May 2011 recalls
May recallsThis month, a salad staple led to widespread recalls, and a number of kiddie creature comforts posed hazards. See which products were deemed defective in May.
Food products
Safeway recalled its Signature Café prepared salads made by a California company because of possible contamination. What's the offending ingredient? No illnesses have been reported. That same ingredient led to other recalls across the country.
Children's Gear
A high-end children's furniture company recalled about 330 of its fixed-side cribs after receiving a handful of complaints.
Children's toys & clothing
Kiddieland recalled about 9,000 of its Disney Princess Racing Trikes sold from January 2009 through April 11. The trikes injured at least three children; what happened?Which other toy did the brand recall?
Pharmaceutical products
Bristol-Myers Squibb is recalling one lot of 1,000-count bottles of its Coumadin tablets.
Meat & seafood products
A California company is recalling about 15,900 pounds of ready-to-eat pastrami and roast beef. What risk do they pose?
Electrical items
Research in Motion is recalling about 1,000 of its PlayBook tablets shipped to a national office supply chain.
Vehicles
GMC issued a recall on certain vans due to a brake defect. See what was defective.
Consumer products
Telstar recalled about 317,000 of its spiral and U-shaped energy-saving light bulbs sold from August 2010 through March 2011. The bulbs -- also sold under this name -- pose a fire hazard.