Defective & Dangerous Products

• Recall - Comarco Power Adapters for Laptops

  Chrissie Cole | May 01, 2010 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  A voluntary recall of laptop adapters has been announced by Comarco Inc. due to faulty wiring that can cause the connector tips to melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers. The recall involves...

• New Device to Check Toy Safety: Cell Phones

  Gerry McGill | December 18, 2009 12:23 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Perhaps just in time for the holiday season, the U.S. Public Interest Research Group gave a gift to families. Along with releasing their annual report the USPI Research Group also launched...

• Homeowners Nightmare. Insurance doesn't cover Chinese drywall damage.

  Gerry McGill | October 23, 2009 11:37 AM | 1 CommentBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Just when you thought you had seen it all with insurance companies, ABC News has released this new report on homeowner's insurance: As a New Orleans federal court holds a hearing today on...

• Homeowner's Chinese Drywall Claim Can Lead to Mortgage Foreclosure

  Gerry McGill | October 19, 2009 12:25 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The nightmare begins when you discover that the dream home which you purchased in 2005, at the peak of the housing boom, is contaminated with Chinese Drywall. It continues when you learn that your...

• EPA finds suspect materials in Chinese drywall

  Gerry McGill | May 21, 2009 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  In a report released Tuesday the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, said that limited testing in two Florida homes revealed sulfur and two organic compounds associated with acrylic paints in...

• How To Tell If You Have Toxic Drywall In Your House

  Gerry McGill | March 25, 2009 10:14 AM | 5 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Several people have contacted me asking how to tell if they have toxic Chinese drywall in their house or business. Generally, but not always, there is the rotten egg odor caused by Sulfur gasses....

• Toxic Drywall From China Causing Health Concerns In Homes

  Gerry McGill | March 13, 2009 11:24 AM | 2 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  Several news sources have recently reported that drywall imported from China and installed in new and renovated homes in 2004-2005 has been creating noxious sulfur (rotten-egg) odors and potential...

• We are losing the war on drugs

  Gerry McGill | July 02, 2008 6:45 PM | 0 CommentsBiloxi & Gulfport, MS

  The war on drugs is being lost because Americans are apparently buying and consuming enormous amounts of cocaine and other drugs.

• Children's Jewelry Recalled for Lead Exposure Risk

  Chrissie Cole | September 26, 2007 11:23 PM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), TOBY N.Y.C. announced a voluntary recall of 23,500 jewelry sets due to high levels of lead. Lead can be toxic if ingested by small children and can lead to serious adverse health affects.Consumers are advised to discard any recalled jewelry sets they may have in the house and contact TOBY N.Y.C for a full refund or...

• Traces of Salmonella Found in Bags of Spinach

  Chrissie Cole | August 30, 2007 11:55 PM | 0 CommentsTupelo, MS

  Metz Fresh announced a recall of bagged spinach, Wednesday, after routine testing detected traces of salmonella.The company has not received any reports of illness thus far. And Metz Fresh is working with federal health officials to find the source of the salmonella contamination.This recall is nearly a year after an outbreak of illness was traced back to a batch of bagged California spinach...