Defective & Dangerous Products

• Dick’s Sporting Goods Recalls Camp Stoves Due To Burn Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | February 10, 2009 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Dick’s Sporting Goods, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of “Field & Stream” Dual Burner Camp Stoves...

• Bunk Beds Recalled By Land of Nod Due to Fall Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | February 06, 2009 11:55 AM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  The Land of Nod, in cooperation with the CPSC, voluntarily recalled 750 Cottage Bunk Beds because screws are missing from the upper bunk’s guardrails, which can cause the vertical slats to...

• Peanut Butter Recalled For Salmonella

  Chrissie Cole | January 31, 2009 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsNew Haven , CT

  A string of peanut butter recalls have been traced back to the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). The latest recall includes all peanuts, peanut paste, granulated peanut and peanut meal made by...

• Shiloh Farms Recalls Shiloh Farms Organic Unhulled Sesame Seeds

  Jenny Albano | January 29, 2008 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Shiloh Farms, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Shiloh Farms Organic Unhulled Sesame Seeds, 12-oz., because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea...

• Construction Worker Injured by Nail Gun Awarded $3.4 Million

  Jenny Albano | December 11, 2007 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  A construction worker who was severely injured when a nail from a nail gun became embedded in his head was awarded $3.4 million from a Hartford, Connecticut jury. Jerry Crutchfield, 51, of Hartford had sued toolmaker Stanley Works and Home Depot, which sold the nail gun, claiming they were partly liable for the injuries he sustained Feb. 3, 2003. The jury stated that Crutchfield was 55% liable...

• Curious George Recalled Over Lead

  Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsWaterbury, CT

  Over 200,000 Curious George stuffed animals have been recalled because of too much lead in the paint used to make the dolls. The recalled stuffed animals were made in China, which has seen a string of recalls this year over product safety. The Curious George dolls were sold form 2005 to 2007 in stores nationwide. The dolls were sold in five different models all with a plastic face. They came...

• Aqua Dots Toys Recalled Due to GHB

  Shannon Weidemann | November 11, 2007 3:43 PM | 0 CommentsNew Haven , CT

  A children's toy expected to be on many wish lists this Christmas has been recalled because of a harmful side effect. The recalled Aqua Dots were made with the incorrect chemical and can metabolize into the "date rape" drug GHB if swallowed. There had been reports of children falling ill after ingesting the small beads that make up the toy. Millions of units of the popular toys, which are...

• Bravo! Recalls Select Poultry Products for Dogs and Cats

  Jenny Albano | September 20, 2007 12:51 AM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Bravo! is recalling some tubes of poultry products for dogs and cats because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella or Listeria monocytogenes. Two of the products have the potential to be contaminated with both of the bacteriums, and one product may only be infected with Listeria monocytogenes.Both Salmonella and Listeria are organisms which can cause serious infections in...

• Chinese Car Crumples In Russian Test

  James Sabatini | August 08, 2007 8:38 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Add another Chinse product to the ever growing list of defective and unsafe products being made in China. A Russian car magazine recently sponsored a crash test of a Chinese made vehicle - Chery Amulet. The car folded like an accordian in the test calling into serious question the basic safety of the car. Click here for car crash video.For more information on this subject matter, please refer...

• Mattel Identifies Chinese Co. That Made Lead Tainted Toys

  James Sabatini | August 07, 2007 10:50 PM | 0 CommentsHartford, CT

  Mattel Inc. on Tuesday identified the Chinese vendor that made nearly 1 million Fisher-Price toys that were recalled last week because they may contain lead. Mattel said Lee Der Industrial Company Ltd., located in Guang Dong province, made the 967,000 toys sold under the Fisher-Price brand in the United States between May and August.For more information on this subject, please refer to our...