- Paul Thomson | October 30, 2009 4:24 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
About 90 John Deere Compact Utility Tractors have been recalled because the differential that was installed is the wrong size. This causes the tractor to veer left when the...
- Paul Thomson | October 29, 2009 8:30 AM |
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Toxic Substances
Exxon Mobil was found guilty of contaminating groundwater in New York City with M.T.B.E., a substance that makes gas burn cleaner, but also dissolves easily into water. Although health risks from...
- Paul Thomson | October 27, 2009 9:27 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
The Associated Press reports that the government is finally taking action in regulating the use of dangerous off-road recreational vehicles, known as ROVs or side-by-sides. The vehicles have a...
- Greg Webb | October 27, 2009 1:00 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsStudies show that more than 70,000 Americans become sick each year due to E. coli bacterial infections. Most of these infections come from contaminated beef made into the most “American”...
- Paul Thomson | October 26, 2009 4:14 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Recently, there has been controversy over the use of tasers. Constable Victor Trevino in Texas banned his deputies from using tasers after reading a manufactuer's report that the device could...
- Paul Thomson | October 26, 2009 3:59 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
An article in the Washington Post reports that Plum Organics of Emeryville, CA is recalling some of their products. Carrot and apple baby food portable 4.22-ounce pouches with UPC...
- Greg Webb | October 26, 2009 1:00 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is investigating many reports of the Apple iPod overheating, and in some cases, catching on fire. In its own investigation, a news organization in...
- Greg Webb | October 25, 2009 8:38 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsNissan and Infinity have recalled approximately 143,000 vehicles it manufactured in cold states. Road salt can cause corrosion which may affect the tire pressure monitors on the vehicles. The...
- Greg Webb | October 25, 2009 8:19 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsFDA (Food and Drug Administration) regulators are scolding Procter and Gamble for adding Vitamin C to its Vicks cold formulas, a combination not allowed by federal regulations; the FDA issued a...
- Greg Webb | October 25, 2009 7:57 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Philadelphia Daily News reported on October 15 that Lasko Products, Inc., a fan manufacturer based in West Chester, Pennsylvania, was smacked with a $13.5 million verdict on Wednesday, October...
- Greg Webb | October 25, 2009 6:19 PM |
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MiscellaneousGuardian Life Insurance, a New York-based insurance company, has begun canceling lines of coverage and specific policies in entire states in order to avoid paying high-cost claims; they are...
- Paul Thomson | October 23, 2009 2:35 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Recent reports of fatal crashes involving Toyota and Toyota-made Lexus vehicles are frightening! The crashes involve the cars accelerating uncontrollably, reaching speeds of 120 MPH, and leaving...
- Paul Thomson | October 22, 2009 12:24 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeAggressive marketing has made the well known vision correction surgery known as LASIK surgery (laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis) a $2 billion industry, with it coming under fire for overstating...
- Greg Webb | October 18, 2009 10:34 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe Center for Auto Safety has sent a petition to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, calling for the recall of over three million Jeep Grand Cherokees, claiming that the vehicles...
- Greg Webb | October 13, 2009 6:52 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsFord Motor Company (Ford), in the continuing saga of the defective cruise control deactivation switches on its, issued the single largest recall in the history of the United States Tuesday, October...
- Greg Webb | October 08, 2009 7:00 AM |
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FDA & Prescription Drugs
Oral contraceptives Yaz and Yasmin are the top-selling pharmaceutical line for Bayer Healthcare, largely because the products’ marketing presents them as much more than just pregnancy...
- Greg Webb | October 07, 2009 5:11 PM |
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Medical Devices & Implants
In a bid to get a controversial knee-surgery device known as Menaflex approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ReGen Biologics relied too heavily on two consultants with strong ties to...
- Greg Webb | October 05, 2009 1:00 AM |
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MiscellaneousA recent telephone study done by the University of Michigan at the request of the NFL has found that retired NFL players may be more prone to cases of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease than...
- Greg Webb | October 04, 2009 9:46 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe FDA has banned flavored cigarettes from the market as its first act since being given the authority to monitor and regulate the marketing and manufacturing of tobacco products. It is widely...