Defective & Dangerous Products

• Ford Recalls Cars/Trucks After Deadly Fire

  David Rowell | August 16, 2007 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Ford Motor Company last week announced the recall of 3.6 millon vehicles containing a switch which deactivates the speed control mechanism in certain Ford cars and trucks. Although Ford says the voluntary recall was because of uncertainty about "the long term durability of these switches," an investigation by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration was underway at the time of the...

• Fisher Price Recalls 1M Toys for Lead Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | August 15, 2007 9:29 PM | 0 CommentsGadsden, AL

  Fisher -Price, a division of Mattel Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a toy recall of approximately 967,000 toys due to the surface paints containing excessive levels of lead. Lead can be toxic if ingested by small children.The recalled toys were manufactured by a Chinese vendor and sold within the U.S. using non-approved paint pigments that...

• Defective Cell Phone Battery Poses Potential for Injury

  Clayton Kent | August 15, 2007 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA

  Nokia has issued a voluntary product advisory concerning a specific battery used in their phones, that can overheat during charging, and pose a potential for fire and injury. In August, Nokia, the leading manufacturer of cell phones, issued a product advisory for the Nokia-branded BL-5C battery. Matsushita Battery Industrial Co. Ltd. of Japan manufactured the BL-5C battery for Nokia between...

• Toys R Us Baby Bibs Contain Lead

  Shannon Weidemann | August 15, 2007 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Baby bibs sold at Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores across the country contain lead and may be potentially harmful to children. The defective bibs have not been recalled and the company says they are in compliance with safety standards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission tested the bibs. But their own recent tests of baby bibs on the market in the United States found that the lead, when...

• U.S.-Made Toys Safer for Kids

  Michael Phelan | August 15, 2007 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA

  It seems like every other week, Mattel is recalling millions of toys or we're hearing about Thomas the Tank Engine toy recalls. That's because 80% of toys sold in the U.S. are manufactured in China, Chinese manufacturers have been using lead-based paint in toys. The latest news is certain vinyl baby bibs sold at Toys R Us are contaminated with lead. Lead is a harmful neurotoxin that causes...

• Mattel Recalls Spotlight Inattention to Defective Products

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-15T13:57:24 | 0 Comments

  Mattel's late notice of a recall to consumers of some 9 million toys in the U.S. indicates how lax oversight on goods entering into this country has become. The recall of these toys is just the latest in a series of problems experienced with Chinese-made goods in the United States: some because of lead paint contamination on toy trains, others because of DEG contamination in toothpaste, and...

• Mattel Recalls Toys Due to Lead Paint Concerns

  Joe Saunders | 2007-08-15T12:51:47 | 0 Comments

  Mattel has recalled millions of toys that may pose dangers to children due to the high content of lead paint. The products were manufactured in China and the announcement comes on the eve of the Christmas shipping frenzy for the toy company. For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

• As Defective Products Pour In From China - Who Is Protecting Americans?

  Mike Ferrara | 2007-08-15T11:15:37 | 0 Comments

  With each passing day, more and more stories unfold about how dangerous and defective products continue to come in from China. With cheap labor, lax safety standards, and no accountability, is it any wonder? This Communist country, that has successfully taken millions of American manufacturing jobs, is a rogue nation that is not being held personally responsible for what it does. Why? ...

• Nokia Recalls 46 Million Cellphone Batteries for Overheating

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-15T09:40:49 | 0 Comments

  The Nokia Corporation, the world's largest manufacturer of cellular phones, announced on Tuesday that lithium-ion batteries in nearly 46 million phones would need to be recalled after reports of 100 incidents of overheating. There have been no injuries to date.Nokia specified that the company's faulty BL-5C battery, a product of the Matsushita Battery Industrial Company, was placed in nearly 46...

• 31 Kids Died In July From Avoidable Auto-Related Incidents

  Mike Ferrara | 2007-08-14T23:54:30 | 0 Comments

  Unfortunately at least 31 precious little children lost their lives in July of 2007 due to nontraffic events. Backovers, defined as cases where parents backover their children in driveways, continue to lead the list with 12 documented fatalities. This exceeds the national average we quote of 2 backover fatalities per week. July has always been the worst month for heat stroke deaths and 7...