Georgia updates in category: Defective & Dangerous Products

Infantino LLC., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 20,000 Infantino Lamb Grabby Rattles due to a choking hazard.Part of the rattle can detach, which can pose a choking hazard to infants and young children. So far the company has not received any reports of injury, but there have been eight reports of the tall piece of the rattle detaching.The recalled Infantino Lamb Grabby...

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L'Oreal Paris, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling from the L'Oreal Paris Dream Blonde (Baby's Breath Blonde #100 Ultra Lightening) Bleach and Lightening care kit due to misprinted directions.The product was sold in retail outlets in the US from January 1 through January 18, 2008. L'Oreal is voluntarily taking this action due to an error in the printing of the directions for the use of the...

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Yamaha's Rhino 660 has been the object of much criticism and debate over the last few months due to its alleged design defects that cause the popular ATV to unnecessarily rollover without warning. The Rhino 660 has been cited as the cause of hundreds of injuries across the U.S. to its consumers since its introduction by Yamaha in 2003. The typical injuries sustained involve broken legs, ankles,...

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Kraft Foods Inc. announced October 3 that it was recalling Baker's Premium White Chocolate distributed across the nation because it may be contaminated with salmonella. The problem came to light after FDA inspectors found the presence of salmonella in some 6-oz. packages.The company said the recalled product is in 6-ounce packages with UPC Code 0043000252200 and the following "best when used...

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An Atlanta woman died on August 10, 2007 after eating raw oysters at a Spondivit's Seafood & Steaks in south Atlanta. The 52 year old woman, whose name has not been released, became infected with Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria known to contaminate shellfish harvested from the Gulf of Mexico in warm summer months.Fulton County officials closed Spondivit's for 24 hours after finding multiple...

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Stokke, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 1,000 Sleepi Crib Foam Mattresses because the mattress does not fit cribs properly and this poses a risk of a young child becoming trapped in the gap between the crib and the mattress.Only oval shaped Sleepi cribs with foam mattresses sold under the following model numbers are the subject of this recall: 660321, 660320, 660301,660305,...

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A California company has recalled bags of baby carrots because they may be contaminated with Shigella bacteria. The carrots are distributed in Georgia, Florida, California, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.According to the CDC:Most who are infected with Shigella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps starting a day or two after they are exposed to the bacterium....

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The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced in conjunction with St. Martin's Press that it was issuing a recall for the company's Priddy '"Trucks" Shaker Teether books. This recall concerns nearly 35,000 books sold at Barnes and Noble booksellers, among other retail outlets, between January 2006 and June 2007.The recalled product is a cloth teether book named "trucks", and it has a yellow...

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Three people in Brunswick, Georgia have been diagnosed with the same strain of E. Coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria. The particular strain is potentially deadly, and has one person fighting for his life in a Savannah hospital. His kidneys shut down as a result of the bacteria, but have since regained function. He is still in a coma as a result of swelling in his brain.Health officials in...

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The CPSC and Club Car Inc. are recalling about 1,900 golf cars, rough terrain vehicles, and hospitality, utility and transport vehicles. The steering gear assembly can fail, resulting in an unexpected loss of steering control, posing a risk of injury to the driver and passenger.The recalled products include numerous 2007 model gasoline and electric-powered vehicles that are used to transport...

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Castleberry's Food Company announced that it is urgent that retailers, food service operations, food banks, consumers, and anyone else that would be distributing Castleberry's canned foods should immediately discard any recalled items. According to surveys and inspections from health agencies, some of the recalled products remain in retail outlets. Most of the stores that still contain the...

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Hot dog chili sauce canned in Augusta, Georgia has been linked to four cases of botulism in the U.S. The victims, the first to be infected with botulism related to a commercially canned food since the 1970s, are in Texas and Indiana. The tainted products are 10-ounce cans of Castleberry's, Austex and Kroger brands of hot dog chili sauce with "best by" dates from April 30, 2009, through May 22,...

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If you bought an Easy-Bake Oven in May of 2006 or thereafter you need to be aware of a very serious recall that has just been issued. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has just alerted the public to a recall of more than a million Easy-Bake-Ovens due to very serious hazards it presents such as third degree burns and broken fingers to consumers. The oven being distributed as a purple and...

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In a follow up to the previously discussed Veggie Booty Salmonella Recall, recent reports note that an Atlanta area child has been affected by the popular salmonella contaminated snack food. According to the AJC:State health officials declined to identify the youngster, whose infection was detected through a stool sample requested by a doctor. The doctor then notified the state public health...

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According to the FDA and Robert's American Gourmet Food, Inc., a popular snack food called Veggie Booty may be linked to incidents of salmonella contamination. The FDA and the Centers for Disease Control have been made aware of more than 52 cases of salmonella contamination in consumers who ingested the popular Veggie Booty snack food. The specific strain of salmonella in this outbreak is being...

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