Bad Cheese is Dangerous to Your Health: The Estrella Family Creamery Case

Is bad cheese dangerous to your health? What are the risks if you still consume them? Well, the bad cheese can weaken your immune system. It can also cause fatal infections in infants, children, and the elderly. And it can cause can cause miscarriages and stillbirths among pregnant women.

Why are we talking about bad cheese? Mainly to point out this advisory from the Food and Drug Administration banning and seizing cheese products from the Estrella Family Creamery. The products are being sold in Washington State but they are also reportedly available via the internet.

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Is Hyland’s Teething Tablets Safe? Nope! Throw Them Out ASAP – FDA

If your child is using Hyland’s Teething Tablets to relieve himself of teething symptoms, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends that you dispose of the tablets now.

According to the FDA, Hyland’s Teething Tablets were found to contain inconsistent amounts of belladonna, a substance which can be harmful in large doses.

Moreover, the agency has received reports of serious adverse events in children taking this product that are consistent with belladonna toxicity. Reports of children who consumed more tablets than recommended because the containers do not have child resistant caps also reached the FDA.

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