Defective & Dangerous Products

• Diestel Turkey Products Recall for Contaminationo

  Christina Cole | May 04, 2007 11:36 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A Tuolumne County ranch has recalled prepared turkey products that were distributed within six states because they are contaminated with listeria (a fatal bacteria).Diestel Turkey Ranch, Thursday, recalled over three tons of packaged turkey sent to stores in Arizona, California, Colorado, Oregon, Texas and Washington after the U.S. Department of Agriculture found a piece of turkey was...

• Holmes oil-filled electric heaters recalled

  Staff Writer | April 26, 2007 9:18 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Due to a possible fire hazard, The Holmes Group of Milford, Mass. has recalled 300,000 oil-filled electric heaters. The hazard is reported to be a "poor electrical connection within the heater," which can lead to overheating and possible fire and burn dangers. The company has apparently received at least 59 incident reports involving this defective product. The incidents include burns and...

• Oeuf Baby Bouncer Seats Recalled

  Christina Cole | April 20, 2007 6:06 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Oeuf brand baby bounce seats have been recalled for defective frames that can collapse upon use, posing a risk to infants.Oeuf LLC has received six reports of the seat frames breaking. However, no injuries have been reported. The recall involves the bouncer seats padded with canvas, that are supported by a tubular steel frame. The seat is brown and white, blue or pink stripes. A three-way safety...

• Pet Food Made by Natural Balance Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | April 17, 2007 12:13 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Another pet food company has announced that they are recalling dog and cat food. Natural Balance has recalled two kinds of dry pet food. It is unknown if the recall is linked to the Menu Foods recall. The recall includes all date codes of Venison and Brown Rice Dry Dog Food and Venison and Green Pea Dry Cat Food. The company doesn't know the cause of the problem, but says it's focused on one...

• Ford Rollover Injury Data Leads To Suit Says Napoli Bern Ripka

  Paul Napoli | April 06, 2007 5:34 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  A lawsuit filed by Quality Control Systems Corp. alleges that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wrongfully withheld death and injury records involving Ford vehicles. The research firm seeks access to Ford's early warning system data that would provide the government timely evidence of possible hazards in specific types of vehicles. According to a review of the government's...

• Disney Easter Basket Recalled

  Christina Cole | April 05, 2007 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Gemmy Industries Corporation is recalling approximately 8,500 Disney Plush Easter Baskets that were sold at Wal-Mart. There are silver beads and ribbons attached to the basket that can detach, posing a choking hazard.The recalled baskets are a pink and purple plush basket decorated with beads and ribbons. "Disney Princesses" is written on across the top of the basket. With pictures of the...

• Recalled Pet Food Contains Melamine

  Shannon Weidemann | March 30, 2007 5:11 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The FDA has completed their own testing of the wheat gluten used to make the recalled pet food and found melamine in it. Melamine is used to make plastic kitchenware. It is also used as a fertilizer in Asia. Earlier this week the New York State Department of Agriculture announced it found rat poison in the recalled food. The FDA testing did not find rat poison.The melamine finding comes a...

• Pet Food in Recall Tested Positive for Rat Poison

  Shannon Weidemann | March 23, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The New Yorks State Department of Agriculture has announced that the recalled pet food contains rat poison. They did testing of the recalled food at Cornell University. Dogs and cats that have eaten are being diagnosed with kidney failure.Spokeswomen for the department and the university would not comment on how aminopterin may have gotten into the pet food.The discovery comes nearly a week...

• Menu Foods Income Fund Recalls Dog and Cat Food

  Christina Cole | March 17, 2007 6:31 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Menu Foods Income Fund has volunatarily recalled dog and cat food they manufactured between the dates of December 3, 2006 and March 6, 2007. The recall involves "cuts and gravy" type pet food in cans and pouches that was manufactured at two of the Fund's United States facilities. The products are manufactured and sold under private label and are contract-manufactured for some popular national...

• E. Coli in your Spinach

  Jeremy Thurman | September 27, 2006 1:58 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  Its not safe to eat Spinach anymore, what a horrible way to get sick. As you may know yhe E. coli outbreak from spinach has sickened at least 175 people, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday. More than half, 93, were hospitalized, including a 77-year-old Wisconsin woman who died.Two other deaths have been reported in suspected cases -- a child in Idaho and an elderly woman in Maryland....