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...

• Ortho Evera Birth Control Patch could lead to blood clots

  Michael Johnson | February 23, 2006 11:11 AM | 1 CommentMinneapolis, MN

  A recent study shows that women who use the Ortho Evera birth control patch are at twice the risk of developing a blood clot over those who use the pill. This study follows The Associated Press' investigation from last year and found that women who use the patch have an increased rate of blood clots. A representative of the, FDA Dr. Daniel Shames, stated that these results are "The results are...

• 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...

• Tragic Pool Drain Injury Nearly Takes Girl's Life

  Staff Writer | July 07, 2007 12:43 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Six-year-old Abigail Taylor of Edina, Minnesota suffered a bizarre and tragic injury last week when she was trapped by a pool filter drain in a wading pool at the Minnesota golf club. The powerful suction of the pool drain was strong enough to suck out most of the young girl's intestines, leaving her in critical condition. As bizarre and tragic as this pool injury incident is, it is not the...

• 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...

• 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...

• Thomas Trains Recalled Due to Lead

  Shannon Weidemann | June 18, 2007 1:22 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  1.5 Million Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends toys have been recalled due to the lead in the paint used to decorate them. The recalled toy trains are wooden and are sold in stores around the world. Lead is very dangerous when injested and can cause multiple health problems. The front of the packaging has the logo "Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway" on the upper left-hand corner. A...

• H&M Recalls Boy's Jacket

  Shannon Weidemann | March 10, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Boy's Jackets sold at H&M have been recalled due to a possible choking hazard. The coats had a compass attached to them that may break off. The recalled product is a boy's cotton canvas jacket made exclusively for children in sizes 18M to size 6Y. It has style number 93196 written on the inside care label. There is an attached removable compass on the side. The compasses are copper or...

• Guidant failed to inform FDA changes in device

  Michael Johnson | March 07, 2006 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN

  Fred McCoy, head of Guidant's cardiac rhythm management division, stated during a January 2006 deposition that Guidant altered the design of one of the company's defibrillators in 2002 and later misinformed federal regulators stating that the change had no effect on the product's performanceMcCoy went on to state,"This particular failure mechanism does not have the capacity to kill a patient. ...