Posts tagged defect

• Recliners, Gel Fuel And Rangetops Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | November 03, 2011 8:47 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recently announced three voluntary recalls of recliners, gel fuel and range tops due to injury risks. Recliners with Ottomans Recalled Big...

• Ford Recalls Nearly Half-Million Mustangs Due to Air Bag Issue

  Jenny Albano | February 28, 2008 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsFort Dodge, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Just 3 months after Ford Motor Co recalled 1.2 million trucks and SUVs, the automobile company is recalling 470,000 Ford Mustangs due to safety concerns with the deployment of air bags on the passenger side. The sports cars have been recalled due to a much needed air bag software update that will adjust the force with which the passenger side airbag deploys, the models affected are from...

• Brian Smith Recalls Serene Float Tanks

  Jenny Albano | January 25, 2008 5:16 PM | 0 CommentsFort Dodge, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Brian Smith, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 5 units of Serene Float Tanks due to an electrocution hazard.Electrical components in the float tank are not grounded, which can prevent the Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) from tripping when needed, posing an electrocution hazard to consumers.The recalled product is a Serene Float Tank, which is a water tank that is light and...

• Infantino Recalls Infant Teethers Due to Choking Hazard

  Jenny Albano | December 15, 2007 5:04 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  INfantino LLC, in conjunction with the CPSCInfantino Lion Teethers because the plastic nose can detach, which poses a choking hazard to infants and young children. This recall involves Infantino® lion teethers. The yellow and orange plastic teethers have date codes 6116, 6129, 6158, 6137, 0606, 0806, 0906, and 1006. The date codes are located on the back of the lion's head, above the...

• Campbell Soup Co. Recalls Soup Due to Potential Choking Hazard

  Jenny Albano | October 04, 2007 10:18 PM | 0 CommentsCouncil Bluffs, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Campbell Soup Co. announced Thursday, October 4, that it was recalling limited quantity of its "Campbell's Chunky" Baked Potato with Cheddar & Bacon Bits due to a potential choking hazard. The company is recalling 72,000 cans of a variety of its Chunky soup because they may contain pieces of hard plastic. According to the company, three consumers has minor injuries because of the soup in...

• Keystone Manufacturing Co. and QVC Recall Convection Ovens with Rotisserie

  Jenny Albano | September 13, 2007 1:11 AM | 0 CommentsWaterloo, IA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Keystone Manufacturing Co. and QVC, in conjunction with the CPSC, are recalling about 32,000 Cook's Essentials Convection Ovens with Pull-Out Rotisserie and Deni Convection Ovens with Rotisserie because of fire and electrical shock hazards.Wires behind the control panel can overheat, posing fire and electric shock hazards. QVC has received 49 reports of incidents, including five minor burns,...

• Los Angeles Salad Baby Carrots Recall - Shigella Taint

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-23T11:01:51 | 0 Comments Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Los Angeles Salad Company in conjunction with the FDA is recalling the company's "Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots" with a Sell By date code up to August 16, 2007. The named product has been recalled because the carrots have been found to be contaminated with the bacteria Shigella.The baby carrots were sold under two labels: the first is "Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots", distributed...

• FDA Announces Baxter Flo-Guard Pump Repairs Not Performed, Inspections Falsified

  Courtney Mills | 2007-08-14T09:09:30 | 0 Comments Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On August 13, 2007 the FDA announced in a preliminary Public Health Notification that Baxter Healthcare Corporation failed to perform certain diagnostic tests, repair, or service on its Infusion FLO-GARD pumps sent to the company for servicing. The company further revealed that falsified repair documents had been issued for the repairs, including falsified inspection data sheets and electrical...

• Class 1 Recall of Thoratec TLC-II Portable Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Driver

  Jenny Albano | 2007-07-27T15:06:00 | 0 Comments Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Thoratec TLC-II Portable Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Driver has been recalled by the FDA and the Thoratec Corporation because the VAD support for the patient's circulatory system may fail. A Ventricular assist device is a mechanical pump that assists a person's heart that is too weak to pump blood throughout the body itself. The VAD is used to give sufficient blood flow to the damaged...

• Car Seat has Death Risk for Infants

  Jenny Albano | 2007-07-20T12:02:02 | 0 Comments Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Findings from a study published online by Archives of Disease in Childhood claim that there is a small risk of sudden death for babies who use car seats. The study is based on an analysis of cases of sudden death in infants up to 12 months in Quebec, Canada, that happened between 1991 and 2000.Of the 508 deaths that were investigated, 17 of these deaths happened when an infant was seated in a...