Defective & Dangerous Products

• How Would You Like to Start Your Day with a Cup of Coffee and 50,000 Volts?

  Staff Writer | March 06, 2006 9:50 AM | 2 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  If you are a member of the United States Military, you can have your cup of coffee but do not expect to be stunned by a 50,000 volt Taser non-lethal weapon as a part of any training exercise. A new study released recently by the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers recently concluded that Taser stun guns are more powerful and potent weapons than originally envisioned. The...

• Pharmacutical Company Pleads Guilty to Fraud involving Marketing Drug OxyContin

  Staff Writer | May 21, 2007 4:05 PM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  Recently Purdue Pharma, together with three company executives, agreed to plead guilty to misleading the public in its marketing approach for the narcotic drug OxyContin. The company also agreed to pay fines and other assessments totalling $600 million dollars in one of the largest criminal penalties ever assessed against a company. According to the New York Times, Purdue Pharma mislead the...

• Bausch & Lomb Eye Solution May Cause Blindness

  Staff Writer | April 12, 2006 12:52 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  I heard today that Bausch & Lomb's popular eye solution for consumers who wear contact lenses has been removed from the market because it may cause a fungal infection which could lead to blindness. Can you imagine wearing contact lenses and following your doctors advice only to later go blind because the eye solution you purchased caused a fungal eye infection? How would you feel if this...

• Warning Labels and Safe Products

  Staff Writer | January 14, 2006 8:25 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  Today I came across an article dealing with "absurd" warning labels. After reading this article, I thought about how extreme examples of the product safety debate are not necessarily the appropriate forum to determine whether corporations should be held accountable when products are unreasonably defective and cause injury. A product is considered defective if it is considered unreasonably...

• Safety 1st Stair Gates Recalled For Fall Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | February 04, 2009 1:31 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ

  Dorel Juvenile Group USA, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of 100,000 Safety 1st SmartLight Stair Gates. The hinges that hold...

• Peanut Butter Recalled For Salmonella Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | February 01, 2009 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  King Nut Companies recently announced a recall of peanut butter distributed under the King Nut label, made for the company by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). The recall was issued after...

• FDA Warns of Salmonella Risk in Cantaloupes

  Jenny Albano | March 22, 2008 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  The FDA has put an import alert on cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer, because the fruit may be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada. Cantaloupes shipped to the United States from this company are to be detained. Also, grocers and food providers are to remove the cantaloupes from this company from their...

• Domega International Ltd. Recalls Zebra Brand Sweetened Lotus Root Seed and Zebra Brand Sweetened Coconut

  Jenny Albano | January 27, 2008 8:18 PM | 0 CommentsTucson, AZ

  Domega international Ltd., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Zebra brand sweetened lotus root seed and Zebra brand sweetened coconut because it contains undeclared sulfites. People who are sensitive to sulfites may risk serious or life-threatening reactions if they consume these products.The recalled Zebra brand sweetened lotus root seed is sold in 6 oz. un-coded plastic bags and is a...

• FDA Sued for Stronger Warnings on Certain Antibiotics

  Jenny Albano | January 06, 2008 12:36 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  On Thursday, December 3, a consumer group called Public Citizen sued the FDA, saying that the agency has ignored pleas for stronger warnings on antibiotics that can cause tendon injuries.The labels on drugs such as Cipro and Levaquin, drugs in the fluoroquinolone family of antibiotics, do have warnings for tendon injuries, but they are listed among many other side effects are not emphasized. ...

• Collins International Co. Recalls Oscillating Ceramic Heaters Sold at Menards Retail Stores

  Jenny Albano | December 06, 2007 3:20 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Collins International Co., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 20,000 oscillating ceramic heaters because the heaters can overheat, smoke, or may ignite which poses a fire hazard to consumers.This recall involves 1500 watt oscillating ceramic heaters model EB38005. The heater has a white plastic housing with the name "Heat-Wave" in black on its top. A label on the bottom of the...