Posts tagged defective product

• Bass Pro Shops Recalls Toddler Hats for Strangulation Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | August 29, 2007 5:56 AM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Paramount Apparel International announced a voluntary recall of hats, intended for small children, sold at Bass Pro Shops. The hats have a drawstring that can pose a strangulation hazard to small children.Consumers should immediately stop using the hats and contact Paramount Apparel for a free replacement hat or to for a refund.The recall involves an adjustable hat that has bungee drawstrings...

• Medronic Pulls Defibrillator Wires Off Market

  Claude Wyle | October 29, 2007 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsOakland, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  After reports of five deaths, Medronic, Inc., has pulled defibrillator wires of the market. These wires connect defibrillators to the heart. Medronic suspended sales of these wires because the wires can fracture. Fractured wires may result in release of an electrical jolt. Sometimes the jolt can cause mild discomfort; other times the jolt can result in serious injury or organ failure. ...

• Portable Air Compressors Recalled Due to Fire and Electrical Hazards

  Jenny Albano | March 06, 2008 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsSacramento, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Advance Stores Co., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 64,000 Strike Force Portable Air Compressors due to fire and electrical hazards.The compressor's motor can overheat and ignite the protective cover, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Also, the cover might not prevent internal components from being touched, which poses an electrical shock hazard. The firm has received four...

• Consumer Reports Retracts Infant Car Seat Study

  IB Contributor | January 19, 2007 12:18 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Consumer Reports magazine is now saying that the study it released earlier this month stating that most infant car seats failed when tested in high-speed vehicle crashes, is actually flawed.The magazine posted the retraction on its Web site, www.consumerreports.com, after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration officials pointed out that the side-impact tests were actually conducted...

• FDA Issues Heparin Warning

  Rick Patterson | February 19, 2008 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning regarding heparin. At this time, Baxter Healthcare Corporation has stopped manufacturing multiple-dose vials of the blood-thinning drug. And not a moment too soon. In addition to the well-published reports of hospital staff mixing up the look-alike viles of heparin with disastrous results, there have also been reports of serious...

• Defective Cell Phone Battery Poses Potential for Injury

  Clayton Kent | August 15, 2007 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsNovato, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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...

• More Recalled Products from China

  Greg Owen | July 06, 2007 5:44 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Of late, the phrase "made in China" makes many consumers downright uneasy. There have been so many recalled products that came from China people are proceeding with extreme caution, and who can blame them. Product recalls from China continued this week when a New York company recalled two snack food products. The recalled products were feared to be contaminated with salmonella, which was traced...

• The Product Safety Police (CPSC) Seize Dangerous Toys at Port of Houston

  Claude Wyle | February 18, 2012 1:33 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Dolls, toy trucks, and even jewelry were among children's products seized at the Port of Houston that could be dangerous to children. Some toys included: Clacker balls prone to sudden...

• FDA Warns: Risk of Botulism Poisoning From Hot Dog Chili Sauce

  Chrissie Cole | July 19, 2007 10:57 PM | 0 CommentsChico, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning to consumers not to eat ten ounce cans of Castleberry Hot Dog Chili Sauce with the UPC 3030000101 with "best by" dates (found on the lid) from April 30, 2009 to May 22, 2009 due to possible botulism contamination.Consumers with any of these food products should throw them away immediately. If the best by date is missing or...

• Floor Lamp by Big Lots Recalled Due to Melting Hazard

  Claude Wyle | January 23, 2012 11:39 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A potentially dangerous floor lamp sold exclusively at Big Lots stores between April 2010 through November 2011 has been recalled by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) on January...