In latest discovery, officials recalled more than 170 tons of milk powder tainted by the industrial chemical melamine and closed two dairy companies.

Medical products maker expanding recall for catheter devices because manufacturing problem could cause potentially fatal embolisms or blood leakage.

Automaker plans to fix 17,600 Mercury Milan and Ford Fusion gas-electric hybrids because of a software problem that can give drivers the impression that the brakes have failed.

Recalls and other technical problems besetting Toyota show risks of relying on electronics instead of mechanical rods and cables that controlled vehicles for most of 20th century.

Automaker will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems as it launches investigation into possible problems in two more hybrids, according to Japanese news reports.

Federal officials are scheduled to re-vote Thursday on urgent safety recommendations in response to a deadly explosion at a Slim Jim snack factory in North Carolina last year.

Food and Drug Administration using automated system to sort through millions of foreign shipments and identify food and drugs that are most likely to be contaminated.

Toyota acknowledged design problems with antilock brakes in its prized Prius, adding to safety woes at the Japanese automaker as it reels from massive global recalls.

Resurfacing of tainted milk products highlights challenges of policing food supply in a country where close ties between local authorities and companies hamper regulation.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood warned owners of recalled Toyotas to stop driving the vehicles and get them fixed – then quickly took back his comments.