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• 2.1 Million Cribs Recalled due to Infant Entrapment and Suffocation, Two NY Children Dead

  Paul Napoli | November 24, 2009 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 24, 2009 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. announced a recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs due to...

• Tundra Pickups Recalled Due To Corrosion Fears

  Chrissie Cole | November 24, 2009 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Toyota is expected to voluntarily recall some 110,000 older model Tundra pickup trucks in the U.S., due to corrosion problems, government officials said. The recall involves 2000-2003 models in...

• OSHA’s Top 10 Workplace Safety Violations 2009

  Paul Napoli | November 23, 2009 5:41 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 23, 2009 The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) released the agency’s preliminary Top 10 Safety Violations for 2009 as part of a...

• Fires and Burn Injuries Prompt Recall of Gas Grills Sold at Lowe’s Stores

  Paul Napoli | November 22, 2009 11:26 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 22, 2009 L G Sourcing, Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has announced the recall of about 663,000 gas grills sold in the United States and...

• NY Construction Worker Crushed to Death by Dump Truck

  Paul Napoli | November 22, 2009 9:15 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 21, 2009 A Staten Island construction worker was killed on Friday when he was run over by a dump truck driven by a co-worker. Jody Reese, 53, of Tottenville, was on the job as part of a...

• Brooklyn's BEST Smoked Nova Salmon Recalled Due to Potentially Deadly Bacterium

  Paul Napoli | November 22, 2009 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 20, 2009 Service Smoked Fish Corp. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling specific Use-By dates and lot codes of Brooklyn's BEST brand Smoked Nova Salmon because they have the potential to be...

• Tractor-Trailer Causes 8 Vehicle Accident on I-295 in NJ

  Paul Napoli | November 22, 2009 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 19, 2009 A tractor-trailer caused an eight-vehicle collision on Interstate 295 Wednesday morning, injuring two people. Octavio Villegas, 46, of Jersey City, NJ, failed to brake in his...

• Food Allergies Increasing Dramatically in Children

  Paul Napoli | November 22, 2009 9:01 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  November 18, 2009 In a new study by researchers of the National Center for Health Statistics, food allergies in U.S. children under age 18 years increased dramatically by 18 percent between 1997...

• FDA Issues Letters To Web Sites For Selling Unapproved and Misbranded Drugs

  Chrissie Cole | November 20, 2009 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued 22 warning letters to Web site operators regarding illegal sales of misbranded drugs and/or unapproved drugs. The move ends a weeklong...

• Stainless Steel Cookware Recalled By Cost Plus Due To Burn Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | November 19, 2009 6:59 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Cost Plus Inc., in cooperation with the CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of Stainless Steel Cookware manufactured by Kraftwares because the handles on the cookware can break, posing a burn...