Defective & Dangerous Products

• Jardine Baby Cribs Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | June 27, 2008 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Over 320,000 baby cribs there were manufactured by Jardine Enterprises have been recalled. The recalled cribs were sold at Babys R Us and Toys R Us stores across the nation from 2002 until May of...

• Counterfeit Square D Circuit Breakers Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | May 28, 2008 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  For the fourth time since last year the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled counterfeit circuit breakers. The circuit breakers are labeled with the Square D name and may be a...

• Salmonella Outbreak May Be Linked to Recalled Cereal

  Jenny Albano | April 12, 2008 5:32 PM | 1 CommentMinneapolis, MN

  The FDA announced that 23 people have been diagnosed with salmonellosis in 14 states and may have been caused by the same strain of salmonella found in the recalled Puffed Rice and Puffed Wheat...

• Spelt Bread Recalled Due to Wheat

  Shannon Weidemann | March 20, 2008 10:17 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Food for Life has issued a product recall for spelt bread that was made with wheat products. The wheat is not declared on the packaging and could pose a health hazard to those allergic to wheat. The recall involves over 2,200 cases of spelt bread. The recalled frozen products were sold nationwide through health food distributors and natural food retailers in 24 oz. light blue packages. The...

• Children's Trailer Bicycle Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | January 09, 2008 8:25 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  A children's bicycle that attaches to an adult bike has been recalled after the product was found to have a structural problem. The recalled children's trailer bicycle were sold under three names by Pacific Bicycle Inc. The trailer bicycles were sold in bike shops around the United States under the InStep, Schwinn and Mongoose label. A welded plate may fail causing injury. The "Pathfinder,"...

• Dodge Vans and Trucks Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | December 10, 2007 8:30 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Over 600,000 Dodge pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans have been recalled by Chrysler this week. The recalled vehicles have a faulty gear-shift blocker. The Dodge vehicles were sold in the United States and Canada in 2000 through 2002. Chrysler says long-term wear could cause the shifter to jump out of park without the key in the ignition.It's not known how many of the affected vehicles are in...

• Cargill Recalls More Ground Beef

  Shannon Weidemann | November 05, 2007 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Cargill recalled ground beef in early October after reports of four Minnesota children becoming ill after eating the meat. They have now announced a new recall of over 1 million pounds of ground beef that was distributed in 10 states. The recalled meat may be contaminated with E. coli. Cargill learned the meat may be contaminated after the Agriculture Department found a problem with a sample...

• Target Recalls Rattles Because of Potential Choking Hazard

  Jenny Albano | October 02, 2007 6:34 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Target, in cooperation with the CPSC, is recalling about 82,000 Plush Boy Rattles because the rattles can break apart and release the small beads inside, which poses a choking hazard to young children.The recalled rattles were sold in three styles: a white baseball with red stitching, a brown football with white stitching, and an orange basketball with black stitching. The tag sewn into the...

• Simplicity and Graco Cribs Recalled After Deaths

  Shannon Weidemann | September 21, 2007 2:25 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall involving a million cribs sold under the Simplicity and Graco names. The recalled cribs were made in China. Two babies have died in the recalled cribs and a third child died in a newer model of the crib that has not been recalled. Seven other infants have been entrapped in the cribs, according to the CPSC. There have been 55...

• Recall for Spinach with Salmonella Underway

  Shannon Weidemann | August 30, 2007 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Metz Fresh has issued a product recall for bagged spinach that may be contaminated with salmonella. The company routinely tests spinach as it is processed in their plants. Metz Fresh reports that most of the spinach was found before going to the consumer. "As soon as we learned of the presumptive positive test, we directed all customers to hold all boxes of the spinach affected as a...