Hawaii updates in category: Defective & Dangerous Products

New risks from new food technology exposed

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Rear shield on Honda HRX lawnmowers may shatter

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Defective latches on Youth Toy Beds can fail leading to injury and strangualtion to children.

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dangerous dairy allergic reaction to garlic bread results in voluntary product recall. product recall

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Fourth of July is fireworks injury time - watch out for recalled fireworks that are dangerous!

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Choyce Products, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 5,452 pounds of frozen Yellowfin Tuna because it may be contaminated with Salmonella.Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be...

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Wal-Mart Sand 'N Sun flip-flops, which are sold for $2.44 nationwide, have been causing mass peeling because of a chemical reaction between human skin and the chemical composition of the flip-flop. The chemical reaction has still not been identified, it could be linked to many things such as sun screen, etc. The area of irritation is on the tops of the feet and corresponds to where the thong...

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Aqua Dots, a dangerous children's toy that was recalled almost three weeks ago, are still being found in advertisements. The popular kids toy was recalled because they were coated in a chemical that can turn into the "date-rape" drug when swallowed .A Toys "R" Us flier distributed in some Sunday newspapers contains an ad for Aqua Dots, but spokeswoman for Toys "R" Us Inc., Kathleen Waugh,...

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The Dole Food Co. is recalling bagged lettuce because a sample was found to contain E. coli on Monday, September 17. So far there have not been any illnesses reported to the company. The voluntary recall affects all packages of Dole's Hearts Delight salad mix sold in the United States and Canada with a "best if used by" date of September 19, 2007, and a production code of "A24924A" or...

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Berko Electric of Peru, Indiana, in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of the company's toe-space heaters, catalog number TS, TS-1, and TS-1A because of a serious fire hazard. Berko Electric is now known as Marley Engineered Products of Bennettsville, South Carolina.The heaters were also distributed under the name Emerson Electric "Chromalux...

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The FDA has warned consumers not to use various brands of hot dog chili sauce because they have been linked to botulism that has sent four people to the hospital.The recall includes 10 ounce cans of Castleberry's, Austex, and Kroger Hot Dog Chili Sauce with "best by" dates from April 30, 2009 through May 22, 2009. The FDA said that it was not immediately clear how widespread distribution of the...

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In the continuing news about the pet food recall, food fed to pigs at a small number of farms in the country contained melamine. The FDA has announced that they consider any pork from the pigs as safe. 345 pigs that had eaten the contaminated food have entered the human food supply. In the Saturday statement, the FDA and the USDA said the possibility of human illness from eating swine exposed...

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The New York Department of Agriculture has discovered that rat poison was in the recalled Menu Foods pet food. The dog and cat food has been linked to kidney failure. It includes over 90 brands of canned and foil packet "cuts and gravy" style food. New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker said, "A collaborative effort between the New York State Animal Health Diagnostic Center...

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Youth jackets sold by Cobmex Inc. have been recalled because they contain a drawstring that pose a strangulation risk. They have a drawstring in the hood and possibly in the waist as well.The nylon, zipper front jackets were sold in youth sizes and have a Cobmex neck label. The jackets were manufactured in various colors, including navy, black, green, red and wine. Only youth-size jackets with...

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Little Debbie Nutty Bars were recalled in six states by McKee Foods Corp. due to metal particles being found in the snack bars. The recall affected the Nutty Bars distributed in Ohio, Illinois, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia. In Ohio, the recalled products are 12-ounce cartons containing 12 bars, twin wrapped.The cartons have these codes: Guaranteed Fresh APR 01 2007, 01302093;...

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