Wheat missing from bread label

Corona-based Food For Life Baking Co. is recalling 2,241 cases of spelt bread because the product contains undisclosed wheat, which could cause a severe or life-threatening reaction in people who have wheat allergies. No illnesses have been reported, the company said. The recalled products, with the UPC code 07347200168, include Wheat Alternative Spelt Bread and Fruit Juice Sweetened Spelt Bread. The cases were sold nationwide through health food distributors and natural food stores. For more information, consumers can call (800) 797-5090.

* About 90,000 Wire-O Bound journals and calendars, made in China by Galison/Mudpuppy, were recalled because the paint on the metal spiral bindings contains high levels of lead, which can be toxic if ingested by children. The recalled products are spiral-bound journals, activity books and calendars sold at specialty and gift stores nationwide and online from August 2003 through December 2007. For more details, call (800) 670-7441 or visit the company’s website at www.galison.com or the Consumer Product Safety Commission website at www.cpsc.gov.

* Honda Motor Co. is recalling 273,000 of its 2004-2008 Acura TL sedans to fix a power-steering hose that may crack, leak and possibly cause a fire. A separate recall affects 129,600 of the 2004 and 2005 models because corrosion can cause a windshield-wiper motor to fail. In the first recall, prolonged high temperatures under the hood can result in a cracked power-steering hose, which can allow fluid to leak onto the catalytic converter and lead to an engine fire, Honda said. The wiper motor in the ’04 and ’05 models can shut down if water seeps in through an air vent, corroding the motor housing and causing an electrical circuit breaker to fail.

* About 4,800 hooded sweatshirts for girls, manufactured in China and distributed by Rebelette International Trading Corp., were recalled because a drawstring through the hood could pose a strangulation or entrapment hazard. The sweatshirts were sold at Marshalls stores and children’s clothing shops around the country between July and September 2007. For more information, call (626) 448-9988 or visit www.cpsc.gov.