Defective & Dangerous Products

• Hip Implants and Heavy Metal Poisoning

  Cal Warriner | May 11, 2011 1:31 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  In a telling move, the Food and Drug Administration has instructed twenty manufacturers of metal on metal hip implants to conduct specific post market testing and surveillance on patients who...

• Johnson & Johnson Becomes the “Plenty of Tears” Brand Due to Loss of Trust in Marketplace

  Brett Emison | May 11, 2011 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  Once famous for household reliability and safety with stable products like Band-Aids and J & J “No More Tears” Baby Shampoo, multiple recalls in the last fifteen months may have...

• Telstar Recalls Energy-Saving Light Bulbs

  Chrissie Cole | May 10, 2011 3:44 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Telstar Products (d/b/a Sprint International Inc.), in cooperation with the CPSC, has issued a recall of light bulbs due to a fire hazard should the bulbs overheat. There have been two reports of...

• Gas Tank Problems in 2.7 Million Ford F-150 Pickup Trucks

  Brett Emison | May 10, 2011 10:15 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95WP1kch604&feature=player_embedded Safety experts at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have stepped up their investigation of more than...

• CPSC is Urging parents to Stop Using Clip-on Infant Chairs

  Scott Kappes | May 09, 2011 1:35 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is asking parents to immediately stop using “metoo” infant chairs that are designed to clip on to the side of a table. The agency has...

• Tween Brands Recalls Beaded Curtains Due to Risk of Strangulation

  Chrissie Cole | May 07, 2011 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsCape Cod, MA

  Beaded Curtains, distributed by Tween Brands Inc. (d/b/a Justice), have been voluntarily recalled due to an entanglement and strangulation risk when an adult or child plays or runs through the...

• Phil&teds Refuses to Recall a Dangerous Children’s Product, CPSC Pleads with Parents Not to Use It

  Paul Napoli | May 07, 2011 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  May 7, 2011 After finding that phil&teds metoo clip-on tabletop chairs could cause serious injuries to children and the maker refusing to recall this dangerous product, the Consumer Product...

• Nearly Half a Million Bunk Beds from Walmart, Kmart and Target Recalled

  Paul Napoli | May 06, 2011 2:19 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  May 5, 2011 Parents who have a wooden bunk bed for their children should be aware of a huge bunk bed recall because their children are at risk of injury. Dorel Asia SRL has recalled 466,700 wooden...

• Lead Hazard Prompts Recall Of Toy Story 3 Bowling Game

  Chrissie Cole | May 05, 2011 9:17 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  G.A. Gertmenian and Sons has issued a voluntary recall of Toy Story 3 Bowling Games due to a violation of the federal paint standard. Lead can be toxic to children if ingested. The recall...

• GM Posts Largest Profit In More Than A Decade

  Brett Emison | May 05, 2011 11:20 AM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO

  General Motors (GM) recorded its largest profit in 11 years during the first quarter of 2011, earning $3.2 billion in just the last 3 months -- almost $1.5 million per hour (24 hours/day). GM sold...