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From Thomas the Tank Engine to Sesame Street, it seems that many of those classic toys that have been a part of generations of children's lives are now seen in a different light as the toy recalls continue.Many parents are scouring the Web for lists of recalled products and then scouring their children's toy chests to weed out the bad apples. Some parents are even testing toys for lead paint,...

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Gilchrist & Soames issued a statement on Monday that it would undertake an international recall of its toiletry-sized toothpastes that independent tests confirmed have high concentrations of DEG, or diethylene glycol, a noxious substance used in antifreeze.Gilchrist & Soames, an Indianapolis-based company, supplies miniature toothpastes to luxury hotels all over the world. The current recall...

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The RC2 Corporation is recalling over 1.5 million wooden train toys and accessories from the "Thomas and Friends" series because the paint the product is decorated with contains lead. Many young children have the habit of putting their toys in their mouths. Lead happens to be toxic if ingested by young children.The front of the packaging will have a logo on the upper left hand corner that says...

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Last week newspapers across the country reported on another pet food scare over the possible presence of melamine, a dangerous chemical that may be linked to the recent pet deaths and pet food recalls, in farm feed. These defective products have raised serious concerns among many consumers.Articles from various papers, including the Baltimore Sun, claimed that testing found melamine in hogs and...

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After a number of cat and dog deaths due to contaminated foods produced by Menu Foods, many pet owners are worried about the safety of their furry friends. A report from KTSM news out of Texas says that dog and cat food manufacturer Menu Foods has issued a national recall of more than 60 million cans of "cuts and gravy" style pet food. The recall includes cans made between December 3, 2006 and...

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This week across the country, certain brands of peanut butter were pulled from store shelves due to an FDA product recall resulting from a salmonella outbreak.Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter with the product code "2111" on the lid were recalled by the FDA after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study that showed more than 300 people in 39 states had become sick...

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A law firm out of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, filed suit on behalf of a client earlier this month against Davol, Inc., maker of the Composix Kugel Mesh Patch used in hernia repair surgeries. The plaintiff claims that he experienced severe abdominal pain after his hernia repair surgery and had to undergo bowel dissection surgery to have the defective hernia repair patch removed.The news...

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This month, because of the length of this issue, we will list just a few of the recalls that were issued recently. I had hoped that the number of vehicle recalls would slow down a great deal, but that hasn't been the case.CORVETTES RECALLED AFTER ROOFS FLY OFFGeneral Motors Corp. will recall more than 30,000 Corvettes. Customers have complained that the roof flew off while driving the $45,000...

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The national average for seat belt use is at a high of 71% and that's very good news. The increased use of the safety restraints come after a $3.7 million campaign called "Click It or Ticket." This program used paid advertising from public and private funds that warned communities that law enforcement would be out in force looking for violators of seat belt laws. These statistics are promising...

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Yamaha Motor Corp. is recalling around 190,000 motorcycles because the passenger seat can fall off the rear fender, federal safety regulators and the company said Friday. The recall affects XV250, XVS11, and XVS65 motorcycles from the 1988-2005 model years. The mounting hardware that connects the seat to the fender can loosen when passengers shift their weight, which eventually can cause the...

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Ford Motor Co. approved replacement tires for its Explorer sport utility vehicle that made it just as likely to roll over as the originals that Ford had blamed for more than 200 deaths. Ford's test results of replacement tires, introduced as evidence in an Explorer trial in Mississippi, will support hundreds of pending lawsuits contending that this SUV is unstable and can roll over amid evasive...

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