Defective & Dangerous Products

• What's in this Dog Food Anyway?

  Rick Patterson | June 15, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  It will probably come as no surprise that the pet food industry takes in billions of dollars every year in sales. Many pet owners have given this industry blind trust. At the very least, many consumers probably thought that 'someone' was overseeing this industry. Of late, the eyes of consumers have been opened.It is disturbing to know that the pet food industry is practically self-regulated....

• Meat Recalled - E-coli Contamination Feared

  Rick Patterson | June 14, 2007 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Ground beef has now been added to the long list of recalled products. It is feared that the beef may be contaminated with E.Coli. Due to the risk of E. Coli, 370,000 pounds of beef have been voluntary recalled in several states. According to Steven Cohen from the Food Safety and Inspection Service " Eleven people have become ill, but the last known case to be possibly linked to this occurred in...

• Another Defective Product from China

  Rick Patterson | June 14, 2007 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Imagine the shock parents will get to find out that a toy their child has been playing with has been recalled due to the use of poisonous lead paint. Well, that is exactly what has happened. The Consumer Product Safety Commission and RC2 Corporation have recalled 1.5 million "Thomas & Friends" wooden railway toys. The toys are being recalled due to the poisonous paint used. To date, no injuries...

• Pet Rescues Suffer Due to Pet Food Recall

  Rick Patterson | June 06, 2007 11:19 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Pet rescues are feeling the pinch since the pet food recall began. In fact, one Houston Poodle rescue has reported that their donations are down 90 percent since the pet food recall began. The Rescue Bank in Houston provides donated pet food to non-profit, no-kill shelters. "Rescue Bank has about 30 non-profit, no-kill animal rescue and rehabilitation groups," Rescue Bank's John Kane said. The...

• Are Common Vaccines Defective Products?

  Rick Patterson | June 05, 2007 4:09 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  There seems to be a much noted trend of babies that are thriving until they get vaccines and then they just slip away. Many of the parents of these children have very similar stories, and many parents are convinced that the vaccines given to their children are defective produts. They reports include observing their children's "loss of speech and eye contact, high fever, constant pain,...

• Conflict Found- Product Safety & Products Recalls

  Rick Patterson | May 25, 2007 12:24 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  President Bush had named National Association of Manufacturers' lobbyist Michael Baroody to head the commission, which oversees product recalls. That commission also aids in enforcing federal consumer safety rules. Fortunately, there is strong opposition from many including Senators Bill Nelson, Dick Durbin and Barack Obama. Senator Nelson stated to Baroody that his nomination was similar to...

• Summit Suggested Due to Contaminated Pet Food

  Rick Patterson | May 17, 2007 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  ChemNutra of Las Vegas, the company who imported the melamine laden pet food from China, has called for a pet food safety summit due to the current, widespread problem with contaminated pet food. The company is proposing a meeting, tentatively set for July 14 in Las Vegas. ChemNutra's CEO, Steve Miller, said in a written statement "I am hopeful that those who import and use imported pet food...

• Contaminated Pet Food & Government Regulations

  Rick Patterson | May 17, 2007 3:53 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  As I am sure you are painfully aware, since March 16, more than 100 brands of pet food have been recalled due to melamine contamination. Many animal companions have suffered and died cruelly and unnecessarily as a result of the chemical-laced pet food, which was sold to trusting consumers and fed to unsuspecting animals. The emotional pain that many pet owners are going through is horrific. How...

• 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,...

• The Recall of Pet Food Isn't the Only Concern

  Rick Patterson | May 04, 2007 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Did you know that as little as one pound of tainted wheat gluten is enough to contaminate as much as a thousand pounds of food? Given the tainted wheat gluten that the United States and others have been dealing with of late, that is a very disturbing thought. At this point we should definitely be taking a close look at what other products come to our shores from other countries, specifically...