A productrecall has been issued by Samsung Electronics Co. recently in the United States, South Korea, and Europe. The current recall involves their smartphone, the Galaxy Note 7s, and its faulty battery. The battery has allegedly caused some of their products to catch on fire. This recall is quite extensive, as it has resulted…
St. Louis will be the location for a trial once again to determine ifJohnson and Johnson is responsible for causing cancer in another plaintiff. The lawsuit alleges that a woman’s use of talcum powder caused her cancer. Attorneys for a Modesto, California, woman claims she developed ovarian cancer in 2012 after years of use…
Blue Bell Creameries of Texas has issued a voluntaryrecall of its frozen desserts. After weeks of gradual recalls, the company finally decided to pull all of its products off the market. The company recalled its ice cream, sherbet, frozen yogurt, and other frozen treats due to a possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Blue Bell…
A five-vehiclecrash in Iowa was caused by a wrong-way driver on Saturday. The accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 near Ankeny at approximately 12:20 a.m. According to an Iowa State Patrol Trooper, a Red Chevy Cobalt attempted a U-turn on northbound I-35 and traveled southbound in the northbound lanes. The Cobalt…
The Richfield, Pennsylvania company, Apple Tree Goat Dairy, has announced arecall of several kinds of cheese due to a possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The cheeses that have been affected by the recall are French Herb Chevre Lot #736 in 8 oz. and 5 lb packages; Feta cheese aged 60 days lot #836; Gouda…
When the discovery of a consumer safety or a defective product is found, aproduct recall is announced to minimize the dangers to the consumer and to avoid the risk of legal action to the maker/seller. Recalls are costly, but the possibility of having a product that put multiple consumers at risk of injury, possibly…
Due to undeclared shellfish and soy, arecall has been issued by the FDA for a Mei Shun Noodle product. The Chicago company has been asked to recall its 6毛FIVE branded Rice Noodles, 12-ounce packages. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, the the mislabeling was discovered during a routine inspection. The 6毛FIVE Rice…
Kellogg has made arecall on their Eggo waffles after routine testing lead to the discovery of possible contamination. The contamination concern is Listeria, a pathogenic bacterium that can be deadly especially for children or people with a weak immune system. The symptoms are similar to the flu in which someone affected can produce a…
The FDA has issued a warning about the increased risks of infections and allergic reactions associated withtattoo ink. As the tattoo industry grows to a billion dollar business, the FDA has seen a dramatic increase in complaints. According to the agency officials, there is not one tattoo ink even approved for use in tattooing…
The FDA has announced today that Novo Nordisk has made the decision torecall six batches of the glucagon-injecting devices after it has been reported that needles in the GlucaGen HypoKit have detached from the syringes. A detachment of the needle was reported to Novo Nordisk by a customer in Portugal and one from the…