Nutek withdraws a slew of baby-wipe brands sold through Walgreens, Family Dollar, Diapers.com and other retailers due to possible contamination with B. cepacia bacteria, a potentially serious infection threat to immunocompromised individuals and sufferers of cystic fibrosis in particular.

Nutek withdraws a slew of baby-wipe brands sold through Walgreens, Family Dollar, Diapers.com and other retailers due to possible contamination with B. cepacia bacteria, a potentially serious infection threat to immunocompromised individuals and sufferers of cystic fibrosis in particular.

Covidien, nearly a year removed from spinning out of scandal-plagued parent Tyco International, is pushing forward as an independent company. Covidien execs are investing in new product creation, sales and marketing efforts, and acquisitions. That means Covidien is about to make a big splash in the device industry, with devices bringing in two-thirds of this ambitious company's revenues.