Posts tagged Defective Products

• Paricon Recalls Children's Snow and Sand Castle Kits Because of Sharp Edges

  Jenny Albano | November 21, 2007 8:23 PM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Paricon, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 800 Children's Snow and Sand Castle Kits because the largest plastic castle block maker in the kit can crack at the handle during when being used, which creates sharp edges that pose a laceration hazard to children.The recall castle kit consists of three red plastic block makers. Only the largest block maker in the set is included in the...

• Frozen Beef Patties Recalled for E. coli Bacteria

  Chrissie Cole | September 29, 2007 10:44 PM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Topps Meat Company announced a voluntary recall of 21.7 million pounds of frozen ground beef burgers, after receiving 25 reports of illness caused by E. coli bacteria tainted beef across eight states.The beef recall includes frozen burger patties and other products manufactured by Topps Meat Company during the past year. The recalled packages have a "sell by" or "best used by" date between...

• Fisher-Price Recalls Geo Trax Locomotive Toys for Excessive Lead in Paint

  Chrissie Cole | September 11, 2007 1:28 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Fisher-Price in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a toy recall of approximately 90,000 Geo Trax toy locomotives, made in China, due to the paint containing excessive levels of lead.The recalled toys include Geo Trax Freightways Transport and Geo Trax Special Track Pack toys. The recalled toy models were manufactured between the days of July 31, 2006...

• FDA Warns: Botulism Risk in Certain Castleberry Food Products

  Chrissie Cole | July 29, 2007 2:47 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  After four reported cases of botulism poisoning in Indiana, Castleberry Food Company is recalling several products manufactured at their Georgia plant and under various other brand names.The recalled products include: hot dog chili sauce, beef stew, chili with and without beans, corned beef has, barbeque pork and barbecue sauce and Natural Balance canned dog food. You can find a complete listing...

• Lawsuit Filed Over Salmonella Outbreak at Food Festival

  Chrissie Cole | July 18, 2007 8:27 PM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A couple that attended the Taste of Chicago claims they later became very sick. They were both hospitalized for four days. Now, they have filed what is believed to be the first lawsuit following a salmonella outbreak at the food festival.The couple is suing Pars Cove Persian Cuisine whose booth carried hummus contaminated with salmonella bacteria, the suit claims. The couple suffered high fever,...

• FDA Warns Not to Eat Veggie Booty Snacks for Possible Salmonella Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | June 28, 2007 1:26 PM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The FDA has issued a warning to discard any Veggie Booty Snacks they have in their home due to possible contamination with Salmonella Wandsworth, bacteria that cause gastrointestinal illness.Generally, Veggie Booty Snacks are consumed by small children. Parents should watch their children and if they notice any signs of illness, immediately seek medical attention.The FDA issued a warning based...

• Pier 1 Glassware Recalled

  Christina Cole | May 08, 2007 12:11 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Pier 1 Imports has announced a product recall of 180,000 red and orange glassware pieces. The glassware can crack or break, posing a laceration threat to consumers.Seventeen incidents of glassware braking or cracking has been reported to Pier 1 Imports. One injury inloved a minor cut from the broken glass.The recall includes large and goblets, small tumblers and margaritas. The bottom part of...

• FDA Finds Chemical, Not Rat Poison in Recalled Pet Food

  Christina Cole | March 31, 2007 1:02 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Federal Testing of the recalled pet foods found a chemical used to make plastics but did not confirm presence of rat poison. The recall expanded Friday to include the first of dry pet food.The FDA said Friday that melamine was found in samples of the Menu Foods involved in the original recall last week and in imported wheat gluten used to make wet-style pet foods. Cornell University scientist...

• Menu Foods - Pet Food Recall

  Christina Cole | March 19, 2007 2:02 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Menu Foods is recalling approximately $30 million dollars worth of cat and dog food. The precautionary pet food recall includes brands that sold under 37 different cat food lables and 46 different dog food labels. Included are national pet food names such as Iams, Eukanuba and Nutro.To tell if you have any recalled pet food in your posession, look on the bottom of the can or pouch and locate the...

• Peanut Butter Recall: Salmonella Poisoning

  Christina Cole | February 14, 2007 1:19 AM | 0 CommentsSpringfield, IL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Recalled peanut butter is making hundreds of people worldwide sick, from salmonella poisoning. Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter with "2111" at the start of the serial number is being recalled. Consumers should check to make sure they do not have any of these jars in their home. Approximately 300 cases have been reported within 39 states since August 2006. No deaths have been reported to...