Defective & Dangerous Products

• Diving Suit Hoses Recalled Due to Drowning Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | October 15, 2009 5:51 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  SI Tech AB, in conjunction with the CPSC, announced a recall of 65,000 Diving Air Hoses for Dry Suits because an insert on the hose can dislodge during divining, which in turn restricts air flow...

• Hooker Furniture Recalls Bunk Beds Due to Strangulation Hazard

  Jenny Albano | December 15, 2007 5:52 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Hooker Furniture Corporation, in conjunction with the CPSCbunk beds because they pose a strangulation hazard to children.The bunk beds have gaps between parts of the upper bunk that could allow a child's body to pass through but not a child's head. This poses an entrapment or strangulation hazard to children and exceeds the space allowed by the federal bunk bed safety standard.The recalled bunk...

• Marie Callender Turtle Pies Recalled

  Courtney Mills | August 31, 2007 10:43 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  The U.S. FDA along with American Pie LLC has recalled 1440 cases of Marie Callender Turtle Pies with date codes 07 (11:45 up to 16:00 military time) 143. The product was shipped prior to the company receiving satisfactory bacteria levels in the pies.Consumption of these pies may lead to gastrointestinal illness, nausea, or vomiting. Pies are packaged in 28oz. boxes with the UPC code 12781...

• Congress Launches Probe into Pet Food Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | April 05, 2007 5:01 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  The House Oversight and Government Reform Domestic Policy Subcommittee Chairman Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio is launching an investigation into the Menu Foods recall. Over 90 brands of dog and cat food have been recalled. Researchers have discovered melamine in the wheat gluten used to make the food. Other tests have found rat poison, but that has not been confirmed by the FDA. The investigation...

• Cat and Dog Food Recalled Across North America

  Shannon Weidemann | March 21, 2007 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Pet food manufactured for Menu Foods from December 3, 2006 to March 6, 2007 has been recalled. The recall involves wet food that is found in cans and foil packets. The pet food is for cats and dogs and includes about 88 brands. The food can possibly cause kidney damage in pets.Symptoms for pet owners to watch for include vomiting, diarrhea, lack of appetite, excessive urination, excessive...

• Overuse of Antibiotics May Lead to Creation of Superbugs

  Scott Smith | February 26, 2007 4:47 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  New strains of superbugs have proven resistant to those exposed to common macrolide antibiotics used to treat respiratory infections. Professor Herman Goossens of University Hospital in Antwerp Belgium showed ingestion of even a single course of this specific antibiotic can lead to a buildup in resistance resulting in mutations for superbugs resulting in personal injury or death. Scientists...

• Pennsylvania Jury Awards $3 Million to Ohio Woman in Cancer Suit

  Scott Smith | February 28, 2007 12:47 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  A jury in Pennsylvania awarded $3 million to a woman from Ohio who proved a hormone replacement drug manufactured by Wyeth caused her breast cancer. Wyeth manufactures Prempro to treat symptoms of menopause. However, Jenny Nelson, 67 of Dayton, Ohio, was found to have breast cancer in 2001 after taking the drug. Over 5,000 women have sued Wyeth for personal injury or death resulting from...

• Poisoned Peter Pan Peanut Butter

  Scott Smith | February 23, 2007 8:01 AM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Salmonella was discovered in Peter Pan peanut butter purchased as late as May 2006 and therefore anyone who possesses the spread should discard it. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found salmonella contaminated the peanut butter and that more than 290 people from 39 states have become ill. Forty-six of those individuals have been hospitalized according to the U.S. Centers for Disease...

• Salmonella Discovered in Frozen Cat Food

  Scott Smith | February 22, 2007 4:38 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  Wild Kitty cat food, a frozen raw product, was discovered contaminated with salmonella according to the Food and Drug Administration. Because cats can become infected with salmonella and humans can be infected by handling the cat food, the FDA warned pet owners not to purchase the product. Wild Kitty cat food is made by a small company in Kennebunkport, Maine and sold at pet stores in several...

• Swearing Toy Is Product Defect And Offends Parent

  Scott Smith | November 02, 2006 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsColumbus, OH

  With the holiday season rapidly approaching, the scramble to find the right gift has a father upset when a defective toy he purchased from Toys "R" Us uttered offensive swear words. The swearing toy is a police officer equipped with a utility belt. The belt has a button on the side that when pushed, swears. The toy manufacturer, TekNek, defended the toys pronunciation of "Stop" as appropriate...