Posts tagged recall

• Recall expands to 12 brands of dry cat and dog food after at least 14 people sickened by Salmonella

  Paul Napoli | May 06, 2012 1:25 AM | 49 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Officials have linked an outbreak of Salmonella infections to recalled pet food manufactured by Diamond Pet Foods. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that fourteen...

• Rear Axle Problem Prompts Recall Of Ford Windstar Minivans

  Chrissie Cole | August 27, 2010 8:17 PM | 14 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Federal regulators announced a recall of 575,000 Ford Windstar vans in several states and in Canada where road salt is used in cold weather, because the rear axle may fracture due to...

• Millions of Diabetes Glucose Test Strips Recalled

  Paul Napoli | December 26, 2010 9:34 PM | 6 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  December 26, 2010 Abbott Diabetes Care, a division of Abbott Laboratories, is voluntarily recalling 359 million test strips used by diabetics to monitor blood glucose levels. According to the U.S...

• IKEA recalls children’s high chairs due to fall risk

  Paul Napoli | January 07, 2012 12:11 AM | 4 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  IKEA, the trendy store known for its functional Swedish style products, is recalling a popular high chair because a faulty buckle can release unexpectedly, causing the child to fall to the...

• Chrysler recalls Jeep Wranglers due to risk of vehicle fire

  Paul Napoli | May 21, 2012 7:57 PM | 3 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A government investigation of fires involving Jeep Wranglers has prompted Chrysler to recall about 68,000 of the vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced...

• Recall of Diamond Pet Food due to potential Salmonella contamination

  Paul Napoli | April 10, 2012 9:05 PM | 3 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A major pet food manufacturer has issued a recall of dog food distributed in twelve states because of the potential for pets and their owners to contract salmonellosis, an infection with the...

• GM recalls Buick and Cadillac models for Power Steering Loss and Fire Risk

  Paul Napoli | November 11, 2010 8:05 PM | 3 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  November 11, 2010 General Motors Corp. announced today that the company is recalling 14,245 Buick Lucerne and Cadillac DTS vehicles because a mistake in the build of the vehicles can cause a loss...

• Denture Creams Super Poligrip and Fixodent May Cause Neurological Damage

  Paul Napoli | October 13, 2009 4:34 PM | 3 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Normal 0 Thirty four million Americans have dentures and about one third utilize denture cream to secure dentures in the mouth. Users of denture creams are being...

• FDA logging into social media sites

  Marc Jay Bern | October 05, 2009 10:58 AM | 3 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Officially, the Food and Drug Administration has set a date in the fall of 2009 for a public hearing on how to deal with social sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc., but one has to ask, why? There is...

• Walmart trampolines recalled due to serious injuries from falls

  Paul Napoli | May 09, 2012 9:26 PM | 2 CommentsNew York City, NY Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Serious injuries have prompted the recall of about 92,000 trampolines sold by Walmart. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall today of Sportspower BouncePro...