Posts tagged Defective Products

• Defective Product Could Cause Death

  Greg Owen | June 01, 2007 5:46 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A California company, Hong Chang Corporation of Santa Fe Springs, has recalled a product labeled as monkfish. They fear it may contain tetrodotoxin, a potent toxin. Apparently, this particular toxin cannot be destroyed by cooking or freezing, and can result in death. Within approximately one half hour to several hours of ingesting food that contains tetrodotoxin symptoms occur. The symptoms...

• Contaminated Pet Food & Human Food

  Greg Owen | May 29, 2007 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Since the pet food recall begun on March 16, and the subsequent news that contaminated pet food had reached the human food supply, the Food and Drug Administration stated that it will test ingredients imported for use in human food. The question the FDA is looking into is whether contaminants are in other concentrates that may be getting into the pet food and/or human food. Dr. David Acheson,...

• FDA Warning -Defective Product

  Greg Owen | May 25, 2007 2:22 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Many people have had an MRI with and MRI scan comes a gadolinium-based contrast agent, which are used to enhance the quality of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first notified health care professionals and the public about the gadolinium-related risks for nephrogenic systemic fibrosis NSF in June 2006 . Information regarding those risks were updated in...

• Menu Food Sues ChemNutra Inc. Due to Tainted Pet Food Ingredient

  Greg Owen | May 24, 2007 5:45 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  A lawsuit was filed on Monday by Menu food as a result of the tainted pet food ingredient that was supplied to them by ChemNutra, Inc. Menu Foods is now asking for damages substantially in excess of $75, 000. ChemNutra fired back the claim that Menu Foods waited weeks prior to advising them of potential problems. The pet food ingredient, wheat gluten, contained melamine, which is a toxic...

• Contaminated Pet Food - What to Look For

  Greg Owen | May 22, 2007 5:20 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Today, U.S. federal officials announced that wheat flour was actually the contaminated pet-food ingredient from China that sickened dogs and cats. It was not wheat gluten or rice protein concentrate, as previously suspected.It is believed that the wheat flour was deliberately spiked with melamine in order to give the ingredient a false protein reading. A false reading increases the value of the...

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

  Greg Owen | May 16, 2007 1:38 PM | 0 CommentsGlendale, CA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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 Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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 Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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 Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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 Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  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...