Defective & Dangerous Products

• Diving Equipment Recalled Due to Drowning Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | October 01, 2009 7:16 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  More than 20,000 sets of diving gear are being voluntarily recalled by Halcyon Manufacturing. The over pressure valves (OPVs) in the diving equipment could fail allowing the buoyancy...

• Riding Mowers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | March 17, 2009 9:48 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling Kubota Zero Turn Riding Mowers because the carburetor can fail causing a fuel leak which can pose a fire...

• Toro Company Recalls Electric Blowers

  Chrissie Cole | December 11, 2008 12:29 PM | 0 CommentsKing County, WA

  The Toro Company, in cooperation with U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of 900,000 Toro Power Sweep Electric Blowers and advises consumers to stop using...

• BMW recalls over 200,000 cars

  Don Jacobs | October 18, 2008 3:34 PM | 1 CommentVancouver, WA

  Because of a concern the front passenger airbag won’t operate properly in a crash, BMW instituted a recall of the 2006 3 Series, the 2004-2006 5 Series and the 2004-2006 X3 compact sport...

• Lotte Margaret Brand Korean Cracker Recalled Due to Undeclared Ingredients

  Jenny Albano | February 27, 2008 7:00 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Wang Globalnet, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling all 19 gram packages of Lotte Margaret Brand Korean Cracker because they contain undeclared ingredients. The ingredients that were not listed on the label are eggs, peanuts, and milk allergens. People who are allergic or sensitive to these foods run the risk of experiencing serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume...

• Cordis Balloon Catheters Recalled

  Glenn Phillips | January 29, 2008 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  The Cordis unit was recalled Friday after the Food and Drug Administration determined the product could lead to a heart attack, surgery or death.The Class 1 recall, the most serious type of recall, affects Cordis' Dura Star RX PTCA and Fire Star RX balloon catheters. The products were manufactured in Mexico from February 2007 to December 2007 and distributed worldwide from March 26, 2007,...

• Birth Control Patch Gets Updated Label

  Jenny Albano | January 20, 2008 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The FDA approved new changes to Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch's label on Friday, January 18. The label will include the results of a study that found that users who use the birth control patch are at a higher risk of developing blood clots, or known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), than for women who use birth control pills.The study was conducted on women from 15-44 and...

• Bodee LLC, Inc. Recalls Encore Tabs Due to Harmful Undeclared Ingredients

  Jenny Albano | November 27, 2007 11:27 PM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  Bodee LLC, Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling its dietary supplement product sold under the name Encore Tabs.The drug was recalled after the FDA found that one lot of Encore Tabs contained a potentially harmful undeclared ingredient called aminotadala. Aminotadala is an analog of tadalafil, which is the main ingredient in Erectile Dysfunction (ED) drugs.FDA maintains...

• Aqua Dots Recalled With Signs Of GHB

  Glenn Phillips | November 06, 2007 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  Millions of Chinese-made toys for children have been pulled from shelves in North America and Australia after scientists found they contain a chemical that converts into a powerful date rape drug when ingested. Two children in the U.S. and three in Australia were hospitalized after swallowing the Aqua Dots beads. With only seven weeks until Christmas, the recall is yet another blow to toy...

• Bumbo Baby Seats Recall

  Glenn Phillips | October 25, 2007 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  Some 1 million foam baby seats sold by Target Corp, Wal-Mart Stores Inc and other large retailers are being recalled because of reports of young children falling out of the seats. The safety agency said it received 28 reports of young children falling out of the seats, including three who suffered skull fractures because the seats had been placed atop tables. Consumers should contact Bumbo to...