Defective & Dangerous Products

• You had an accident, what to do next Part 3 of 3....

  Troy Schwant | February 28, 2009 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  In my previous two blogs I gave you simple tips in case you were involved in a motor vehicle accident or in a slip and fall accident, and today we discuss what you should do if you have been injured...

• Big Tobacco Sued By One Of Its Own

  Pete Mackey | February 18, 2009 6:43 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Alan Landers, a billboard model for Winston in the 60's and 70's, has filed suit in Palm Beach County against the tobacco companies. He claims that the dangers of smoking were hidden from him and...

• It is Time to Look for Dangerous Toys

  Pete Mackey | December 31, 2008 4:19 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Remember Dan Akroyd as Irving Mainway hawking safe toys such as Bag O' Glass, Doggy Dentist and Mr. Skin-Grafter on Saturday Night Live? The joke was, nobody would sell toys that were as dangerous...

• Toy Wagons Recalled for Lead Paint Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | January 04, 2008 2:16 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Tricam Industries Inc, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced a voluntary recall of approximately 15,000 metal toy wagons. The surface paint on the wagon buckets contains excessive levels of lead.There have been no reports of incidents or injuries at this time.The recall involves red metal wagons with the model number MH1250. The wagons have a red steel...

• Infantino Lion Teethers Recalled for Choking Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | December 17, 2007 10:32 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  Infantino, in cooperation with the CPSC, announced a voluntary product recall of its "Lion" teethers because the plastic nose can detach posing a choking hazard to small children.The company has received eight reports of the nose detaching. One of the eight reports includes a small child gagging on the detached nose.This recall involves Infantino lion teethers. The yellow and orange plastic...

• Ground Beef Recalled for E. coli Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | November 26, 2007 6:56 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  American Foods Group announced a recall of nearly 96,000 pounds of various ground beef products that may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, a deadly bacterium. E. coli O157:H7 can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration.The Illinois Department of Public Health discovered the problem during an investigation after receiving two reports of illness. The company issued a recall after...

• Soft Crib Bumpers May Do More Harm Than Good

  Jenny Albano | September 21, 2007 9:25 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  A study, published in The Journal of Pediatrics September issue, showed that soft crib bumpers have caused a number of infant deaths over the years. Researchers reviewed three U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission databases for deaths related to crib bumpers and crib-related injuries from 1985-2005 and found that there have been 27 accidental deaths of children up to 2-years-old that were...

• California Recalls 56,000 Lunch Boxes Due to Lead Toxin

  Courtney Mills | September 21, 2007 2:17 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The California Department of Public Health recalled 56,000 lunch boxes on Thursday, citing unsafe level of lead in the paint coating the boxes. The lunch boxes appeared to have been made in China, and were handed out at Public Health fairs and several other events in California. The lunch boxes urged consumers to "Eat fruits and vegetables and be active."Surprisingly, the California Department...

• Top Mattel Exec Apologizes to Congress

  Courtney Mills | September 13, 2007 12:24 PM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The chief executive officer of Mattel, Robert A. Eckert, testified to senators about the company's recent problems regards its toys. In testimony before a Senate subcommittee, Eckert discussed with senators how the recent recalls had left his company particularly exposed at an awkward time of the year. Readers will remember that Mattel has suffered mightily in the wake of three recalls for lead...

• Newest product recalls from CPSC

  Staff Writer | September 04, 2007 9:25 AM | 0 CommentsMobile, AL

  The most recent product recalls from the Consumer Product Safety Commission include Imaginarium wooden coloring cases, Yorkcraft emergency tool kits, Gerber EAB pocket knives and electric heaters from Marley Engineered Products.SFGate.com details these recalls of defective products that affect consumers across the nation:-- B&F System Inc. of Dallas is recalling 43,000 Yorkcraft emergency tool...