek Forever After” drinking glasses that the restaurant chain recalled last week because they contained cadmium.

The promotional glasses were sold for $1.99 with a food purchase and $2.49 without.

The company decided to provide a $3 refund to “account for taxes customers may have paid,” a spokeswoman said.

To get the refund, customers must return the glasses inside a McDonald’s store and fill out a refund slip. A receipt is not required

Mylicon Drop Recall

Johnson & Johnson, the makers of Mylicon Gas Relief Dye-Free Drops, are voluntarily recalling about 12,000 one-ounce plastic bottles containing dye-free anti-gas drops. The reason: some bottles may contain metal fragments produced during the manufacturing process.

The bottles were distributed nationwide after October 5, 2008.To identify the bottles in the recall check the box or the bottle for the following lot numbers: SMF007 and SMF008.

If the product has either of these lot numbers, stop using it and contact the company. Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST at 1-800-222-9435. If you’ve already used the product and are concerned about possible effects, please contact your pediatrician immediately.

Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder RECALL!!!

Check your cupboards and make sure that you don't have any Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder on hand because the FDA has recalled some containers that may contain small fragments of aluminum.

The recall only includes two (2) production codes of 21.8-ounce containers of Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder. Printed on the bottom of each plastic container is a production code of "82255880" or "82265880" with a best by date of "August 2010."

No other Nestlé Nesquik products or production codes of Nestlé Nesquik Strawberry Powder are affected by this recall.

For more information visit the FDA site.

Aquadots Recall

Well, I can scratch another toy off of my son's Christmas list. This time they are recalling Aquadots, a popular craft kit with tiny beads that fuse together when sprayed with water. The very same chemical that causes the beads to stick together can also be toxic when swallowed. Children who have ingested the beads have become comatose. Other possible complications include slowed breathing and seizures.

Anybody else longing for the toys of old?

Recall Alert

As if most of us are not besides ourselves with worries about what toys actually are safe enough to purchase this holiday season, we must now worry about how to soothe our little ones during cough and cold season.

Citing that the potential risks outweigh the benefits, several drug manufacturers, including: Johnson and Johnson, Wyeth, and Novartis have voluntarily recalled many of their infant cold and cough medicines.

The products have not been recalled because they are dngerous, but rather because of misuse by parents in treating their child including improper dosage.

The branded cough and cold medicines that are being voluntarily withdrawn are:

* Dimetapp® Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops* Dimetapp® Decongestant Infant Drops* Little Colds® Decongestant Plus Cough* Little Colds® Multi-Symptom Cold Formula* PEDIACARE® Infant Drops Decongestant (containing pseudoephedrine)* PEDIACARE® Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough (containing pseudoephedrine)* PEDIACARE® Infant Dropper Decongestant (containing phenylephrine)* PEDIACARE® Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough* PEDIACARE® Infant Dropper Decongestant & Cough (containing phenylephrine)* Robitussin® Infant Cough DM Drops* Triaminic® Infant & Toddler Thin Strips® Decongestant* Triaminic® Infant & Toddler Thin Strips® Decongestant Plus Cough* TYLENOL® Concentrated Infants’ Drops Plus Cold* TYLENOL® Concentrated Infants’ Drops Plus Cold & Cough

Anyone have any natural remedies for the cough and cold?

Oompa Toy Giveaway

It has been hard to miss all of the toy recalls this year, and with Christmas coming up, I have been worried about what toys would actually be safe.

The people at http://www.oompa.com/ are also worried about toy safety and they show it with an extensive list of where all of their toys are manufactured.

Even better than safe toys is Free safe toys, and you can be the lucky winner of one of these Maggy Cachatou Sorting Farm valued at $36.49. Just head over to Mom Views http://momviews.blogspot.com/2007/10/oompa-toys-feature-review-and-contest.html to enter!

Good Luck!