Massachusetts updates in category: Defective & Dangerous Products

Stanley Furniture, in cooperation with the CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of its nature Built to Grow Cribs due to an entrapment hazard.The cribs fail to meet federal safety standards for crib...

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In the past week, two men passed away; Doctor Oscar Ratnoff and Jonathan Wadleigh. Their deaths may have gone unnoticed by a large segment of the population. However, they were both men whose lives...

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Provo Craft & Novelty, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of Candlsense electric candle warmers. The internal heating elements of the warmers can detach and melt the bottom...

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Michaels Stores Inc. in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of 310,000 seasonal writing pens due to high levels of lead on the surface...

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Combi USA is voluntarily recalling over 67,000 infant car seats because the seat can separate from the base resulting in injury, in the event of a crash. Should the seat separate, the child would not be adequately protected.The car seat recall includes the entire line of infant seats from October 2005 to December 2007, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

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Hobby Lobby Stores, in cooperation with the, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of over 13,000 Easter eggs and spinning egg tops because the toys contain excessive levels of lead in the paint. The Camouflage Easter Egg Treat Containers have Item #1031 printed on the front of the packaging and are white, brown and green camouflage colors, sold in a...

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Health officials claim that the milk from Whittier Farms dairy in Shrewsbury has caused the death of 3 elderly men and caused one women to miscarriage since last June because the milk was contaminated with listeria.Whittier Farms is popular because they still deliver milk to your door in glass bottles and the milk does not contain added hormones.All were infected with listeria, which is...

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Starbucks, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary nationwide recall of 167,000 fusion coffee mugs. The plastic handles can detach from the body of the mug when filled with hot liquids, posing a burn hazard.23 injuries have been reported to Starbucks due to the handles detaching. Nine of the 23 people injured suffered minor burns.This recall involves two styles of Starbucks 14-ounce...

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The Bon-Ton Department Stores Inc., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 3,240 Children's fleece hooded zip-up jackets with neck drawstrings because the drawstring could pose a strangulation hazard to children.In February 1996, CPSC issued guidelines to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist by drawstrings in upper garments, such as jackets...

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Vintage Chocolates Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling 4,455 soy milk chocolate bars because they may contain undeclared traces of milk. Anyone that is allergic or sensitive to milk and consumes this product could run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions.The bar is presented in a beige cardboard package of 3.5 oz, depicting tree with a green band on top stating...

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The FDA released an 'early communication' to the public of an ongoing safety review regarding the drug class bisphosphonates due to potential atrial fibrillation with the use of this class of drug. The agency has requested that further data be obtained in order to assay the merits of the tendency.Bisphosphonates are a class of drug prescribed by physicians to treat osteoporosis. These...

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The CDC has announced that at least twenty-one people in eight states are on record as having fallen ill in the latest E. coli scare after having consumed hamburger meat tainted with E. coli bacteria.According to reports, CDC spokeswoman Lola Russell said three cases - two in New York and one in Florida - are confirmed as being linked to the ground beef, with the other 18 cases possibly linked...

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Ground beef patties sold under the Shaw's supermarket label, were recalled yesterday. According to Fairbank Farms, the company that sells the beef to Shaws, packages with the tainted beef could have been purchased in New England between 7 a.m. - 11 a.m., on Wednesday, September 5, 2007. The 85% lean beef was sold in 1.33 pound packages with the establishment number "Est. 492. The beef was...

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Mattel, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of Barbie accessory toys due to excessive levels of lead in the surface paint. Lead is toxic and if ingested by small children it can cause adverse health effects.Product numbers, model names and date codes of the recalled toys can be found on Mattel's website. Date codes and product codes are printed on the largest piece of the toy...

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Underscoring the continued hazards to children, created by poorly designed toys, Hasbro recalled its Easy Bake Oven. Nearly a million of the toys have been manufactured. The oven is intended for young children. It is a small plastic replica of a real oven, electrically powered, that heats up internally to as hot as 400 degrees farenheit! No surprise - children have been getting burned - and...

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