Sony Corp said five PC makers including Hewlett-Packard Co and Toshiba Corp will recall 100,000 computer battery packs made by the Japanese electronics maker due to a fire hazard.

Sony is recalling some 440,000 Vaio TZ-series notebooks because of overheating issues.

Oh, goodie - another recall:

Mars Petcare US, Inc. Recalls Dry Dog Food

(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting consumers that Mars Petcare US, Inc. has recalled two dry dog food products because of the potential contamination with Salmonella Schwarzengrund ( Read more... )

Oh, shit:

Dry pet food added to recall
Company in Kansas voluntarily recalls Prescription Diet feline kibbleMar 31, 2007 04:30 AM ( Read more... )

Menu Foods is officially recalling all recall-affected brands of food regardless of date of production, not just those produced between December and March. I'm also seeing reports that they're recalling all wet food - including items not on the recall list - but I'm still waiting to see confirmation on that.

Menu Foods' recall site is here.

Rat Poison Found in Tainted Pet Food
Pet owners were rechecking their cabinets and threatening legal action after state officials said rat poison was found in pet food blamed for the deaths of at least 16 cats and dogs ( Read more... )

Heads-up for any dog and/or cat owners:

"...Menu Foods, the Ontario, Canada-based company that produced the pet food, said Saturday it was recalling dog food sold throughout North America under 48 brands and cat food sold under 40 brands including Iams, Nutro and Eukanuba. The food was distributed by major retailers such as Wal-Mart, Kroger and ( Read more... )