Defective & Dangerous Products

• Beef Recall Does Not Affect Alabama Schools

  Shannon Weidemann | February 20, 2008 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A huge recall of 143 Million pounds of beef has many parents worried after finding out that some of the meat went into the national lunch program serving public schools. According to the Director of Child Nutrition Programs none of the recalled beef were served in Alabama schools. The beef was recalled over fears of mad cow disease after reports surfaced that the Westland/Hallmark Meat Co....

• Botulism Canned Bean Recall Expanded

  Shannon Weidemann | January 24, 2008 10:01 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A recall for canned beans that may have been contaminated with botulism has been expanded to include larger cans. The recall also was expanded for beans that were canned for the last five years by New Era Canning Company. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that New Era is expanding its product recall to include large, industrial-size cans of green beans, Mexican-style chili beans,...

• Fisher Price Toy Medical Kit Tests Positive for Lead

  Shannon Weidemann | December 08, 2007 7:55 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Consumers Union, the company behind Consumer Reports performed lead testing on several popular children's toys. They found that the red blood pressure cuff in the Fisher Price Children's Medical Kit toy contained lead. The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced that the defective toy meets federal safety standards and is not subject to a recall.Vallese says that the agency would like to...

• Ground Beef Recalled Over E. Coli

  Shannon Weidemann | November 26, 2007 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A ground beef recall was announced today for over 96,000 pounds processed by American Food Groups, LLC. The ground beef may be contaminated with a strain of E. coli bacterium. E. coli can cause a severe illness with bloody diarrhea that may end in death. The ground beef products subject to recall were produced on Oct. 10 and were distributed to retail establishments and distributors in...

• Top Christmas Toy Aqua Dots Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | November 07, 2007 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  A toy that was expected to be a huge hit at Christmas has been pulled from the shelves of stores because of a dangerous chemical. The recalled toy is Aqua Dots and it is coated with a chemical that can be hazardous if ingested. There were reports of two children falling ill after they swallowed the beads.The craft toy comes with small colorful beads or dots that are coated with a non-toxic...

• Panel to Increase Safety Regulation on Imports

  Jenny Albano | November 06, 2007 10:59 PM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The federal government has decided to increase safety regulation on imports after numerous recalls due to excess lead in products from China. The panel, which was created by President Bush to try and ensure product safety, gives several short-term and long-term goals for improving import safety and wants to allot the FDA more power.According to the panel, the FDA could require manufacturers and...

• Medtronic Stops Selling Heart Implant Part

  Courtney Mills | October 16, 2007 9:23 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Medtronic, the largest provider of heart implant devices, announced that it was stopping sale of a component of one of it defibrillator models because of a defect that had caused defibrillator malfunctions in hundreds of patients and possibly had led to five deaths.The faulty component in the defibrillator can cause the device to deliver a shock at the wrong time. It can also fail to deliver an...

• Frozen Hamburger Patties Recalled from Sam's Clubs

  Courtney Mills | October 08, 2007 10:50 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The agribusiness giant Cargill has recalled over 840,000 lbs. of frozen beef patties from Sam's Clubs across the country after four children in Minnesota developed E. coli bacteria poisoning from eating hamburgers.Sam's has pulled all Cargill frozen burger patties from shelves sold under the name "American Chef's Selection Angus Beef Patties". The beef patties were processed on a variety of...

• E. Coli Scare Prompts 21.7 Multimillion Lb. Burger Recall

  Courtney Mills | October 02, 2007 10:22 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  Over the weekend Topps Meat Company upped the ante on the company's meat recall from last week, from just over 330,000 lbs to some 21.7 million lbs. The recalled products have a USDA establishment number of EST 9748 in or around the USDA stamp. According to reports, the frozen patties were processed between June and July. The three confirmed cases took place in August, which means that nearly...

• 1 Million Simplicity Cribs Recalled - 3 Infant Deaths

  Courtney Mills | September 24, 2007 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsMontgomery, AL

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in conjunction with Simplicity Inc. is recalling approximately 1 million baby cribs because of a manufacturing defect that may lead to infant deaths.The recall was issued to cover cribs with a drop-side that can detach from the crib itself, creating a dangerous gap and leading to the suffocation of infant children. There have been 55 such incidents...