Georgia updates in category: Defective & Dangerous Products

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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Issues surrounding GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes drug Avandia continued today in a recent article published by ABCNEWS: Doctor to Testify in Avandia Hearing on Hill. According to reports, Dr. John Buse was contacted by SmithKline Beecham in 1999 after noting an increased trend of heart related problems in patients that were taking Avandia. Dr. Buse was reportedly threatened by the...

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In its first update in more than a month the CDC has recently confirmed 628 cases of salmonella in those people who ingested contaminated peanut butter manufactured by ConAgra Foods, Inc. The CDC Report, shows that citizens of 47 states have now been affected by the recalled Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter. The actual effects and reach of the contaminated peanut butter far exceeds the...

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According to the latest information, the roof covering ConAgra's peanut butter plant in Slyvester, Georgia is now being blamed for the recent peanut butter outbreak that gained nation attention last February. According to ConAgra, moisture from a leaky roof and an indoor sprinkler was the source of the plant's contamination of salmonella that affected the lives of thousands of people all over...

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The sale of Zelnorm, (tegaserod maleate) approved in 2002 for treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with constipation, has recently been suspended by its manufacturer, Novartis, after the drug has been linked to a significant number of cardiovascular risks. This decision was made after the United State Food and Drug Administration found the drug can lead to increased occurrences of heart attack,...

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Initially the contaminated pet food recall focused on wet food that consisted of "cuts and gravy" produced by Menu Foods, Inc. Now the recall has been extended to a least one brand of dry dog and cat food called Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food. That food, along with those manufactured and put into the stream of commerce by Menu Foods allegedly contains melamine, a product used in Asia as...

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A recent recall on more than a 100 brands of "cuts and gravy" style dog and cat food has now been linked to a chemical used to make plastics: melamine. Melamine, after numerous tests by the United States Food and Drug Administration, has been definitively identified in the corpuses of both dogs and cats alike. Since the pet food recall issued by Menu Foods, Inc., and the FDA it has been reported...

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In the latest Vioxx trial, a Madison County jury found in favor of Merck & Co. after deliberating for more than 6 hours over the course of two days. The jury members rejected Patty Schwaller widower's claim that Merck & Co. was to blame for his wife's sudden death linked to cardiovascular side effects. In siding with Merck, the jury concluded that Vioxx was not a "proximate cause" in the death...

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After speaking with many, many people concerning the recent pet food recall issued by Menu Foods, Inc., one thing is very clear: The FDA has no idea how widespread this contaminated pet food problem has become. As of Friday, the FDA had confirmed only 16 deaths linked to the pet food, all of which suffered from renal failure. As our Antelope Valley Personal Injury Lawyer, Rick Patterson,...

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Doctor Randy Martin of Channel 2 news recently gave some great advice on the effects of salmonella and more importantly, how to avoid contracting it. With the recent peanut butter recall, salmonella has been in the headlines quite often recently and people should be aware of its initial stages and warning signs. As with most all food borne illnesses, salmonella poisoning often causes severe...

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Before you go out and buy a new Ford motor Co. Super Duty pickup truck you need to be aware of a recent recall on the trucks concerning a fire hazard in their tailpipes. The voluntary recall by Ford motor Co. includes some 37,400 trucks in the F-Series built by Navistar International Corporation. According to Ford spokesman Dan Jarvis, over 8,000 of the trucks effected have already been sold to...

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RotaTeq, a vaccine manufactured by Merck & Co., that received FDA approval in February of 2006, is currently being investigated for a connection to a condition called intussusception. Intussusception is a very serious and life threatening condition that causes the intestines to twist and form blockages. It is a fairly rare condition, but more than 28 cases have been reported lately in various...

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In many households around the United States peanut butter was a common food product that could be found in most every kitchen cabinet and /or cupboard. But has that now changed forever? Will the recent peanut butter outbreak mark the end of a childhood staple? That is the precise question posed in a recent ABCNEWS article in which the peanut butter recall is discussed. Only time will tell the...

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The recent pet food contamination outbreak now has thousands of pet owners concerned about the health of their animals. The recall that has affected thousands of dogs and cats alike, has been attributed to causing renal and organ failure which usually ends in death. The surprising aspect is that the recall contains many high end brands of pet food manufactured and distributed by the mega pet...

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The nationwide pet food recall has now been linked to an ingredient often used as Rat Poison according to agriculture officials. The voluntary recall issued by Menu Foods, a Canadian based company and manufacturer, has been a hot topic of controversy in the last week or so after causing the death of hundreds, if not thousands, of pets all over the United States. The FDA is still investigating...

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