Defective & Dangerous Products

• Florida Restaurants #1 in Making People Sick

  Ed Normand | September 04, 2007 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Florida leads the nation in something besides College Football and Basketball, the state also has more people get sick eating out than any other state. Food poisoning is a major cause of illness in this country. The main culprits, you guessed it: seafood, ethnic food and the ubiquitous "all you can eat buffet."This is not just a little throw up and diarrhea problem. People die and get...

• Kroger Recalls Potato Salad in E. Coli Scare

  Courtney Mills | 2007-09-04T10:45:50 | 0 Comments

  The Ohio Department of Agriculture in conjunction with Kroger Co announced a recall on August 31 of Kroger Brand Mustard or Southern-Style potato salad with a "Best if used By" Date of September 5th. A sample of the potato salads tested positive for E. coli.No illnesses have been reported as yet as a result of the E. coli contamination, but consumers are advised to discard any Kroger Mustard or...

• CPSC tracks dangerous consumer products from toys to circular saws

  Gregory Zarzaur | 2007-09-04T09:43:32 | 0 Comments

  According to an article on the Dallas News website, the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) regulates about 15,000 products including toys, circular saws, swimming pools and ATVs. The CPSC website is a great way for the average person to research recalls and injury reports involving consumer products. According to the article, most deaths involved the use of all terrain vehicles. The...

• Newest product recalls from CPSC

  Staff Writer | 2007-09-04T09:25:02 | 0 Comments

  The most recent product recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission include Imaginarium wooden coloring cases, Yorkcraft emergency tool kits, Gerber EAB pocket knives and electric heaters from Marley Engineered Products.SFGate.com details these recalls of defective products that affect consumers across the nation:-- B&F System Inc. of Dallas is recalling 43,000 Yorkcraft emergency tool...

• Nuvaring Joins OrthoEvra in Birth Control Blood Clot Dangers

  Joe Saunders | 2007-09-04T08:24:18 | 0 Comments

  OrthoEvra preceded Nuvaring in drawing media attention for its risks of causing blood clots. Now, however, Nuvaring has taken its place beside OrthoEvra as another birth control device that has risky side effects such as blood clots, pulmonary emboli, deep vein thrombosis, stroke, heart attack, and death. Nuvaring is a birth control device placed in the vagina during a woman's cycle. It has a...

• Eye Injuries Can Be Prevented

  Gregory Zarzaur | 2007-09-04T08:24:16 | 0 Comments

  A recent study showed that each year there are as many as 600,000 eye injuries from sports-related accidents. Most of these injuries can be prevented if eye protection works properly. According to Health News Digest, the lenses in protective eyewear should be made of polycarbonate and meet ASTM standards for the sport being played. Common sports-related eye injuries include painful corneal...

• Barbie Accessory Toys Recalled for Excessive Lead

  Chrissie Cole | 2007-09-04T02:03:22 | 0 Comments

  Mattel, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of Barbie accessory toys due to excessive levels of lead in the surface paint. Lead is toxic and if ingested by small children it can cause adverse health effects.Product numbers, model names and date codes of the recalled toys can be found on Mattel's website. Date codes and product codes are printed on the largest piece of the toy...

• Anti Bacterial Soap Better or Just a Wash?

  Claude Wyle | 2007-09-02T16:23:40 | 0 Comments

  According to University of Michigan researchers who reviewed 27 studies conducted between 1980 and 2006, antibacterial soaps that have triclosan as the primary active ingredient are not better at preventing bacterial infections than regular soaps. They also found that these antibacterial soaps could be dangerous products, posing a health hazard because they may reduce the effectiveness of some...

• Texas Company Recalls Sandwiches for Listeria Monocytogenes

  Chrissie Cole | 2007-09-02T16:03:46 | 0 Comments

  CFS Operating LTD, an east Texas company, announced a recall of over 800 sandwiches due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination, on Friday.The company recalled 813 units of Cloud's tuna salad and ham/cheese sandwiches. The recalled products have a date code of 82107 and were sold through out stores in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas.The problem was detected by the Food and Drug...

• Fresh Spinach Recalled Due to Salmonella

  Jamie Sheller | 2007-09-01T21:44:19 | 0 Comments

  Metz Fresh LLC has recalled its fresh bagged spinach after a positive test for salmonella. The spinach involved in this recall have been distributed in both retail and food service packages throughout 48 states and Canada. There have been no reports of illness linked to this spinach, but a sample from the product line tested positive for salmonella and Metz, a California company, recalled all...