Posts tagged defective product

• Recall on Convection Ovens(3)

  Rick Patterson | September 21, 2007 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of Cook's Essentials Convection Ovens with Pull-Out Rotisserie and Deni Convection Ovens with Rotisserie. There will be a recall of approximately 32,000 ovens according to CPSC. The ovens were retailed by QVC. It appears that the wires behind the control panel can overheat, which poses fire and electric shock hazards. ...

• A Million Cribs Recalled Due To Deaths

  Greg Owen | September 21, 2007 6:30 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has announced a recall of a million cribs. The CPSC is investigating the tragic death of a 1-year-old child as a result of this defective product. The hardware on the drop-side of the crib being installed upside down. The drop-side can detach from the crib, which can create a dangerous gap and lead to the entrapment and suffocation of infants....

• More Lead-Contaminated Toy Recalls Expected

  Chrissie Cole | September 21, 2007 7:16 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In coming weeks, there will be more toys recalled for lead-contaminated paint, according to a source with knowledge of future announcements, according to CNN.The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection has posted letters from retailers on its Web site that include toys the companies found to contain a hazardous amount of lead that have not yet been recalled and may be on...

• Dole Announces New E.Coli-Related Salad Recall

  Claude Wyle | September 19, 2007 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Dole Food Co. announced yet another recall, this time of "Dole Hearts Delight" bagged salads in the United States and Canada Monday, after finding that the salads may contain E. coli. Although, according to Dole, no one has been reported sick from eating the salads, some salad in Canada has been found to contain E. Coli which will cause severe food poisoning. The recall covers bagged salads with...

• Defective Product - Ice Tea Makers Recalled

  Rick Patterson | September 19, 2007 2:16 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced that they are recalling IT400 Iced Tea Makers, approximately 10, 000 ice tea makers in all. It has been determined that the ice tea makers can fail, posing a fire hazard. Fortunately, to date, no injuries have been reported. This particular model has a 2.5 quart glass pitches. The recall will only include the following date codes: CA1307 or...

• Crocs Shoes And Escalator Accidents

  Claude Wyle | September 18, 2007 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Crocs shoes, those popular plastic clogs with the soft soles that children love to wear, have been linked to accidents worldwide that involve the shoes becoming caught in escalators. Mostly small children are suffering toe and foot injuries in San Francisco and throughout the world. Officials at air and train terminals and malls have begun posting warnings to passengers about wearing the shoes...

• CPSC Recalls- Defective Product

  Rick Patterson | September 15, 2007 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that there will be a voluntary recall of Apex Security Systems with XICOR Memory Chip. It seems it could fail to warn of intrusion and/or fire. 1,000 units will be recalled. The product name is "Apex-Brand Destiny 6100 and 6100AN Security System Control Panels."This product was distributed by Honeywell International Inc., of Syosset, N.Y.,...

• Manufacturers Had Prior Knowledge of Dangerous Popcorn Chemical

  Claude Wyle | September 15, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  According to documents released to Cox Newspapers, an Environmental Protection Agency report was kept secret after the agency received pressure from the popcorn industry, and popcorn manufacturers knew of the potential health risks associated with a chemical called diacetyl in microwave popcorn for more than a year before announcing they would remove the substance. Diacetyl is fake butter smell,...

• Barbie Barbells Recalled due to Toxic Lead Hazard

  Claude Wyle | September 14, 2007 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Mattel Inc., has issued a recall of Barbie Barbells and other Barbie accessories. The company issued a recall voluntarily after learning Barbie's Barbells contain lead-based paint. This may not be a problem for Barbie, but could be toxic to children and lead to serious injury if children put the toy in their mouths. Parents should immediately take the toy away from their children, and consult...

• NJ Judge Rules in Vioxx Case

  Rick Patterson | September 14, 2007 5:27 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In a huge legal victory for the manufacturer of Vioxx, Merck & Co, the New Jersey Supreme Court rejected a class-action lawsuit. The company currently has close to 27,000 individual claims from users claiming to have suffered heart attacks and strokes after taking the medication. It seems the court felt that a class-action suit was not appropriate for this particular lawsuit. The suit was...