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  Staff Writer | November 01, 2006 1:37 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The information found on this website should not be construed as legal advice and is not a substitute for professional legal consultation. You should not base your legal decisions solely on the information found in this site and you are encouraged to seek the counsel of an attorney regarding your specific questions or situation. The information found herein may represent the opinions or...

• FDA Concerned about Dietary Supplements

  Rick Patterson | April 18, 2008 3:04 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  As far as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned dietary supplements that contain ephedra (a source of ephedrine alkaloids) poses a health risk due to the fact they contain ephedrine...

• Court Refuses to Hold Homeowners Liable for Accidents

  Rick Patterson | March 09, 2008 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  In the case of Padilla v. Rodas, the Los Angeles' 2nd District Court of Appeal refused to hold homeowners liable for accidents involving children when the parents are on the premises at the time of the incident. " Justice Robert Mallano wrote, "even when the parents are also present on the premises, a burden that is beyond all reasonable expectation of both homeowners and their guests." This was...

• Durbin Calls for Reform of FDA Import Program

  Rick Patterson | July 20, 2007 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  As it stands today, when any country and/or company export food products to the United States, there are no inspections to ensure that the traders have what the U.S. would consider adequate regulatory systems. Meanwhile, millions of Americans are getting sick every year due to food borne illnesses.U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) has introduced legislation, which would increase the FDA's ability...

• Increase in Seattle Trucking Accidents

  Rick Patterson | July 14, 2007 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  A suspicious number of commercial trucks in the Seattle area have had there wheels come loose causing traffic accidents. The numbers are high: At least six incidents have occurred in and around Seattle since May of this year. In one incident, "a Safeway Inc. driver narrowly escaped injury when his water truck hit an errant semi-truck wheel. The wreck caused a 10-mile backup on Interstate 405. On...

• TOY CASTLES RECALLED

  Rick Patterson | July 06, 2007 5:56 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  The toy castles that are being recalled amount to 68,000 in all. It appears that the toys are not quite as sturdy as they should be. The plastic rod on the toy can come loose, and as a result, the counting beads can easily become a choking hazard for children. In fact, the company has received reports of children almost chocking when they put the beads from the recalled products in their mouth....

• Pet Food Recall Widens - Cross-Contamination Feared

  Rick Patterson | May 04, 2007 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Once again, the pet food recall has widened. As I am sure you are aware, Menu foods has expanded its recall several times to date. The recent widening of the recall is due to cross-contamination. The products in question were not even supposed to contain wheat gluten. As a result of customer reports regarding the condition of their pets who had ingested the food and subsequent testing,...

• Organic Sounds Good After Pet Food Recall

  Rick Patterson | March 30, 2007 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Pet owners are at their wit's end. First there was the 95 plus brands of recalled pet food, when samples tested positive for rat poison contamination. Then today, the recall list widened yet again. Now dry food that was thought to be safe was added to the list today. Consumers concerned about tainted pet food are helping to increase the sales of organic and natural pet food sales according to...

• Rat Poison Found in Tainted Pet Food

  Rick Patterson | March 23, 2007 1:54 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  With the death and suffering of family pets all across the country, it has finally come to light that Aminopterin, which is used as a rat poison, is present in pet food that was produced by Menu Foods. Although that particular chemical is banned in the United States as an agent to kill rodents, it is used in other countries. The chemical was found at a level of at least 40 parts per million in...

• Nursing Home Abuse in Wisconsin

  Rick Patterson | March 13, 2007 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  At Ridgewood Care Center nursing home in Racine, Wisconsin, an 85-year-old man suffered such terrible damage to his ear that it required 19 stitches to repair his torn ear cartilage. Medical staff said the injuries could have been caused by a fingernail but could not have been self-inflicted. It seems obvious that the perpetrator of the abuse is Amelia J. Clay, 20. She faces charges of abuse and...