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Two vehicle recalls – one involving nearly 2 million Ford F-150 trucks and another on nearly 200,000 Toyota Prius hybrid vehicles – and an updated notice on Kellogg's Honey Smacks cereals have been warnings the most remarkable ones published last week.

Ford F-150: Ford Motor recalls nearly 2 million pickup trucks to repair a seat belt defect that could trigger vehicle fires. In early August, the National Road Safety Administration launched an investigation after five fires, three of which completely destroyed the truck.

Ford has identified at least 23 "reports of smoke or fire" but no injuries or accidents related to the fault. The recall involves the 2015-2018 model year Ford F-150s manufactured between March 12, 2014 and August 23, 2018 in Dearborn, Michigan, and from August 20, 2014 to August 23, 2018, in Kansas City. .

Toyota Prius: The Japanese automaker is recalling about 192,000 Prius vehicles in the US in order to attach an engine wiring harness connected to the car's power control. Wear could result in an increased risk of fire, the company said. The recall covers some versions of the 2016 model year to 2018 Prius.

Dealers will inspect and repair vehicles for free and customers will be notified directly if they are affected. But car owners can also check on Toyota.com/recall or nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Kellogg's Honey Smacks: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, another thirty people are sick after eating the cereals recalled in June for salmonella problems. In an update to a notice issued in July, the CDC asked retailers not to sell any grain and not to buy or consume it.

The health agency is now saying that 130 people in 36 states have had problems with Honey Smacks consumption. The newest states have added to the list: Delaware, Maine and Minnesota.

Beaumont Bio-Med: The homeopathic drug manufacturer is reminiscent of its line of products containing a dozen water and alcohol-based medications, including relief of arthritis pain and sinus response, due to possible microbial contamination.

The products are manufactured by King Bio in Asheville, North Carolina, which last week recalled all of its products intended for children, adults and pets who use water because of potential purity issues.

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