Defective & Dangerous Products

• Burn Safely This Fall

  Pete Mackey | November 09, 2009 11:17 AM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  Fire is an alluring medium. Kids love it - so do adults. Watching kindling slowly take flame is like watching magic. The Fall means leaf and trash burning in back yards all across the country....

• Four-Wheelers Are Not Toys

  Pete Mackey | September 09, 2009 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Like many folks in the Mobile area, I went to the beach on Labor Day. On my way home, I saw two young boys coming the other way on a four wheeler in the grass next to the road. This road is a four...

• Crib Turtle Toys Recalled by Kids II for Choking Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | January 31, 2008 8:06 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Kids II Inc., in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), has announced a crib toy recall. The recalled products include the Baby Einstein, Baby Neptune and Soothing Seascape toy turtles.The anchors that hold the straps to the back of the toy can detach and pose a choking hazard to small children. The company has received 23 reports of the anchors detaching. No...

• ConAgra Issues Massive Banquet Pot Pie Recall

  Courtney Mills | October 12, 2007 11:03 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  ConAgra Foods Inc. of Omaha, Nebraska stopped production of its Banquet turkey and chicken pot pies at a Missouri plant after linking over 165 cases of salmonella poisoning to the pies. While at least thirty people have ended up in the hospital as a result of eating the pies, ConAgra contends that the outbreak of salmonella is due to consumers undercooking the pies.Although the company...

• Potentially Dangerous Remington Rifles

  Billy Cunningham | July 25, 2009 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Remington Arms Company, Inc. has had knowledge of unintended discharge for the Model 700 and 710 rifles over the past 30 years. There have been numerous lawsuits against it over a defective design...

• Your Dryer - Is There A Fire Inside?

  Pete Mackey | August 29, 2009 6:10 PM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  I ran into a friend in court a few weeks ago who looked distressed. As we spoke, the cause of that distress spilled out - a fire had just about destroyed a weekend getaway he owns nearby. The cause...

• Poison pajamas from China now a concern

  Staff Writer | August 21, 2007 7:15 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Like the recalled toys that have caused a recent scare, many of the clothes infants and children wear are also made in China. A new report out of New Zealand says that "scientists found formaldehyde in woollen and cotton clothes at 500 times higher than is safe." Most of those toxic clothes were made in China.Formaldehyde, which is often used in clothing to give it a permanent press appearance,...

• Stokke Recalls Strollers for Wheel Detachment Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | December 11, 2007 10:20 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Stokke LLC, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of 2,000 Xplory Baby Strollers. A bolt that attaches the front wheel to the stroller can come loose, causing one of the front wheels to fall off, posing a fall hazard to small children.The company has received 14 reports of wheels falling off the stroller, including an incident where a child suffered scratches when she fell out...

• 'Formula 1' Toy Racing Cars Recalled for Paint Lead Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | January 23, 2008 1:10 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  OKK Trading Inc. in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a toy recall of its "Formula 1" toy racing cars because the surface paint on the toys contains excessive levels of lead.Excessive levels of lead, violates the federal lead paint standard and can be toxic if ingested by small children.The toy recall involves toy racing cars that include a remote...

• DeWALT Cordless Drills Recalled for Fire Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | December 23, 2007 10:36 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  DeWALT, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary product recall of 350,000 cordless drills because the trigger switch on the drill can overheat, posing a fire hazard.To date the company has received 11 reports of trigger switches overheating. No property damage or injuries have been reported. Cordless Drills Included in the Recall are:DC920 Heavy-Duty XRPâ„¢ 1/2" (13mm) 18 Volt Cordless...