Defective & Dangerous Products

• Firm Sues for $10 Million in a Defective Product Case

  Greg Owen | May 16, 2007 1:38 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  A lawsuit in the amount of $10 million was filed against Lynchburg-based C.B. Fleet Company on behalf of Lora Joyce Goza a resident of Texas. She suffered from acute renal failure in addition to other side effects as a result of using Fleet Phospho-soda prior to a medical procedure. Lynchburg-based C.B. Fleet Company is a large manufacturer of health, medical and pharmaceutical...

• Defective Product Injures at Least 160 Children

  Greg Owen | May 11, 2007 4:16 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  On Friday, the Ohio company, Evenflo Company Inc., announced a recall of the Evenflo Embraceâ„¢ Infant Car Seat/Carriers. The number of infant car seats involved in the recall is approximately 450.000. It appears that the handle on the infant carrier can release unexpectedly. The unexpected release causes the seat to rapidly rotate forward and from there you can imagine the types of injuries an...

• First Pet Food Recall - Now, Human Food Chain Affected

  Greg Owen | May 04, 2007 3:34 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Of late, the recall food situation has gotten out of hand. As if it was not bad enough that we have had an ever-increasing array of pet food recalled, now the contamination has reached the human food chain. Yes, I'm afraid so. The latest scare began when it came to light that 'byproducts' of the contaminated pet food had been fed to hogs - who knew hogs were eating pet food. That's another...

• Pet Food Recall Reaches Overseas

  Greg Owen | April 25, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  In what is being described as a precautionary measure, Hill's Pet Nutrition, have recalled all stock of their Prescription Diet m/d Feline dry food in South Africa. Royal Canin, one of the premier petfood companies, will also pull Vet's Choice brand from the shelves since there are signs of contamination. It has been reported that in Cape Town and Johannesburg, 19 dogs presented with acute...

• Defective Products Affecting Children

  Greg Owen | April 23, 2007 3:42 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  It has come to the attention of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) that hundreds of magnets have fallen out of various toys. Out of the hundreds of reported cases 33 of them involve a child who swallowed the magnets, which required emergency surgery. In fact, the death of a 20-month-old was also reported. All of the reported injures resulted in hospital stays, while the majority...

• Contaminated Pet Food Recall Widens

  Greg Owen | April 16, 2007 4:46 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  It has been almost one month since the news broke about the pet-food recall. Albeit for the animals who ate the tainted food, the fallout had begun quite some time prior to the announcement. Congress has begun to seriously question the Food and Drug administration. They want answers as to how this could have happened. The reality is that consumers do not feel safe, given the fact that...

• Menu Foods Delayed Recall of Pet Food

  Greg Owen | April 04, 2007 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  The FDA claim that the source of the pet food contamination appears to be wheat gluten, which is a protein source found in many pet foods. Yet many pet owners are making complaints about sick and dying pets that have only eaten dry food, which is not yet on the recall list. The animal activist group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), claims that Menu Foods contacted Cornell...

• Pet Food Recall Now Extends to Dry Food

  Greg Owen | March 30, 2007 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  You are probably well aware that there have been widespread feelings of panic among pet owners all across this country as a result of the huge pet food recall. Just when you might think things are under control to some small degree, the pet food recall has widened. The Hills Pet Nutrition recalled Prescription Diet m/d Feline Dry food. DRY FOOD! Were we not just told that was safe to use. No...

• Tainted Pet Food Recall Expands

  Greg Owen | March 26, 2007 11:49 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  Last week there were 95 brand names of pet food recalled - 53 dog food brands and 42 cat food brands. This week, the pet food manufacturer, Menu Foods, has requested that stores carrying pet food remove all of the wet pet food items, regardless of the date code, as a precautionary measure. Animals are experiencing kidney failure and death after ingesting the tainted pet food. It is believed...

• Rat Poisoin Found in Tainted Pet Food

  Greg Owen | March 23, 2007 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA

  It was announced today that rat poison was found in the recalled pet food that unsuspecting pet owners have been feeding their faithful friends. Although, it is still unknown to scientists and state officials just how the rat poison got there. According to Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker " the toxin was identified as Aminopterin, which is used to kill rats in some countries."...