Posts tagged defective products

• Through the Kid-Safe Chemicals Act we can give our children a safer and healthier future.

  Wayne Parsons | April 16, 2009 4:10 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Toxic Substances
  

  “Every day, consumers rely on household products that contain thousands of chemicals. The American public expects the federal government do all it can to ensure these chemicals are safe before...

• Obama blocks implementation of Bush's pending midnight regulations.

  Wayne Parsons | January 21, 2009 11:36 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The AP (1/21, Loven) reports the one of President Barack Obama's first acts Tuesday was to put the brakes on all pending regulations that the Bush administration tried to push through in its waning...

• Equipment Failures Cause Many Worplace Injuries - Know Your Rights If You Are Injured

  Wayne Parsons | September 18, 2008 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Work is a dangerous place for many workers. In the construction industry and certain manufacturing operations, serious injuries can and do occur. But do you know your rights if you are hurt at work?...

• Drowning Hazard leads Aqua Lung America to Recall Apeks Scuba Diving Regulators

  Wayne Parsons | September 18, 2008 5:53 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In a voluntary recall of Aqua Lung Apek scuba diving regulators the manufacturer - Aqua Lung America – has warned consumers to stop using these devices because they pose a drowning hazard. The...

• Consumers Union Identifies Top Food Issue Risks Consumers Face

  Wayne Parsons | July 24, 2008 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  New risks from new food technology exposed

• Tire Tread Separations Due To Defective Tires Cause Deadly SUV Rollovers

  Wayne Parsons | July 07, 2008 2:26 AM | 1 CommentHonolulu, HI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Tire tread separation cause many SUV rollovers

• Youth Bed Toy Chests Recalled By Consumer Product Safety Commission

  Wayne Parsons | July 07, 2008 1:24 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Defective latches on Youth Toy Beds can fail leading to injury and strangualtion to children.

• Yellowfin Tuna Recalled Due to Possible Health Risk

  Jenny Albano | February 10, 2008 9:45 AM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Choyce Products, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 5,452 pounds of frozen Yellowfin Tuna because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be...

• Sandals from Wal-Mart May Cause Chemical Burns

  Jenny Albano | January 12, 2008 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Wal-Mart Sand 'N Sun flip-flops, which are sold for $2.44 nationwide, have been causing mass peeling because of a chemical reaction between human skin and the chemical composition of the flip-flop. The chemical reaction has still not been identified, it could be linked to many things such as sun screen, etc. The area of irritation is on the tops of the feet and corresponds to where the thong...

• Recalled Aqua Dots Still Being Advertised

  Jenny Albano | November 25, 2007 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsHonolulu, HI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Aqua Dots, a dangerous children's toy that was recalled almost three weeks ago, are still being found in advertisements. The popular kids toy was recalled because they were coated in a chemical that can turn into the "date-rape" drug when swallowed .A Toys "R" Us flier distributed in some Sunday newspapers contains an ad for Aqua Dots, but spokeswoman for Toys "R" Us Inc., Kathleen Waugh,...