Posts tagged defective products

• Dole Salad Mix Recalled for E coli Contamination

  Joe Saunders | September 22, 2007 5:07 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Dole's Hearts Delight salad package mix, tainted with E coli bacteria, has prompted a product recall in 9 states so far. The tainted lettuce was sold in a store in Canada. The voluntary recall, issued Monday, affects all packages of Hearts Delight sold in the U.S. and Canada with a "best if used by" date of Sept. 19, 2007, and a production code of "A24924A" or "A24924B," the company said.Last...

• Infant Herbal Supplement for Stomach Discomfort Recalled

  Sandy Grinnell | September 22, 2007 4:14 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Baby's Bliis Gripe Water, Apple Flavor, is being recalled by MOM Enterprises, Inc. due to the Cryptosporidium infection. This infection has been diagnosed in a 6-week old infant who was given the drink. Symptoms of this infection include watery diahhrea, dehydration, weight loss, stomach cramps, fever, nausea and vomiting.The drink has the label Baby's Bliss. Pediatrician Recommended Gripe...

• Stent Safety Debate Continues

  Brenda Fulmer | September 21, 2007 5:12 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A recent study published in Lancet adds more controversy to the ongoing debate over the safety of Taxus® and Cypher® drug-coated stents versus bare-metal stents. Stents are metal devices placed into diseased arteries that act as scaffolding to keep arteries open after angioplasty procedures. In this article, the researchers reviewed the results of thirty-eight clinical trials comparing the...

• Victims of Tobacco Gather In Jacksonville

  Eddie Farah | September 21, 2007 1:41 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Approximately 300 people who currently suffer from tobacco-related illnesses, as well as family members of those who have died from these diseases, will gather at the downtown Jacksonville Public Library Auditorium, Wednesday, September 26th at 6:30 p.m. to hear the progress and current status on their lawsuits against the tobacco industry. A news conference will follow, updating reporters on...

• E.Coli Found in Lettuce

  Diego Madrigal | September 21, 2007 5:45 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Dole has recalled over 5,000 bags of its salad mix due to the lettuce in the bags possibly being contaminated by e. coli. A bag of the salad mix that tested positive for e. coli was sold in Canada. The same lettuce, however, was used in bags that reached 9 US states. The latest recall affects packages sold in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces in Canada and in Illinois, Indiana,...

• BMW safety features malfunction

  Diego Madrigal | September 21, 2007 4:14 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Some BMW owners are finding that they are not getting as much safety for their money as they had originally thought. The NHTSA is investigating a faulty Occupant Classification System (OCS). The OCS is supposed to recognize whether or not a seat has a passenger in it. The malfunctioning OCS seems to be located in the front passenger seat, and a faulty seat mat could be to blame. If an auto...

• Investigate Before You Eat Out

  Ed Normand | September 20, 2007 1:32 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Every day there are cases of serious illness and death from diseases contracted while eating at a restaurant. Many of the dangers of eating out are hidden from the public, partly because of flaws in the restaurant inspection process in Florida. This topic is on my mind today, not just because our firm has successfully prosecuted death and serious illness cases from food borne illnesses and...

• Dole Recalls Salad for Possible E. coli Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | September 20, 2007 1:22 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A division of Dole Food Company, Inc., Dole Fresh Vegetables - announced a voluntary salad recall in the U.S. and Canada with the label "Dole Hearts Delight" due to possible E. coli bacteria contamination.The recalled salad has a "best if used by (BIUM) date of September 19, 2007 and a production code of "A24924A" or "A24924B" stamped on the package.The recall was announced after a sample at a...

• First Florida Vioxx Trial Underway in Tampa

  Brenda Fulmer | September 19, 2007 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Jury selection and opening statements have now been completed in the trial of Refik Kozic v. Merck, the first Vioxx case to proceed to trial in the State of Florida. Refik Kozic, a current resident of Jacksonville and a former long-term resident of Tampa, filed his lawsuit against Merck in 2003 for injuries relating to the heart attack that he suffered after ingesting Vioxx daily for 9 weeks. ...

• US Men Need to Clean Up Their Act

  Sandy Grinnell | September 18, 2007 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A study released by the American Society for Microbology and the Soap and Detergent Association reveals the number of men in the US who was their hands after using the restroom has dropped 9%- from 75% in 2005 to 66% in 2007. The number of women observed washing their hands was 88%, down 2 % from 2005. While this may be the subject of humor around the water cooler this week, the CDC considers...