Posts tagged recall

• 2 Dead, 28 Seriously Ill After Consuming E. Coli Contaminated Ground Beef

  David Mittleman | November 05, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A few weeks ago, I wrote about the heartbreaking case of Stephanie Smith, a 22-year-old dance instructor in NYC who ended up paralyzed after eating a hamburger patty contaminated with E. Coli. Now...

• Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Recalls 250 Million Insulin Syringes

  David Mittleman | October 29, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Qualitest Pharmaceuticals is recalling 250 million Accusure insulin syringes because the needle can detach from the syringe. If the needle does detach, it can become stuck in the insulin vial, get...

• CPSC Investigates Claims That iPods Contain Lithium-Ion Battery that Bursts Into Flames

  David Mittleman | October 14, 2009 9:53 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  iPod users beware: the Consumer Product Safety Commission is investigating several more complaints from consumers that allege that their iPods, iPod Touches, and iPhones are overheating, and in...

• Toyota Orders Recall of 3.8 Million Vehicles

  David Mittleman | October 03, 2009 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A few weeks ago I wrote about a California Highway Patrol Officer and his family who died as a result of a horrible car crash. Specifically, the Lexus rental car the family was riding in had an...

• Tylenol Manufacturer Recalls Children's Liquid Products Potentially Contaminated with Bacteria

  David Mittleman | September 24, 2009 9:39 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  McNeil Consumer Healthcare, the manufacturer of Tylenol, is voluntarily recalling more than 20 types of child and infant liquid products. According to their statement, McNeil stated that it had...

• Recalls: Children's Masks and Pendants & Bicycle Chain Connectors Pose Hazards

  David Mittleman | September 11, 2009 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Please be on the lookout for two recently recalled products, as they can both create potential hazard and safety risk in you or your children. The first product is the 10 Speed SRAM Bicycle Chain...

• Burley Child Trailers Voluntarily Recalled: Product Defect Poses Potential Risk of Injury

  David Mittleman | August 21, 2009 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Burley Trailer Design has recalled thousands of Burley child trailers because a defect in the product can cause the wheel to separate from the trailer and fall off. The recall covers 2009...

• FDA recalls nonfat dry milk tainted with salmonella

  David Mittleman | July 08, 2009 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Food and Drug Administration recently recalled nonfat dry milk because the milk is apparently tainted with salmonella. Even if you aren’t a fan of the product, nonfat dry milk is an...

• Another scare with Heparin by Baxter International

  David Mittleman | May 12, 2009 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  It appears as though another Baxter International product may be implicated in patient’s injuries. United States health officials are investigating whether or not the deaths of two patients in...

• FDA Announces Recall of Popular Weight Loss Pill

  David Mittleman | May 01, 2009 3:15 PM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to consumers about the weight loss pill Hydroxycut. The manufacturer of Hydroxycut, Iovate Health Sciences, has agreed to pull the product from...