Defective & Dangerous Products

• Backpack Blowers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-24T10:43:42 | 0 Comments

  Shindaiwa Kogyo Co. Ltd. Japan along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of Shindaiwa's backpack leaf blower. The Shindaiwa blower models concerned are models EB630 and EB630RT. All models up to serial #7025018 are included.The affected backpack blowers are outfitted with plastic shells that can melt, allowing exhaust fumes to exit from beneath the...

• Baby Carrots Recalled By California Company

  Jamie Sheller | 2007-08-24T10:04:03 | 0 Comments

  Baby carrots from the Los Angeles Salad Company are being recalled. The company has issued the baby carrot recall due to possible contamination with Shigella bacteria. The affected carrots were sold under two labels and distributed in several states. One label is Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots, distributed in Colorado, California, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina and...

• Stokke is Recalling Sleepi Crib Foam Mattresses Because of Entrapment Hazard

  Jenny Albano | 2007-08-23T22:41:56 | 0 Comments

  Stokke, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 1,000 Sleepi Crib Foam Mattresses because the mattress does not fit cribs properly and this poses a risk of a young child becoming trapped in the gap between the crib and the mattress.Only oval shaped Sleepi cribs with foam mattresses sold under the following model numbers are the subject of this recall: 660321, 660320, 660301,660305,...

• Carrots Recalled Due to Shigella Contamination

  Andy Childers | 2007-08-23T21:51:58 | 0 Comments

  A California company has recalled bags of baby carrots because they may be contaminated with Shigella bacteria. The carrots are distributed in Georgia, Florida, California, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.According to the CDC:Most who are infected with Shigella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps starting a day or two after they are exposed to the bacterium....

• Dangerous Lead Levels in Children's Candy

  David Rowell | 2007-08-23T20:30:23 | 0 Comments

  It's not just the lead paint on the toys; now it's dangerous levels of lead in candy! State health officials announced on Wednesday that Mexican candy sold under the names Barrilito and Miguelito contain dangerous levels of lead. According to officials at the Dpartment of Public Health, the candies could be harmful to infants, young children and pregnant women. These dangerous products are...

• Trucks' Teether Books Recalled for Choking Hazard

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-23T14:27:35 | 0 Comments

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced in conjunction with St. Martin's Press that it was issuing a recall for the company's Priddy '"Trucks" Shaker Teether books. This recall concerns nearly 35,000 books sold at Barnes and Noble booksellers, among other retail outlets, between January 2006 and June 2007.The recalled product is a cloth teether book named "trucks", and it has a yellow...

• Toy recalls prompt lead poisoning fears

  Staff Writer | 2007-08-23T12:28:07 | 0 Comments

  The latest statistics from the Centers from Disease Control (CDC) is that more than 300,000 children in the U.S. are affected by damaging levels of lead in their systems. The most affected are children under 6 years of age. A sad story in The Tampa Tribune tells of Noah, a 4-year-old boy who was recently diagnosed with lead poisoning after an original diagnosis of autism due to his symptoms.The...

• Los Angeles Salad Baby Carrots Recall - Shigella Taint

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-23T11:01:51 | 0 Comments

  The Los Angeles Salad Company in conjunction with the FDA is recalling the company's "Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots" with a Sell By date code up to August 16, 2007. The named product has been recalled because the carrots have been found to be contaminated with the bacteria Shigella.The baby carrots were sold under two labels: the first is "Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots", distributed...

• Another Ford Truck Recall

  Joe Saunders | 2007-08-23T09:50:47 | 0 Comments

  Ford has recalled 3.6 million cars, vans, trucks, sports utility vehicles, and vans due to a faulty cruise control system. A similar recall occurred in January 2005 when Ford had to recall 6 million vehicles to a fire hazard linked to faulty cruise control switches. The recall involves the following vehicles: 1998-2002 Ford Ranger, 1992-1997 Lincoln Town Car, 1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria,...

• More Toys Recalled Due to Excess Levels of Lead

  Jenny Albano | 2007-08-22T18:08:32 | 0 Comments

  Today, August 22, four more toys have been recalled due to a risk of lead exposure. Exposure to lead has been shown to cause brain and kidney damage, especially in children. Lead poisoning symptoms include, among others, nausea, headaches, constipation, seizures, and coma.The CPSC announced that SpongeBob SquarePants Address Books and Journals, Thomas and Friends and Curious George Spinning...