Posts tagged defective products

• Dollar Tree Stores is Recalling Mini Glue Guns Due to Fire, Burn, and Shock Hazards

  Jenny Albano | January 31, 2008 1:14 AM | 0 CommentsJefferson City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Dollar Tree Stores Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 253,000 Crafters Square Hot Melt Mini Glue Guns due to fire, burn, and shock hazards.The recalled glue guns can short circuit, which can cause the gun to smoke and catch fire. This may pose a fire, burn and shock hazards to consumers who use the mini glue guns. So far the company has received seven instances where the...

• Stuffed Christmas Beagles Recalled by Wal-Mart

  Christina Cole | December 18, 2006 1:34 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Wal-Mart is recalling approximately 56,000 "Holiday Time" stuffed Christmas beagles. The red pompoms on the wreath that are attached to the beagle's mouth can potentially detach, posing a choking hazard to small children.The stuffed beagles are brown and white with a red scarf and Santa hat trimmed in red with white stripes. A green wreath that has red pompoms is attached next to the beagle's...

• Frozen Beef Patties Recalled for E. coli Bacteria

  Chrissie Cole | September 29, 2007 10:44 PM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Topps Meat Company announced a voluntary recall of 21.7 million pounds of frozen ground beef burgers, after receiving 25 reports of illness caused by E. coli bacteria tainted beef across eight states.The beef recall includes frozen burger patties and other products manufactured by Topps Meat Company during the past year. The recalled packages have a "sell by" or "best used by" date between...

• Avandia's Safety Slammed by New Study

  Jenny Albano | July 18, 2007 5:44 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A new German study, published in the Cochrane Library journal, attacked the safety of GlaxoSmithKline's drug Avandia. The study did not find much evidence to support that Avandia improved the lives of people with diabetes. The conclusion of the study was that the drug could actually more complications of the disease worse. Information for this subject was pooled from 18 trials of over 8,000...

• Defective Product Suits Cost Ford Millions

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2006 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Ford's litigation policy of refusing to settle defective product claims reportedly cost the automaker over $255 Million. Hopefully these large jury verdicts will send a message that the public is not going to tolerate corporate irresponsibility any longer. You can read more about this story in the St. Louis Post Dispatch.I believe that large corporations adopt this type of strategy hoping that...

• MOM Enterprises is Recalling Baby's Bliss Gripe Water

  Jenny Albano | September 22, 2007 8:41 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  MOM Enterprises, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Baby's Bliss Gripe Water ,apple flavor, with a code of 26952V and expiration date of October 2008. The recall was initiated because the presence of cryptosporidium was found during lab tests and after investigating the illness of a 6-week-old infant in Minnesota who consumed the product.Cryptosporidium is a parasite that can cause...

• FDA Warns Not to Eat Veggie Booty Snacks for Possible Salmonella Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | June 28, 2007 1:26 PM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The FDA has issued a warning to discard any Veggie Booty Snacks they have in their home due to possible contamination with Salmonella Wandsworth, bacteria that cause gastrointestinal illness.Generally, Veggie Booty Snacks are consumed by small children. Parents should watch their children and if they notice any signs of illness, immediately seek medical attention.The FDA issued a warning based...

• Toys R Us Baby Bibs Contain Lead

  Shannon Weidemann | August 15, 2007 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Baby bibs sold at Toys R Us and Babies R Us stores across the country contain lead and may be potentially harmful to children. The defective bibs have not been recalled and the company says they are in compliance with safety standards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission tested the bibs. But their own recent tests of baby bibs on the market in the United States found that the lead, when...

• Canned Meat Recalled Due to Botulism Risk

  Jenny Albano | July 20, 2007 8:42 AM | 0 CommentsJefferson City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Yesterday, the FDA recalled cans of hot dog chili sauce under different brand names because they may be contaminated with a bacterium that causes botulism. The chili sauce was manufactured by Castleberry's Food Company, located in Augusta Georgia. Four people have been hospitalized due to the chili sauce.Now the company has recalled around 721,389 pounds of canned meat products that may...

• Fisher-Price Recalls Geo Trax Locomotive Toys for Excessive Lead in Paint

  Chrissie Cole | September 11, 2007 1:28 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Fisher-Price in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a toy recall of approximately 90,000 Geo Trax toy locomotives, made in China, due to the paint containing excessive levels of lead.The recalled toys include Geo Trax Freightways Transport and Geo Trax Special Track Pack toys. The recalled toy models were manufactured between the days of July 31, 2006...