Defective & Dangerous Products

• Dog & Cat Food Recalled for Contamination

  Christina Cole | March 17, 2007 12:22 AM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ

  Menu Foods Income Food announced a safety recall on their dog and cat foods that were manufactured between December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007. The pet food recall is limited to "cuts and gravy" pet food in cans and pouches that is manufactured at two of the Fund's U.S. facilities. Both products are manufactured and sold private label to other companies and contract manufactured for some of the...

• Lenovo ThinkPad Batteries Recalled

  Christina Cole | March 01, 2007 10:36 AM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ

  Lenovo is recalling their lithium-ion extended life batteries that are used in their ThinkPad notebook computer due to a potential fire hazard. Approximately 100,000 battery packs were sold across the United States and an additional 105,000 worldwide.If the battery is knocked forcefully to the corner, such as a fall to the floor, the battery packcan overheat and cause a fire hazard to consumers....

• Thomasville Lamps Recalled

  Christina Cole | February 16, 2007 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ

  Currey & Company has recalled approximately 2,600 Thomasville lamps. The lamp light socket has a defect that can cause electrical shock and fire hazards.To date, Currey & Company has received six reports from consumers, that the lights are tripping circuits and sparking or catching on fire. No property damage or injuries have been reported.Consumers should stop using the lamps and return them to...

• Conair Curing Irons Recalled

  Christina Cole | February 07, 2007 11:09 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ

  Conair is recalling 322,000 curling irons due to electrocution and shock hazards. The handle of the curling iron can come apart exposing the line cord.The recall involves ceramic, gold-matte finish curling irons. Date codes included in the recall range from November 2005 - July 2006. Printed on the iron handle is the name "Conair."Consumers should discontinue use of the curling iron immediately...

• New Proposal to Limit Public Access to Vehicle Safety Data Bad for Consumers

  Staff Writer | January 12, 2007 12:15 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Shopping for a new car and want to compare details about past vehicle warranty-related problems before making your final buying decision? Do you want to look at available accident-related safety reports and determine which make and model of vehicle performed safest? Well according to a recent article in the San Fransisco Chronicle, a new proposal from the National Highway Safety Administration...

• Farberware Corers & Fruit Slicers Recalled

  Christina Cole | December 19, 2006 9:58 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ

  Approximately 200,000 Farberware Classic Series corers and fruit slicers are being recalled. The metal blade can potentially separate from the plastic handle while using, resulting in cuts to hands and fingers.The manufacturer, Lifetime Brands, has received 34 reports of the blade separating from the handle. So far there are nine reports of Consumer's receiving cuts to their fingers and...

• Acetaminophen Bottles Containing Metal Fragments Recalled

  Staff Writer | November 09, 2006 9:08 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Today, a manufacturer of store-brand acetaminophen, the headache medicine found in generic form in several stores such as Wal-Mart, CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens and Costco, announced that eleven million of its bottles of acetaminophen contained more than just an aspirin substitute. Unfortunately, because the addition to the active ingredient may prove to be a bit hard to digest, Perrigo Company, the...

• Defective Product Messages Not Reaching Consumers

  Staff Writer | November 02, 2006 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  According to a recent article in the New York Times, many companies are reluctant to publicly confirm defective product recalls and as a result, consumers are returning fewer and fewer defective and dangerous products back to the manufacturer. Because companies realistically do not want to issue press releases or publicly confirm that they manufactured or sold a defective and unreasonably...

• E-Coli and Product Safety Problems

  Staff Writer | September 27, 2006 10:53 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  I have been innvolved in litigation and trial for the past several days and only recently discovered that this nation has a problem with an outbreak of E.Coli bacteria and tainted spinach. According to the New York Times discussion of the E.Coli problems which have resulted in illness of at least 100 people: E. coli is abundant in the digestive systems of healthy cattle and humans, and if your...

• Unsafe Contact Lens Solution Removed from Market

  Staff Writer | May 18, 2006 5:34 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Well it looks like the company Bausch & Lomb did the right thing and removed the product ReNu from the market because it had the potential to cause a form of fungal outbreak leading to possible blindness. The company took the high road and suggested that by recalling its product:Bausch & Lomb's top priority is the safety of our customers, and we want them to have complete confidence in our...