Defective & Dangerous Products

• Baseball and Softball Gloves Recalled Due To Mold

  Chrissie Cole | July 06, 2011 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Mizuno USA Inc., working in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has announced a voluntary recall of Mizuno Supreme Series and Ballpark Pro baseball and softball...

• Banks Face Intense Scrutiny For Misleading Customers

  David Mittleman | July 06, 2011 11:20 AM | 2 CommentsLansing, MI

  Since the U.S. financial system bailout in 2008, large banks have been under pressure to change their greedy, anti-consumer behavior. Unfortunately, even in the wake of apparent victories, huge...

• Hernia Mesh Maker to Pay $184 Million to Settle Claims

  Scott Kappes | July 05, 2011 3:28 PM | 1 CommentHouston, TX

  Way back in December of 2005, C.R. Bard and its subsidiary Davol Inc. launched a recall of their Composix Kugel mesh hernia patch. The recall came on the heels of the discovery that the memory...

• Freedom, Liberty & The Fourth Of July

  Brett Emison | July 04, 2011 10:53 AM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO

  We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of...

• Let's Have a Safe Fourth

  Mike Bryant | July 03, 2011 9:32 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  The fireworks are already starting to pop all over the place and with Monday being a extra day off, they probably will be going full time Sunday night. Take a second and consider that the U.S....

• Fireworks and Firepots

  Anne McGinness Kearse | July 01, 2011 5:00 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  As Americans all over the United States prepare to celebrate Independence Day with backyard barbeques and fireworks, families should be aware of the potential dangers associated with Napa FireLites,...

• 250,000 Swing Sets Recalled Because Children Can Fall When Parts Rot and Fail

  Paul Napoli | June 30, 2011 11:58 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  June 30, 2011 Parents should be aware of a recall of swing sets sold at stores such as Target and Walmart because their child could suffer injuries in a fall if parts of the wooden swing set...

• Women’s Multivitamins Recalled by GNC

  Chrissie Cole | June 30, 2011 5:38 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  GNC has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of certain vitamins because the product contains iron, but does not have child-resistant packaging, as required by law. If ingested by a young child,...

• CPSC - Safer Cribs for Babies

  Chrissie Cole | June 30, 2011 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  In December 2010, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted unanimously to approve new mandatory crib standards. All distributors, importers, manufacturers and retailers will be...

• Toasters Recalled By Hamilton Beach

  Chrissie Cole | June 30, 2011 10:19 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Hamilton Beach Brands, working with the CPSC, is voluntarily recalling classic chrome 2-slice toasters due to a fire hazard posed by a defect in the heating element. The company has received 15...