- Bret Hanna | April 18, 2012 10:25 PM | Salt Lake City, UT
Category:
Medical Devices & Implants
According to a press release recently issued by Consumer Reports, an investigation conducted by the consumer watch dog organization reveals that some very common medical devices have never been...
- Bret Hanna | December 06, 2011 10:44 PM | Salt Lake City, UT
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Defective & Dangerous Products
In my last post, I highlighted the presence of arsenic in fruit juice and the need to be vigilant when it comes to what we feed ourselves and our families. In response, one reader offered the...
- Bret Hanna | November 30, 2011 8:19 PM | Salt Lake City, UT
Category:
Toxic Substances
Dr. Oz sounded the alarm about unsafe levels of arsenic in apple juice a couple of months ago. Now Consumer Reports is jumping on the bandwagon.
In September, Dr. Oz reported to viewers and...
- Bret Hanna | December 07, 2010 10:32 PM | Salt Lake City, UT
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
A food-safety bill that has been sidelined for more than a year cleared a critical hurdle last week when it passed the Senate. It is notable that in the contentious environment that is Washington,...
- Bret Hanna | September 14, 2009 11:15 PM | Salt Lake City, UT
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
On September 9th, a Food and Drug Administration committee issued a recommendation that the Gardasil vaccine manufactured by Merck be given to males between the ages of 9 and 26 to prevent genital...
- Bret Hanna | August 04, 2009 11:22 PM | Salt Lake City, UT
Category:
Defective & Dangerous Products
According to a report today in the Salt Lake Tribune, Clarcon Biological Chemistry Laboratory in Roy was raided last Friday by U.S. Marshals. The raid comes on the heels of an FDA inspection which...