The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced that the majority of allhoverboards in the United States are dangerous. The commission has now established safety guidelines and is threatening to seize all hoverboards that do not meet those requirements. In addition, the vast number of hoverboards that have been sold in the United States…
Millions of Toyota SUV’s have beenrecalled after a seat belt separated in a fatal auto accident. The automaker believes that passenger seat belts are being cut by metal seat cushion frames causing them to fail. The defect has caused a fatality in a car accident in Canada and injured one person in a car…
Hormel Foods Corporation has issued arecall for 450 pounds of Dinty Moore Hearty Meals No Preservatives Beef Stew sold in 15-ounce cans. The beef products in the beef stew may be contaminated with foreign materials. The cans recalled contain a best by date of February 2019. The recalled cans were sold at Kroger stores…
Arecall has been issued for RAW Meal Organic Shake & Meal Replacement products made by Garden of Life after a salmonella outbreak has been confirmed. The outbreak has caused 11 individuals to suffer illnesses in nine states requiring one to be hospitalized. The products were sold in varieties including original, chocolate, vanilla and vanilla…
Ford has issued arecall for 391,000 Ranger pickup trucks as part of the Takata airbag inflator recall. All 2004 through 2006 Rangers in the U.S. and Canada are being recalled due to the air bag inflator exploding and shooting shrapnel into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. The Takata airbag inflator recall has recently…
A cough syrup sold in the United States and China has beenrecalled after it was discovered it contained morphine. The medicine is sold under the brand Master Herbs Cough Syrup and is called ‘Licorice Coughing Liquid.’ The cough syrup is manufactured in China and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration discovered that morphine was…
TheTakata Airbag recall has been deemed the largest recall in U.S. history, affecting close to 24 million vehicles. Last month, a man was killed due to a faulty airbag prompting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to expand the current recall to include an additional 5 million U.S. vehicles including Volkswagen AG, Audi, and…
Dole issues arecall for packages of salads after listeria has been linked to several hospitalizations and one death. On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that six brands of packaged salads produced by Dole were linked to the bacteria listeria. The illnesses began in July and so far 11 people have…
Numerous media sources have reported thatEOS lip balm caused severe blistering and injuries to a woman’s mouth after applying the balm. California resident, Rachel Cronin, filed a lawsuit on January 12th against the company EOS, Evolution of Smooth, claiming she suffered serious injuries to her lips and surround area of her mouth after using…
As 2016 is well under way, several productrecalls have already been issued due to potential risks to the health and wellness of the consumer. The latest recall was issued on Tuesday for children’s cold medicine. The liquid medicine poses an overdose risk due to the included dose cup containing markings that are incorrect. The…