Defective & Dangerous Products

• Runaway Toyota Cases Ignored

  Claude Wyle | November 14, 2009 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Safety investigators dismissed numerous reports of sudden acceleration, then said data were lacking. I am sure many of you were shocked to learn that since 2001, more than 1,000 Toyota and Lexus...

• Maclaren Recalls Over One Million Strollers Due to Possible Finger Amputation

  Susy Owen | November 09, 2009 7:18 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  British company Maclaren recalled about 1 million strollers on Monday due to a hinge mechanism with the potential to amputate childrens' fingers. The US Consumer Product Safety Commision received...

• Large US Toymakers Agree to Lead Standards for Christmas

  Todd Slaughter | December 05, 2008 11:24 AM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA

  The San Francisco Chronicle reported today that several of the largest toymakers in America agreed to comply with the Federal toy lead standards for the upcoming holiday season. The Federal standards, though adopted earlier year, do not take legal effect until February.

• Maclaren Stroller Defect Went Unfixed for Five Years

  Paul Kiesel | November 19, 2009 7:15 PM | 0 CommentsLos Angeles, CA

  From the New York Post: Maclaren knew for at least five years that its strollers could lop off a child's finger, but did nothing about the dangerous defect until federal regulators all but forced...

• Trial Underway on Parkinson's Drug Gambling Effect

  Susy Owen | August 05, 2008 9:09 PM | 1 CommentSanta Clarita, CA

  Mirapex, a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, has been linked to the onset of "pathological gambling." Mirapex marketers Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer Inc. and...

• Recall on Pediatric Tracheostomy Tubes

  Rick Patterson | March 11, 2009 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  According to the FDA, a class 1 recall is being issued on pediatric tracheostomy tubes manufactured from July 7, 2008, through December 9, 2008, and distributed from July 24, 2008, through December...

• Even Barbie's Puppy Cannot Escape Lead Paint Recall

  Clayton Kent | September 05, 2007 4:21 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  The Mattel toy recalls have now reached Barbie. Mattel voluntarily recalled more toys as a result of lead paint posing a dangerous threat to infants and small children. Barbie's own puppy has been recalled due to toxic levels of lead paint, as have many other product lines. This is now the third recall of Mattel toys, and it includes 675,000 Barbie accessories, but for now, Barbie herself is...

• Consumer Reports Retracts Infant Car Seat Study

  IB Contributor | January 19, 2007 12:18 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Consumer Reports magazine is now saying that the study it released earlier this month stating that most infant car seats failed when tested in high-speed vehicle crashes, is actually flawed.The magazine posted the retraction on its Web site, www.consumerreports.com, after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials pointed out that the side-impact tests were actually conducted...

• OfficeMax Task Chairs Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | September 01, 2009 1:14 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego County, CA

  Office Max, in cooperation with the CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of more than 216,000 Office Max Task Chairs because the back and base post can break while in use, posing a fall hazard. 35...

• Taco Bell Sued Over Food-borne Illness

  IB Contributor | February 14, 2007 5:05 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Lawsuits allege E.Coli caused food poisoning and hospitalization. The mother of a teenager, who fell sick after eating food from a Taco Bell restaurant three months ago, filed a lawsuit Monday in New York, according to an Associated Press news report.The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan's State Supreme Court, alleges that the E.Coli bacteria in the food sickened 16-year-old James Robinson and caused...