Information on the latest recalls of food and consumer products:
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Wooden playsets, travel mugs recalled
Adventure Playsets wooden playsets, Newbury travel mugs, Samsung over-the-range microwave ovens, Young Artist easels and Jelly Belly jelly beans have been recalled.
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Cookies, dietary supplements recalled
Almond cookies, hot chocolate mix, dietary supplements and injections used to ease pain after surgery have been recalled.
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Ground beef recalled over E. coli illnesses
A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because it may be contaminated with a bacteria that has caused illness and one death, according to health officials.
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Dairy products, frozen foods recalled
Morningstar Foods is recalling certain units of dairy products, including whipping cream and chocolate ice cream mix products, packaged in grocery store brands, because they might contain soy protein that is undeclared on their packaging.
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Flashlights, Sony AC adapters recalled
About 610,000 Halloween flashlights have been recalled because they can overheat and melt. About 69,000 Sony VAIO computer AC adapters, have been recalled because they can fail and pose and electrical shock risk.
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Second Texas company recalling flour tortillas
Another Texas company is recalling flour tortillas after company officials discovered they may contain an ingredient not listed on product labels.
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SurgeMaster surge protectors recalled
About 68,700 SurgeMaster surge protectors have been recalled because the molding of the rotating plug can crack or detach from the plug assembly, posing a shock hazard to consumers.
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250 million Accusure insulin syringes recalled
A Huntsville, Ala., company is recalling about 250 million Accusure insulin syringes it has distributed nationwide since January 2002 because the products' needles could detach from the syringes.
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Window blinds recalled for strangulation risk
Nearly 1 million roller blinds and Roman shades sold by IKEA, Bed Bath & Beyond and Hanover Direct were recalled Tuesday for posing a serious strangulation risk to small children.
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Some Dove Ice Cream recalled due to labeling
Some Dove Caramel Pecan Perfection Ice Cream is being recalled because it may contain peanuts that weren't specified on the label.
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Triangle company recalls sandwiches
Fisher-Rex Sandwich Co. announced a voluntary recall on Friday of some of its prepackaged sandwiches after tests showed the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in product samples, according to the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
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Some Dunkin' Donuts drinks recalled
Dunkin' Donuts has suspended sales of hot chocolate and Dunkaccino® beverages, the company announced Wednesday.
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Officials: EVOO food scare prompted anchovies recall
Monarch Food Service recalled the anchovies after at least 10 people suddenly became sick at EVOO restaurant, 2519 Fairview Road, on April 17.
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Harris Teeter recalls pistachios
A North Carolina-based grocery chain with stores in eight states has voluntarily recalled some of its packages of pistachio nuts after a supplier indicated that some may be contaminated with salmonella.
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Salmonella-based recall spreads to bird food
State inspectors determined Tuesday that samples of Wild Birds Unlimited bird food tested positive for salmonella, prompting the Kentucky-based manufacturer to issue a recall.
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Kellogg pulls crackers after recall by supplier
A peanut butter maker that sells bulk supplies to institutions issued a nationwide recall as officials on Wednesday reported two more deaths associated with a salmonella outbreak. Its client Kellogg Co. later asked stores to stop selling a variety of peanut butter crackers.