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    Depuy ASR hip replacements have been found to fail at a very high rate and to cause high levels of metal ion release into patients implanted with the device. DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, recently recalled the DePuy ASR XL Acetabular System

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  • February 22th,2012

    Leasa Industries 1/21/12

     

    The FDA announced this morning that Leasa Industries has recalled 346 cases of Living Alfalfa Sprouts with a use by date of 2/1/12 due to Salmonella.  Product distribution included FL, GA, AL, LA, and MS through retail stores and food service companies. Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.

     

    To follow up, Winn-Dixie Stores announced an immediate Class I voluntary recall of ALL Leasa Living Alfalfa Sprouts sold in the  6 oz. Package with a UPC code of 7546555912. According to the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswire, further (WINN) precautionary measures include recalling Leasa's broccoli sprouts, gourmet sprouts, spicy sprouts and onion sprouts from all of their 480 stores, which includes sprouts sold from 1.7.12 to Wed with expiration dates between 2.1.12 and 3.15.12.

     

    Other clients of Leasa include; Publix, Wal-Mart, Sedanos, and Sysco Food Service.

     

    Leasa Industries Co. was formed in 1977 and is located in Miami, Florida.  According to the company website, it is one of the largest growers, manufacturers, processors and packers of healthy food products across the Southeastern United States.  Leasa products are distributed throughout Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, Tennessee, The Caribbean and Alaska.

     

    Retailers and consumers are instructed to dispose of the product.  The Company is working with the Florida Department of Agriculture and the FDA after finding Salmonella during a routine sample testing on 1/9/12.

     

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Illinois Transvaginal Surgical Mesh Litigation Law Firm

Chicago Defective Medical Devices Attorneys

 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has warned consumers and health practitioners since 2008 about serious complications associated with transvaginal placement of surgical mesh used to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence.  According to the FDA, more than 1,000 reports from nine surgical mesh manufacturers have been filed with the FDA’s adverse events reporting database. The reported events include products manufactured by American Medical Systems, Bard, Boston Scientific, Caldera, Ethicon, Gynecare, Johnson and Johnson, Mentor and Sofradim.

 

Complications Caused by Transvaginal Surgical Mesh

One of the most frequently reported complications is erosion through the vaginal epithelium, which is the thin lining covering the vaginal wall. In some cases, surgical mesh erosion may occur because a patient suffers some trauma during insertion of the surgical mesh. Examples of trauma that may occur during insertion of surgical mesh include bowel, bladder, and blood vessel perforation.

 

Another commonly reported complication is infection most likely resulting from trauma during insertion of the mesh or from a faulty mesh design inhibiting surrounding tissue from receiving nutrients and oxygen, causing impaired healing, which can lead to infection.

 

Discomfort and pain from surgical mesh complications, such as erosion and infection, has caused some patients to suffer from dyspareunia. The medical term for painful sexual intercourse, dyspareunia is defined as persistent or recurrent genital pain that occurs just before, during, or after intercourse and that causes a person distress. When caused by transvaginal surgical mesh, treatment of dyspareunia may require surgical procedures to remove the surgical mesh device.

 

What To Do If You Have Suffered Medical Complications As a Result of the Surgical Mesh

If you or someone you love has suffered medical complications as a result of the use of transvaginal surgical mesh, contact the knowledgeable Chicago-based defective medical devices attorneys at The Law Group at (312) 558-6444. Our experienced Illinois consumer protection and personal injury lawyers are committed to protecting the public and consumers from unsafe consumer products, including unsafe pharmaceuticals and defective medical devices.