Michigan updates in category: Defective & Dangerous Products

It’s that time of year again. Friends and family gather around the barbeque for burgers and brats, beer and baseball. But as everyone knows, the 4 th of July is about...

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Nail guns, once used exclusively by professional builders and carpenters, are now common consumer power tools. While these devices can make construction projects considerably more efficient, they...

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California carnival ride collapses and injures 24.

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US retailers Toys "R" Us and Wal-Mart both plan to stop selling baby bottles made with bisphenol A, otherwise known as BPA. According to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, a...

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In what seems like a never ending tale of dangerous toys being manufactured in China, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today recalled two toys being sold nationwide. The recall...

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A New York jury awarded $21 million to three children who suffered lead poisoning injuries as infants. The lead poisoning came from peeling and chipping paint at the rental home. The verdict was against the landlords. The children are in special education and have other behavioral problems. The health department inspectors found lead based paint hazards at the property.This is a great...

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Onion Crock, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling its Old Fashion Potato and Minestrone soup because the soups may contain wheat or soy that were not listed on the label. People who have allergies to soy or risk could incur severe side effects or even death if they consume this product.The recalled potato and minestrone soups were sold in restaurants, stores, and through fund-raising...

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There have been a number of toy recalls in certain months due to lead paint being identified on toys. The recalled toys have primarily been manufactured in China. While it is clearly a good thing to pull these toys from the shelves at retail stores and from homes, these actions alone will only have a minimal affect on the problem of child lead poisoning. The primary source of lead poisoning...

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"His death was due to the treatments by Dr. Wawruch," said Reiter, head of the Department of Forensic Medicine at Vienna's Medical University. "Although you cannot blame Dr. Wawruch -- how was he to know that Beethoven already had a serious liver ailment?"A Viennese pathologist believes that Beethoven was inadvertently killed by his doctor and the cause of death was lead poisoning. Other...

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Although the problem of child lead poisoning has been a top environmental health issue for over two decades, it has really jumped right into the news headlines with the recent Mattel toy recall. In fact, the search terms "Lead Poisoning" are the number five search term on Yahoo today. Although no cases of lead poisoning have been specifcially linked to the recalled toys, the public awareness...

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A lawsuit was just filed by a Florida parent againt Mattel aftre the company recalled 1.5 million toys with possible lead paint hazards. The parent is seeking a refund for toys and money for diagnostic tests for lead poisoning. Fisher-Price recalled the preschool toys on August 1 because their surface paint could contain excessive amounts of lead. The toys, such as Dora the Explorer and Sesame...

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I have blogged recently about toy and other product recalls due to possible lead poisoning hazards. Yesterday, the biggest recall of toys in recent memory was announced. Toy maker Mattel announced a recall of 1.5 million toys made in China due to possible lead hazards. The recall includes some Sesame Street toys, Go Diego Go toys, and other popular child toys. The recall is expected to cost...

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Due to the significant number of children in Cincinnati diagnosed with lead poisoning every year, the city instituted new rules for providing health education and inspecting high risk properties. The primary source of child lead poisoning is deteriorated paint in older buildings. The city health department will now send a nurse to homes to educate parents when blood lead levels between 5 and 9...

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The EPA recently levied huge fines against a San Diego landlord for failing to provide tenants with the federally mandated lead paint poisoning pamphlet and disclosure form. Under the terms of a settlement ,Sunview Properties must spend $216,664 in lead paint removal and pay a $31,000 fine over alleged violations of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act in connection with the...

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A diagnosis of child lead poisoning is most frequently made through a blood test. The Center for Disease Control classifies a child as being lead poisoned when the blood lead level is greater or equal to 10 miicrograms per deciileter. That number has decreased over the last 30 years as medical research has found that children can suffer permanent brain damage at levels lower than previously...

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