WASHINGTON, June 11 (UPI) -- Brookdale International Systems Inc. of Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday recalled 27,400 emergency escape smoke hoods because consumers may have purchased them believing they would be effective against tear gas or chemical agents as well as smoke from fires.
The hoods may be used once to protect an individual in case of fire.
Brookdale and the Consumer Product Safety Commission said they are unaware of any incidents involving the hoods, and the recall is being conducted as a precaution.
The recall involves the EVAC-U8 with serial No. A97,921 or higher and an expiration date of May 1 or later. The hoods were sold by Internet Web site-based distributors, catalogs and travel stores between May 1997 and April 2002 for about $70.
Consumers who bought the hoods for protection from tear gas and chemical warfare agents may return them to Brookdale for a refund. For more information, call 800-459-3822.
In other action:
DeYulio Sausage Co. of Stamford, Conn., recalled an undetermined amount of fresh pork and chicken sausage because the products may contain monosodium glutamate, which is not listed on the ingredient label and may pose the risk of allergic reaction.
The recall includes 5-pound boxes of DeYulio's Italian sausage and pork sausage; 10-pound boxes of Georgio sweet Italian sausage and hot Italian sausage, Cordi Foods Italian sausage, Dora's Italian sausage, Foremost Foods Italian sausage, Casa Bianca Italian sausage, 1980 Napoli Finest Quality Foods Italian sausage and DeYulio's Italian sausage; 30-pound boxes of DeYulio's Italian sausage; and randomly weighted 1-pound to 1 1/4-pound packages of DeYulio's Italian hot sausage patties, sweet sausage patties, hot sausage, sweet sausage and chicken sausage.
The recalled sausage was produced before June 7 and distributed to retail and institutional establishments in Connecticut, Delaware, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island. The packages are marked "EST. 8756" or "P-8756" inside the U.S. Department of Agriculture seal of inspection.
The Agriculture Department's Food Safety and Inspection Service said the problem was discovered through routine inspection.
For more information, call 203-348-2727.
