Defective & Dangerous Products

• Safety Guidelines for Safer Christmas Toys

  Ryan Scott | November 25, 2008 5:52 PM | 0 CommentsBentonville , AR

  We have had a Christmas tree up in our house for nearly a month now! I tried to tell my wife that it wasn't even Thanksgiving, much less, Christmas season. However, I was told that it was never too...

• What Doctors Are Saying About Chondrolysis, Pain Pumps and Intra-articular Anesthesia

  Armand Rossetti | November 25, 2008 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Doctors have been associating catheter delivered intra-articular pain pump anesthesia with cartilage cell toxicity. It has now become increasingly evident that pain pump infused anesthesia is...

• Food Poisoning: Cooking The Turkey

  Mike Bryant | November 25, 2008 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  With the Turkey dinner just days away it's important that consideration go into not only the whole day , but how the Turkey is prepared itself. The Turkey should be thawed completely. ...

• Buyer Beware: Dangerous Toys for Children

  Kristina Labanauskas | November 24, 2008 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsCook County, IL

  It’s officially the holiday shopping season, and Black Friday is just around the corner. If you have any intention of shopping for children’s toys this year, however, you should read the...

• Wheel Rims Can Explode and Cause Injury on Recalled MTD Snow Throwers

  Jamie Sheller | November 24, 2008 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsPhiladelphia, PA

  In 2006 the CSPC and MTD announced a recall of around 130,000 snow throwers sold under the Troy-Bilt, Craftsman and Yard Machines brands. An issue with tire pressure resulted in some plastic wheel...

• Vegan Rella Cheddar Block Recall

  Jessica Smagacz | November 21, 2008 9:29 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  FDA released today that PANOS brands (of Saddle Brook, NJ) is recalling Vegan Rella Cheddar Block because it may contain an undeclared milk protein. This product is manufactured by Swan Gardens/Tree...

• CEO Don Earhart updates Wall Street about I-Flow’s On-Q Pain Pump chondrolysis lawsuits

  Armand Rossetti | November 21, 2008 4:13 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  On October 12, 2007, Biomedical Innovation headlined, “I-Flow faces lawsuits, defends its pain pump.” In that story, Orlando Rodriguez, vice President of marketing at I-Flow indicated...

• GE Recalls Ovens

  Beth Janicek | November 21, 2008 10:16 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  General Electric Co. is recalling approximately 244,000 wall ovens because of a potential fire and burn hazard. The ovens affected were sold under then the GE, GE Profile, Monogram and Kenmore...

• Food Poisoning: Is There A Concern About Melamine For the United States?

  Mike Bryant | November 21, 2008 9:30 AM | 6 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN

  For some time now, there has been concern in China about the inclusion of melamine in products. Melamine is a chemical used in making plastics and fertilizer. Recently it has been improperly used...

• Recall on IKEA Window Blinds After a Child is Strangled

  David Mittleman | November 21, 2008 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall for Green Mountain Vista window blinds and shades, sold at IKEA, after a 1-year old girl choked to death. The agency received a similar...