Defective & Dangerous Products

• Fireworks and Safety

  Billy Cunningham | June 20, 2009 3:50 PM | 1 CommentMobile, AL

  The 4th of July is just around the corner and fireworks have become a regular part of its celebration. The American Pyrotechnics Association reports that revenue from the sale of fireworks for 2008...

• Aloha Portable Heaters Recalled for Fire Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | February 20, 2008 2:40 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Aloha Housewares, in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary product recall of its portable heaters due to a fire hazard.The company has received 29 reports of the heaters melting, catching fire or smoking, including 18 reports of property damage. One consumer suffered minor burns to the hands and feet.The recalled heaters include electric oscillating tower heaters that display "Aloha...

• New Era Expands Nationwide Recall of Canned Vegetables for Botulism Risk

  Chrissie Cole | February 07, 2008 11:12 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced they are expanding a nationwide recall of canned vegetables for a third time due to potential Clostridium botulinum (C. botulinum) risk.C. botulinum produces the toxin that creates botulism which can cause life threatening illness and sometimes death. The affected New Era products included in this recall weigh between 6 and 7 pounds and...

• Lowe's Recalls Torchiere Lamps for Fire Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | January 12, 2008 11:46 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  LG Sourcing, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), announced a voluntary recall of 90,000 Torchiere lamps sold by Lowe's Stores. A short circuit located in the lamps' wiring can pose a fire hazard to users.To date, the company has received two reports of lamp fires, with no reported injuries.The recalled lamps have a product number of 179878 on the packaging and...

• Tot Tower Blocks Recalled for Choking Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | December 29, 2007 11:10 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  eeBoo Corp., in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of Tot Tower toy blocks because the plastic covering on the toys can detach posing a choking hazard to small children.To date, the company has received two reports of the plastic covers detaching and small children putting the pieces in their mouths. No injuries have been reported.The blocks have various images and themes...

• Fisher-Price Recalls Laugh & Lear Kitchen Toys Due to Choke Hazard

  Jenny Albano | November 06, 2007 1:20 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Fisher-Price is recalling about 155,000 Laugh and Learn Learning Kitchen Toys because they pose a choke hazard to young children. Pieces of the faucet or the hands on the clock can detach, which poses the problem.There have been 48 reports of small parts separating from the toys, including two reports of children gagging on pieces, one report of a child who started choking on a piece and one...

• FAA Orders 737 Inspections

  Courtney Mills | August 29, 2007 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The federal government ordered inspections of wing slats of all new Boeing 737s. The Federal Aviation Administration submitted these orders in response to an emergency that occurred last week when a Chinese Airlines jet taxied to a stop in Okinawa last week and caught on fire. Fortunately, all of the passengers escaped safely before the plane was engulfed in flames.According to media reports,...

• Gilchrist & Soames Recalls Toothpaste Made in China

  Courtney Mills | August 14, 2007 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  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...

• Recall on Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Toys Due to Lead

  Staff Writer | June 15, 2007 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  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...

• Contaminated peanut butter prompts recall

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 10:46 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  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...