Posts tagged Defective Products

• NJ Judge Rules in Vioxx Case

  Rick Patterson | September 14, 2007 5:27 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In a huge legal victory for the manufacturer of Vioxx, Merck & Co, the New Jersey Supreme Court rejected a class-action lawsuit. The company currently has close to 27,000 individual claims from users claiming to have suffered heart attacks and strokes after taking the medication. It seems the court felt that a class-action suit was not appropriate for this particular lawsuit. The suit was...

• Apex Security Systems Memory Chip Recalled

  Rick Patterson | September 07, 2007 9:26 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today that there will be a voluntary recall of Apex Security Systems with XICOR Memory Chip. It seems, the product could fail to warn of an intrusion and/or fire. Approximately, 1,000 units will be recalled. The product is known as "Apex-Brand Destiny 6100 and 6100AN Security System Control Panels."The security system was distributed by Honeywell...

• Mattel Recalls Toys

  Rick Patterson | August 18, 2007 7:36 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Mattel recalled nine million toys on Tuesday. It appears that the concern is a magnet that could be ingested by children. Of particular concern, according to Dr. Robert J. Geller, associate professor of pediatrics at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and director of the Georgia Poison Center, is the fact that if more than one magnet is swallowed it may cause severe intestinal...

• Peanut Butter Said to be No Longer Contaminated

  Rick Patterson | August 12, 2007 6:45 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  After a recall that was far-reaching, it appears that Peter Pan peanut butter will now be returning to the store shelves this month. ConAgra is giving a 100 percent satisfaction guarantee. Just a thought - wasn't that what we thought we had to begin with?The salmonella infection in the peanut butter made as many as 625 people sick in 47 states. What is particularly frightening about the toxic...

• Dealing with Imported Defective Products

  Rick Patterson | August 02, 2007 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  As always, product safety is a great concerns for consumers. Of late, the list of defective products coming out of some foreign countries, namely China, has been getting much needed press coverage. From the tainted pet food fiasco to a variety of products designed for human consumption, the public are coming to the realization that they should think twice before using any product that is...

• Durbin Calls for Reform of FDA Import Program

  Rick Patterson | July 20, 2007 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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...

• Internet Drug Death A Warning To Canadians

  Rick Patterson | July 20, 2007 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Canadian Pharmacists Association (CPhA) have long been concerned about drugs that consumers are able to purchase over the internet. Now, with the first confirmed death as a result of purchasing counterfeit drugs over the internet, their worst fears have been realized. " A BC Coroner's report has concluded that pills bought from a fake online pharmacy are to blame for the March death of a...

• FDA Warning - Tainted Food

  Rick Patterson | July 06, 2007 6:50 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  If you have any Robert's American Gourmet brand Veggie Booty in your home, the FDA is recommending that you get rid of it right away. It is feared that the product may be contaminated with Salmonella, which causes gastrointestinal illness. Apparently, Veggie Booty is sold in a flexible plastic foil bag in four ounce, one ounce, and one-half ounce packages. To add to the problem the defective...

• TOY CASTLES RECALLED

  Rick Patterson | July 06, 2007 5:56 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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....

• What's in this Dog Food Anyway?

  Rick Patterson | June 15, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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....