Defective & Dangerous Products

• 30,400 Kids Bicycle Helmets Recalled

  Greg Webb | January 11, 2012 8:15 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a voluntary recall, in cooperation with Triple Eight Distribution, Inc., of Port Washington, N.Y., of approximately 30,400 bicycle...

• Get the Lead Out - Children’s Furniture from China Recalled

  Greg Webb | January 11, 2012 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Elegant Gifts Mart, LLC, of Los Angeles, California, has announced a voluntary recall of approximately 1,600 folding chairs...

• FDA Use of Company Data to Support Safety of Breast Implants Questioned

  Greg Webb | January 11, 2012 7:45 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The National Research Center for Women and Families (NRC) recently called the FDA on the carpet. According to a recent article by the Associated Press in The Washinton Post (January 5, 2012), the...

• Children’s Bed Frames Recalled over Entrapment Risks

  Scott Kappes | January 10, 2012 2:09 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Today the Land of Nod issued a voluntary recall of its Blake model bed frames, due to the potential for a child to become entrapped. A child’s torso has the potential to become...

• Pharmaceutical Company Recalling Excedrin and Other Medicines Over Bottling Mix-Up

  David Mittleman | January 10, 2012 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  The pharmaceutical company Novartis is recalling bottles of Excedrin, NoDoz, Bufferin, and Gas-X because the bottles may contain stray pills from other medicines or chipped and broken tablets....

• IKEA recalls children’s high chairs due to fall risk

  Paul Napoli | January 07, 2012 12:11 AM | 4 CommentsNew York City, NY

  IKEA, the trendy store known for its functional Swedish style products, is recalling a popular high chair because a faulty buckle can release unexpectedly, causing the child to fall to the...

• Gas Grills (Made in China) Recalled For Fire and Burn Hazards

  Greg Webb | January 06, 2012 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced the recall of approximately 4,530 Iroda O-Grill gas grills because their regulator can leak propane gas and catch fire. Thus far, Uni-O...

• Legal & Safety News Roundup: January 6, 2012

  Brett Emison | January 06, 2012 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Happy New Year - here are some of the legal and safety related stories that caught my interest over the past week (or so): The Ridiculousness of the Virginia GOP Primary [Ilya Somin...

• Children's Chairs and Stools Recalled Due to Lead Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | January 06, 2012 8:49 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Elegant Gifts Mart has issued a voluntary recall of Children’s Chairs and Stools, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) because the surface paint contains...

• Honda Airbag Defects Cause Another Recall - Four Years Late

  Greg Webb | January 05, 2012 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA

  Honda has instructed its dealers again to recall 273,000 Honda vehicles, and not to sell some used Hondas, due to defective air-bag deployment systems. After a series of four major recalls since...