Department of Consumer Protection Alerts Consumers to Recall of Concentrated MOTRIN Infants Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz.

HARTFORD, September 9 – Parents who administer Motrin infant drops to their children should be aware of a recent product recall, the Department of Consumer Protection said today. McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division is voluntarily recalling approximately 200,000 bottles of Concentrated MOTRIN® Infants’ Drops Original Berry Flavor, 1/2 fl. oz. sold in the U.S. McNeil is asking retailers to remove the affected lots from store shelves, and asking consumers to stop using and dispose of any product they may have that is included in this recall. “We want consumers who have this product at home to check the label to see if it has the lot number and UPC code that is part of the recall,” Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein said today. “There is a chance that the product is adulterated. After releasing these three lots of infants’ drops, the company found tiny plastic particles about the size of a poppy seed in a subsequent lot. Out of caution, the company wants to pull back the three earlier lots that might have been affected before the particles were discovered.” Product Lot # UPC Code Concentrated MOTRIN® Infants’ Drops Original Berry Flavor 1/2 fl oz bottles NDC 50580-100-18 DCB3T01 300450524157 DDB4R01 DDB4S01 The lot number and UPC codes are typically printed on the outside packaging and on the printed bottle label. The potential for adverse medical events related to the reason for this recall is not likely. Concentrated Infants’ MOTRIN® Drops Dye-Free Berry Flavor 1 fl oz is not included in this recall. Children’s or Adult MOTRIN® products are not included in this recall. The Department advises parents who have the recalled MOTRIN Infants Drops to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund. The company has provided questions and answers on this web page.     Media Contact: Claudette Carveth Claudette.carveth@ct.gov 860-713-6022 Claudette Carveth Director of Communications Department of Consumer Protection Hartford, CT www.ct.gov/dcp 860-713-6022

Misleading Grant Deed Offers Resurface in Connecticut

As communicated by Claudette Carveth, Director of Communications for the Department of Consumer Protection

Misleading Grant Deed Offers Resurface in Connecticut

State Tells Consumers There’s No Need to Pay High Fees for Property Records

HARTFORD, March 4 – In a repeat of an alert issued in a May 16th 2012 press release, the Department of Consumer Protection wants to advise consumers to avoid certain businesses that may contact them, purporting to be selling copies of “Grant Deeds.” Consumers should be suspicious of any invoices or offers from businesses charging fees for public records that can be easily and inexpensively obtained from a local municipal office.

“We’ve learned that a company called Property Transfer Service is operating in Connecticut, sending homeowners notices recommending that they obtain their property deeds for a fee of approximately $80,” Consumer Protection Commissioner William M. Rubenstein said. “This company is apparently running the same scheme as Record Retrieval Department, a company that we ousted from Connecticut early this year.”
The Department has reviewed one notice sent recently from Property Transfer Service to a Connecticut consumer. That notice included instructions for the consumer to send a check for $83 in the provided return envelope, which was pre-addressed to Property Transfer Service at a Washington, DC address.

The official-looking document is not affiliated with any municipal, state or federal agency. Property Transfer Service, as well as its sister companies, Secured Document Services and Compliance Document Services are all owned by Neil Camenker of California.  In 2011, Camenker’s company, State Record Retrieval Board, was enjoined from offering paid grant deed services in Washington state and Iowa.  A self-described “multi talented entrepreneur,” last year Camenker sued another company, “Secured Document Retrieval Services,” in the state of California for copyright infringement based on similarities in the latter’s mailings. 

“It’s intriguing that this schemer, Neil L. Camenker, filed a lawsuit against another schemer for allegedly stealing his methods,” Rubenstein said.  “We believe that this scheme has no place in Connecticut under any name, and we are in communication with Mr. Camenker and Property Transfer Service to address this matter.”

It appears that a handful of operators each run several companies that offer this service under different names, so consumers may see this type of solicitation over and over again from different businesses. The Department of Consumer Protection advises consumers who receive such offers to ignore them or send a copy to the Department of Consumer Protection. Do not remit the requested payment for the Grant Deed.

Anyone in need of property records may access land records at their Town Clerk’s Office, or in some cases, online at their municipality’s website.  Copies of land records typically cost one dollar per page and two dollars for a certified record. 




Media Contact: Claudette Carveth
Claudette.carveth@ct.gov
860-713-6022

www.ct.gov/dcp


Claudette Carveth
Director of Communications
Department of Consumer Protection
Hartford, CT

www.ct.gov/dcp


860-713-6022