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Dover —
Metal tissue box holders containing low levels of cobalt-60 radioactive material were found Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Bed Bath & Beyond store on Brandywine Parkway in Wilmington, the Delaware Division of Public Health said in a press release.
The items containing the radioactive material, the Dual Ridge Boutique tissue box, model number DR9M, were immediately removed from store shelves and secured.
On Wednesday, Jan. 11 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission notified the Division of Public Health and Bed Bath & Beyond of the possibility that contaminated items might have been shipped to Bed Bath & Beyond stores.
Only one Delaware store received the items. Store records show that none of the contaminated boxes were sold.
Holding this product against the body for one hour would about the same as having a chest X-ray.
A man-made, radioactive product, cobalt-60 is used to sterilize medical equipment, is a source for leveling devices and thickness gauges used during the production of metal products and has been used for many years in radiation therapy for cancer patients.
The product was available on the company’s website before the recall, but has since been removed.
Bed Bath & Beyond has posted information about these products on its website, www.bedbathandbeyond.com. Customers also can call the company at 800-462-3966 for more information.
The items containing the radioactive material, the Dual Ridge Boutique tissue box, model number DR9M, were immediately removed from store shelves and secured.
On Wednesday, Jan. 11 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission notified the Division of Public Health and Bed Bath & Beyond of the possibility that contaminated items might have been shipped to Bed Bath & Beyond stores.
Only one Delaware store received the items. Store records show that none of the contaminated boxes were sold.
Holding this product against the body for one hour would about the same as having a chest X-ray.
A man-made, radioactive product, cobalt-60 is used to sterilize medical equipment, is a source for leveling devices and thickness gauges used during the production of metal products and has been used for many years in radiation therapy for cancer patients.
The product was available on the company’s website before the recall, but has since been removed.
Bed Bath & Beyond has posted information about these products on its website, www.bedbathandbeyond.com. Customers also can call the company at 800-462-3966 for more information.
Metal tissue box holders containing low levels of cobalt-60 radioactive material were found Thursday, Jan. 12 at the Bed Bath & Beyond store on Brandywine Parkway in Wilmington, the Delaware Division of Public Health said in a press release.
The items containing the radioactive material, the Dual Ridge Boutique tissue box, model number DR9M, were immediately removed from store shelves and secured.
On Wednesday, Jan. 11 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission notified the Division of Public Health and Bed Bath & Beyond of the possibility that contaminated items might have been shipped to Bed Bath & Beyond stores.
Only one Delaware store received the items. Store records show that none of the contaminated boxes were sold.
Holding this product against the body for one hour would about the same as having a chest X-ray.
A man-made, radioactive product, cobalt-60 is used to sterilize medical equipment, is a source for leveling devices and thickness gauges used during the production of metal products and has been used for many years in radiation therapy for cancer patients.
The product was available on the company’s website before the recall, but has since been removed.
Bed Bath & Beyond has posted information about these products on its website, www.bedbathandbeyond.com. Customers also can call the company at 800-462-3966 for more information.
The items containing the radioactive material, the Dual Ridge Boutique tissue box, model number DR9M, were immediately removed from store shelves and secured.
On Wednesday, Jan. 11 the Nuclear Regulatory Commission notified the Division of Public Health and Bed Bath & Beyond of the possibility that contaminated items might have been shipped to Bed Bath & Beyond stores.
Only one Delaware store received the items. Store records show that none of the contaminated boxes were sold.
Holding this product against the body for one hour would about the same as having a chest X-ray.
A man-made, radioactive product, cobalt-60 is used to sterilize medical equipment, is a source for leveling devices and thickness gauges used during the production of metal products and has been used for many years in radiation therapy for cancer patients.
The product was available on the company’s website before the recall, but has since been removed.
Bed Bath & Beyond has posted information about these products on its website, www.bedbathandbeyond.com. Customers also can call the company at 800-462-3966 for more information.
