Defective & Dangerous Products

• 5 million Pepperoni Pizzas Recalled Due to E. Coli Taint

  Courtney Mills | November 01, 2007 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  General Mills recalled about five million frozen pepperoni pizzas Thursday sold under the name Totino's and Jeno's because the pepperoni toppings on these pizzas may be tainted with E. coli bacteria. Eight different types of pizza were recalled by the food supplier.Totino's and Jeno's frozen pizzas, trademarks of the giant food supplier, both appear to have been involved in some 21 E....

• Scary Halloween Toy Recalls

  Courtney Mills | October 29, 2007 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A University of Ohio professor and some assistants have uncovered some scary results about toys that are targeted for Halloween this year: shocking levels of lead content. In original reporting by CBS news, Professor Jeffrey Weidenhammer and his staff have uncovered dangerous levels of lead in a toy called "Ugly teeth." The fake plastic teeth aren't only ugly, but have about 100 times the...

• Foam Baby Seats Recalled

  Gregory Zarzaur | October 25, 2007 12:19 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  MSNBC is reporting that the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of over one million foam baby seats that were sold in stores such as Sears, Target, WalMart and Kmart. The recall comes in the wake of several reports received by the CPSC of children falling out of the foam seats when they are placed on top of tables. The child seat in question is called the Bumbo...

• Alabama Jury Finds Faulty Water Heater Causes Wrongful Death

  Gregory Zarzaur | October 22, 2007 9:04 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Last week, a Baldwin County jury found for the family of Baldwin County man who was killed when the water heater at his home exploded. The family presented evidence that a faulty valve was the cause of the explosion. The jury awarded a total of $50 million in damages including both compensatory and punitive damages. For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Defective...

• Medtronic Stops Selling Heart Implant Part

  Courtney Mills | October 16, 2007 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Medtronic, the largest provider of heart implant devices, announced that it was stopping sale of a component of one of it defibrillator models because of a defect that had caused defibrillator malfunctions in hundreds of patients and possibly had led to five deaths.The faulty component in the defibrillator can cause the device to deliver a shock at the wrong time. It can also fail to deliver an...

• Collections Etc. Inc. Recalls Double Hammock Because of Fall Hazard

  Jenny Albano | October 14, 2007 10:22 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Collections Etc. Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 9,000 double hammocks due to a fall hazard.The wooden rods at the head and foot of the hammock used to extend the fabric can break, causing the hammock to collapse and the user to fall to the ground.The recall includes hammocks that are solid green with white ropes. The fabric of the hammock measures 73 in. by 46 in. and...

• ConAgra Issues Massive Banquet Pot Pie Recall

  Courtney Mills | October 12, 2007 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  ConAgra Foods Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska stopped production of its Banquet turkey and chicken pot pies at a Missouri plant after linking over 165 cases of salmonella poisoning to the pies. While at least thirty people have ended up in the hospital as a result of eating the pies, ConAgra contends that the outbreak of salmonella is due to consumers undercooking the pies.Although the company...

• Lithonia Lighting Recalls Fluorescent Ceiling Light Fixtures Because of Potential Shock Hazard

  Jenny Albano | October 09, 2007 3:11 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Litholia Lighting, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 50,000 Lithonia Lighting Nickel End Wrap Fluorescent Ceiling Light Fixtures because of a potential shock hazard. A wire inside the light fixture can come loose, which could pose an electrical shock hazard to consumers. So far there have been no injuries reported to the company.The light fixtures were sold at Home Depot stores...

• Frozen Hamburger Patties Recalled from Sam's Clubs

  Courtney Mills | October 08, 2007 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The agribusiness giant Cargill has recalled over 840,000 lbs. of frozen beef patties from Sam's Clubs across the country after four children in Minnesota developed E. coli bacteria poisoning from eating hamburgers.Sam's has pulled all Cargill frozen burger patties from shelves sold under the name "American Chef's Selection Angus Beef Patties". The beef patties were processed on a variety of...

• E. Coli contamination prompts hamburger recall

  Kimberly French | October 03, 2007 10:23 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The Associated Press reported that 21 people in eight states may have become ill from e. coli contamination in frozen hamburgers from Topps Meat Company. At least three of the people affected by the tainted beef have been hospitalized, according to an article on consumerist.com. Topps, based in New Jersey, has recalled 331,582 pounds of frozen burger patties distributed throughout the nation....