Posts tagged defective products

• Fisher Price Recalls 1 Million Plastic Pre-School Toys

  Eddie Farah | August 02, 2007 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  They are toys most parents are familiar with--Dora and Diego, Big Bird, Elmo.But now Fisher-Price is recalling 83 different types, involving 967,000 plastic preschool toys because of lead paint.The toys were made in China and sold in the U.S. between May and August. The problem was discovered internally then reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). This is the first recall for...

• Winn-Dixie Recalls Prestige Chocolate Ice Cream Because of Mislabeling

  Jenny Albano | October 09, 2007 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Winn-Dixie Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Prestige Chocolate Ice Cream because of a potential mislabeling in packaging. Some of the products may have the correct lid identifying the product as chocolate almond, but the "tub" is identified as only chocolate. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to almonds run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reaction...

• Jardine Cribs Recalled for Strangulation Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | June 28, 2008 6:17 PM | 0 CommentsMelbourne, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Jardine, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced a recall of 320,000 Jardine Cribs. The wooden spindles and slats on the cribs can break, creating a gap which can...

• What is the Solution?

  Armand Rossetti | July 06, 2007 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Most strains of Acanthamoeba will survive exposure to AMO's Complete MoisturePlus, Alcon's OptiFree Express and B&L's ReNu MultiPlus. Under testing conditions that reflect the "real world," none of those solutions are stellar performers, and only one is effective under certain conditions. Recently, Complete Moisture Plus has been shown to be seven times more likely to have caused the most recent...

• Two Questions that Concern AMO and Acanthamoeba Infections

  Armand Rossetti | June 12, 2007 2:24 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The cornea is the only tissue in the body that Acanthamoebae (or Acanthamoeba) can invade in individuals with healthy immune systems. Otherwise, those individuals can usually avoid Acanthamoeba infections that affect the skin, brain and lungs. This blog briefly addresses two questions: 1) Why is the cornea more susceptible to Acanthamoeba than other tissues in the body; and 2) How could a...

• Big Tobacco, Scorched Earth Tactics & the Engle Case

  John Hopkins | February 06, 2007 5:05 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Florida Supreme Court has issued its mandate in the Engle v Liggett case. This case involved a class action by Florida smokers against Big Tobacco. Florida smokers who qualify as "Engle class members" must now take some action against Big Tobacco in less than one year. The Supreme Court made certain findings of fact and law that may place Big Tobacco at a distinct disadvantage and Florida...

• An Alternative to the Defective and Deadly Taser

  saunders saunders | November 21, 2005 9:46 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Arizona Sheriff Announces Test of Alternative to Taser Stun GunDate Published: November 21, 2005By Steven DiJoseph Maricopa County Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, has announced that his deputies will begin testing 30 new stun guns as an alternative to Tasers. The new electric stun guns are being donated by Stinger Systems Inc., and will be evaluated for safety, price, and risk factors.According to Arpaio:...

• Defective Product Accountability for Foreign Manufacturers

  Joe Saunders | September 14, 2009 8:44 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 (S. 1606) is a good consumer protection bill that's been introduced in the US Senate by Senators Dick Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Jeff...

• FDA Warns About Botulism in Canned Green Beans

  Joe Saunders | December 22, 2007 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The FDA is warning consumers about the potential for botulism in GFS Fancy Blue Lake Cut Green Beans manufactured by New Era Canning Company. Clostridium botulinum produces a toxin that can be life threatening. The green beans were distributed with lot numbers 19H7FL and UPC code 93901 11873, in large institutional-sized, 6 pound 5 ounce (#10) cans. New Era Canning Company has issued a...

• Another Taser Death - In Clearwater

  Bob Carroll | April 07, 2006 8:13 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Before the Taser was invented, law enforcement officers were able to subdue unarmed persons with various well-recognized techniques, some of which I learned during my training as an FBI Agent in the mid 1960's. These techniques almost always accomplished their purpose without causing any serious injury. Enter the Taser. With the new, supposedly non-lethal, weapon now being used against both...