Bravo Issues Pet Food Recall After Salmonella Detected With more pet food recalls occurring across the country, more pet food manufacturers are becoming sensitive to testing for food-borne pathogens like salmonella and listeria. On Monday, September 29th, Bravo issued a pet food recall for selected raw turkey and chicken food products for both dogs and cats because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella. The recalled pet food was distributed across the country starting on November 14th, 2013 through distributors and sold … [Read more...]
Carob Powder Food Recall Expanded Due to Salmonella
September 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
More Carob Powder and Carob Brownies Under Food Recall for Potential Salmonella Manufacturer Glaser Organic has issued an expanded version of their original food recall for carob powder items, to include additional carob powder products, as well as carob brownies. Glaser said in a press release that the products might have been contaminated with salmonella, but no illnesses or deaths have been reported from ingestion of these products. The items specifically under the expanded food recall include: RAW CAROB POWDER 8 ounces Lot# … [Read more...]
Ford Fiesta Door Latches Under Vehicle Safety Investigation
September 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
No Vehicle Recall, But Vehicle Safety Investigation of Ford Fiesta Door Latches US safety regulators are investigating complaints that the door latches on some model Ford Fiestas will not close properly. No vehicle recall has been issued yet, but rather a vehicle safety investigation. The vehicle safety investigation covers 205,000 Fiestas from model years 2011 to 2013. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced the vehicle safety investigation, which may lead to a vehicle recall, because they had received 61 … [Read more...]
Honda Issues Vehicle Recall Due to Takata Airbags
September 12, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Honda’s Vehicle Recall Covers Thousands of Cars that Feature Takata Airbags Honda Motor Corp. has issued a vehicle recall covering 63,200 cars due to a defect in the driver’s side airbag, which is manufactured by Takata. Takata’s airbags have led to numerous vehicle recalls recently, covering over 16 million cars worldwide. Honda’s models under the vehicle recall are CR-V, Civic, Brio and Amaze, model years 2012-2015, which are mostly sold in the Asian market. However, other vehicles in the recall are in Europe, Latin America, and Africa. … [Read more...]
Listeria Food Recall for Stone Fruit Expands
July 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
More Stores Included in Listeria Food Recall for Listeria in Stone Fruit The Wawona Packaging Company has expanded its voluntary Listeria food recall for stone fruits to more retail grocery stores after learning that the potentially listeria-contaminated fruit was shipped to more places. No cases of listeria contamination have been linked to the stone fruit – including plums, peaches, and nectarines – but company president Brent Smittcamp said that consumers should definitely discard the fruit, not wash it, as a precaution. "By taking the … [Read more...]
Uterine Cancer Morcellator Hysterectomy Lawsuits Continue
July 28, 2014 By Leave a Comment
New Study Shows Morcellator Hysterectomy Can Lead to Uterine Cancer A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) on Tuesday, July 22nd, showed a link between laparoscopic morcellator hysterectomy procedures and uterine cancer. In April this year, the Food and Drug Administration advised surgeons to stop using morcellators to remove uterine fibroids, as some of the fibroids could actually be tumors. Removing the tumors with a morcellator can cause cancer to spread faster. On July 11th, the FDA announced that … [Read more...]
GM Key Ignition Recall Woes Continue
July 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Key Ignition Recall: GM’s Legal Team Targeted for Policies On Thursday, July 17th, Congressional lawmakers demanded that GM’s legal team, which oversaw specifics for compensation to victims of the GM key ignition recall defect that led to a massive key ignition recall, open up the criteria for compensation. Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, who chairs the senate subcommittee investigating the massive General Motors vehicle recall and ignition switch problems, praised GM CEO Mary Barra for her “courage and conviction,” but said that the … [Read more...]
Explosive Airbags Prompt Additional Takata Recalls
July 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Explosive Airbags Could Land Takata in the Red as Vehicle Recalls Expand On Wednesday, July 16th, BMW announced an explosive airbag recall covering 574,000 cars in the United States because the automobiles had an explosive airbag manufactured by Takata. The automotive manufacturer’s vehicle recall covers 1.6 million cars worldwide. The Takata Corporation recently informed numerous car manufacturers, as well as the public, that they found a defect in their airbags which can cause them to explode and injure drivers and passengers. According to … [Read more...]
Tattoo Ink Recall for Bacterial Infection
July 16, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Potential Bacterial Infection Leads to Needles and Tattoo Ink Recall A California-based company has issued a tattoo ink recall for multiple colors of tattoo inks, as well as needles and kits, which were sold through the internet, and could lead to a bacterial infection. White & Blue Lion Inc issued the voluntary tattoo ink recall on July 11th. The recall covers all colors of ink, sold in kits and separately, in 5 ml bottles with a Lot number OR 20036, with a best-by date of 12-16-16. Also covered by the product recall are tattoo needles, … [Read more...]
Foster Farms Could Face Legal Battles Over Salmonella Food Recall
July 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Foster Farms Faces Legal and Insurance Issues After Salmonella Food Recall Foster Farms has been the source of a salmonella outbreak for the past year, but until Thursday, July 3rd, the company had not issued a salmonella food recall. Although the USDA regulates food-borne pathogens, such as e. Coli, a certain amount of salmonella is regularly found in chicken, and in most circumstances, thoroughly cooking poultry can kill the disease. This means that salmonella is not considered a pathogen under USDA food safety regulations, but an … [Read more...]
