Defective & Dangerous Products

• Deceitful Marketing Lands Proctor & Gamble in Hot Water

  Claude Wyle | October 03, 2007 6:36 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Proctor & Gamble has been marketing Vicks Early Defense Foaming Hand Sanitizer to school children as an antimicrobial product. The only problem is, this product has not been proven safe or effective for this claim, and may not protect children from illness. In response, the FDA issued a warning letter to Proctor & Gamble, informing the company to either comply with FDA standards, or refrain...

• Ice Cream Recalled Due to Undisclosed Ingredient

  Claude Wyle | October 02, 2007 6:05 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Thousands of pints of Private Selection ice cream sold in Ralphs and Food-4-Less stores will soon be destroyed. While this may be tragic for some ice cream lovers, it may be a matter of life-and-death for people afflicted with egg allergies. This is because the product may contain eggs, but eggs are not listed on the product's label. Consumers with egg allergies could suffer serious or...

• Topps Meat Co. Recalls Tainted Beef

  Claude Wyle | September 30, 2007 7:16 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Twenty-three people in eight states fell ill after eating E.coli-laden hamburgers from Topps Meat Co. The average person recovers from E. coli poisoning in less that a week. However, E. coli can be fatal or cause serious injuries to the very young, the elderly, or those with compromised immune systems. Topps destroyed 332,000 pounds of patties - now that's a lot of cows that didn't have to...

• Dangerous Playpens Recalled After Strangulation Death

  Claude Wyle | September 29, 2007 7:00 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Kolcraft Enterprises Inc., recalled nearly half a million playpens after the wrongful death of a 10-year-old boy. The infant was strangled to death when he became caught in a looped restraining strap. The company blames the parents for the death, claiming they should never have left the child in the playpen with the changing table on top. Perhaps the parents should ask a court to decideFor...

• Cribs Recalled After Two Infant Deaths

  Claude Wyle | September 26, 2007 6:25 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Simplicity for Children has just issued their fourth recall in two years. The cribs, manufactured in China, are marketed under the Graco brand name. Simplicity recalled the product after two infants died because the drop-rail sides of their cribs were installed upside down. Both infants became trapped in the drop-rail, and suffocated to death.. For more information on this subject, please...

• Mattel Accepts Part of the Blame for Dangerous Recalled Toys

  Claude Wyle | September 24, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  In a rare move, Mattel apologized to China and to its customers for its part in the recall of 21 million dangerous and defective toys. Mattel uses Chinese manufacturers to make about 65% of its toys, and derives a huge percentage of its profits from Chinese made toys. Mattel admitted that a substantial portion of the recalled toys were recalled not from Chinese manufacturing defects, but from...

• Quong Hop & Co. Recalls Tofu Due to Potential Contamination

  Jenny Albano | September 21, 2007 10:19 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Quong Hop & Co., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling all the Soy Deli brand tofu that has a code date of December 17, 2007 and is also recalling some kinds of Soy Deli and Quong Hop tofu with a code date of September 23, 2007.The other kinds of tofu being recalled includes a 30 ounce Soy Deli Nigari Tofu, a 12 ounce Soy Deli Water Pack Tofu, and the 16 ounce Quong Hop Water Pack Tofu.These...

• Dole Announces New E.Coli-Related Salad Recall

  Claude Wyle | September 19, 2007 4:06 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Dole Food Co. announced yet another recall, this time of "Dole Hearts Delight" bagged salads in the United States and Canada Monday, after finding that the salads may contain E. coli. Although, according to Dole, no one has been reported sick from eating the salads, some salad in Canada has been found to contain E. Coli which will cause severe food poisoning. The recall covers bagged salads with...

• Crocs Shoes And Escalator Accidents

  Claude Wyle | September 18, 2007 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  Crocs shoes, those popular plastic clogs with the soft soles that children love to wear, have been linked to accidents worldwide that involve the shoes becoming caught in escalators. Mostly small children are suffering toe and foot injuries in San Francisco and throughout the world. Officials at air and train terminals and malls have begun posting warnings to passengers about wearing the shoes...

• Manufacturers Had Prior Knowledge of Dangerous Popcorn Chemical

  Claude Wyle | September 15, 2007 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsSan Francisco, CA

  According to documents released to Cox Newspapers, an Environmental Protection Agency report was kept secret after the agency received pressure from the popcorn industry, and popcorn manufacturers knew of the potential health risks associated with a chemical called diacetyl in microwave popcorn for more than a year before announcing they would remove the substance. Diacetyl is fake butter smell,...