Recalls this week include toy fishing games, crib mattresses, blenders, chairs, mini bikes
More than 14,000 toy fishing games that pose a choking hazard to children are among this week's recalled consumer products.
First 'biosimilar' drug launches in the US, years after other countries. Just what are these?
Years after discounted versions of some of the most expensive drugs ever went on sale in other countries, they're finally coming to the world's biggest medicine market.
Fiat Chrysler recalling 1.7M trucks to fix problems with welds, driver's and side air bags
Fiat Chrysler is recalling more than 1.7 million trucks to fix problems with air bags and welds in the steering system.
Alabama company recalls 6,800 tractor-trailer hitches after Ohio crash that killed 2 men
An Alabama company that made a tractor-trailer hitch involved in a deadly Ohio crash last year is bowing to government pressure and will recall 6,800 hitches.
US safety agency to hold public meeting as it steps toward taking control of Takata recalls
U.S. auto safety regulators are holding a public meeting next month as they move toward taking control of the massive Takata air bag recall.
General Motors recalls Cadillac ATS; rear defroster control can overheat and catch fire
General Motors is recalling about 121,000 Cadillacs because the rear window defroster control can overheat and catch fire.
Recalls this week include windshield deicer, bicycles, USB cords, children's purses
More than 4 million bottles of windshield deicer and frost reducer are being recalled because the trigger assembly can be removed by children, posing a risk of poisoning.
Nissan recalls 300,000 Versa, Versa Note vehicles to adjust possible braking impediment
Nissan is recalling nearly 300,000 of its Versa and Versa Note vehicles to adjust a console panel that could catch the driver's shoe and slow braking speed.
Pittsburgh settlement leaves Chrysler alone in lawsuit spawned by 2011 flash-flood deaths
The city of Pittsburgh's recent decision to pay $375,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by families of four people killed in flash flooding leaves Chrysler as the remaining defendant.
Kraft Heinz expands Kraft Singles recall, saying choking hazard could affect 371,000 cases
Kraft Heinz is expanding a recall of Kraft Singles products, saying a problem with the packaging film affects 10 times as many cases as it first thought.
Swiss drug maker Novartis, US-based Amgen partner on Alzheimer's, migraine treatment
Swiss drug maker Novartis says it will cooperate with California-based biotech giant Amgen to develop and sell neuroscience treatments for illnesses and ailments like Alzheimer's disease and migraine headaches.
US fines UK-based Triumph Motorcycles up to $2.9 million for safety violations
The U.S. government has fined Triumph Motorcycles up to $2.9 million for violating safety reporting requirements.
Texas-based Blue Bell resumes sales 4 months after listeria scare forces ice cream recall
Blue Bell ice cream is back.
Medicines shares surge on early-stage study suggesting cholesterol drug's effectiveness
Shares of The Medicines Co. surged in premarket trading Monday after the company and its partner Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. reported study results suggesting effectiveness for a potential cholesterol drug.
Jeep recalling 206,668 Cherokee SUVs globally for defective windshield wipers
Fiat Chrysler is recalling 206,668 Jeep Cherokee SUVs because the windshield wipers can stop working unexpectedly.
Recalls this week include rotary tools, mowers, bicycles, crampons, exercise machines
A line of rotary tools that can overheat and melt are among this week's recalled consumer products.
Lower-cost biotech drugs would bear code to distinguish them from original drugs
The Food and Drug Administration has released its proposal for naming lower-cost biotech drugs, a critical step in creating a market for the new class of medicines.
FDA approves Amgen's Repatha, 2nd in new class of breakthrough cholesterol drugs
Amgen Inc. has won approval for the second medicine in a new class of biotech drugs that reduce artery-clogging cholesterol more than older statin drugs that have been used for decades.
Kraft Heinz recalls more than 2 million pounds of turkey bacon products
Kraft Heinz Foods Co. is recalling more than 2 million pounds of turkey bacon products that may be unsafe because they could possibly spoil before the "Best When Used By" date.
Cascadian Farm recalls 60,000 bags of frozen beans due to listeria risk, no illnesses reported
General Mills is recalling about 60,000 packages of its Cascadian Farm frozen green beans after one package tested positive for listeria.


