Preventing Food Poisoning: House Democrats Push for Bill Requiring Salmonella Outbreaks to be Subject to Recall The number of salmonella cases due to contaminated Foster Farms chicken continues to increase – as of June 2014, the amount of people who contracted salmonella after consuming the company’s chicken products has risen to 600. However, Foster Farms has never issued a food recall for its chicken because, under current federal law, salmonella is not a pathogen but an “additive.” Although it's not subject to recall, it does not change … [Read more...]
GM Recall Tied to Faulty Airbags
June 30, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Recall: GM And Other Manufacturers Recall Faulty Airbags Due to Injuries In 2014, there have been a number of GM recalls, beginning with a recall for 2.6 million model year 2004 and 2005 vehicles due to an ignition switch problem that caused several injuries and deaths. Now, the plagued automotive manufacturer, GM, has issued a faulty airbag recall for one of their most popular cars, the Chevrolet Cruze, due to defects in airbags manufactured by Takata. Earlier this month, other automotive manufacturers, including Nissan, Honda, and … [Read more...]
Drug Recall for Red Yeast Rice Supplement for Undeclared Drugs
June 27, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Undeclared High Cholesterol Drug Leads to Drug Recall for Red Yeast Rice Dietary Supplement Supplement manufacturer Doctor’s Best has issued a voluntary drug recall for their Red Yeast Rice Dietary supplement due to undeclared cholesterol medication. The dietary supplement was found to have undeclared lovastatin, a generic drug used to treat high cholesterol, but which can have serious side effects with long-term use. In rare cases of long-term or high dose use, lovastatin can cause serious muscle injury. The risk of muscle injury is … [Read more...]
Airbags Recalled For Rupture, Exploding Hot Air and Shrapnel
June 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Nissan, Honda, and Mazda Airbags Recalled Due to Serious Defects and Personal Injury I can remember back to the days when we rode around in cars that did not have airbags. Airbags were a technological advancement created to make us safer. When that technology backfires, it can be dangerous and even fatal. After serious defects were discovered in airbags manufactured by a Japanese company, Takata, three major Japan-based automobile manufacturers – Nissan, Honda, and Mazda – had their airbags recalled for cars across the world. According to … [Read more...]
First Salmonella Chia Seed Lawsuit Filed
June 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Salmonella Chia Seed Outbreak Leads to Personal Injury Lawsuit A salmonella chia seed outbreak traced back to a health food chia seed powder has been linked to 65 cases of salmonella illness in the United States and Canada. Now, a woman who was hospitalized after contracting the disease, has filed a personal injury lawsuit against the health powder’s manufacturer. Carolyn Marie Shirley, a Fort Collins, Colorado resident, became ill around March 14th, 2014, after she consumed Navitas Naturals chia seed powder, which she purchased at her local … [Read more...]
New Class Action Lawsuit Against GM Filed for Vehicle Recall
June 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
$10 Billion Class Action Lawsuit Against GM Says Vehicle Recall Devalued Cars A new class action lawsuit against GM (General Motors) lawsuit filed, demanding $10 billion in compensation for owners of vehicles that fall under the automotive manufacturer’s massive 20 million unit vehicle recall. According to this this latest class action lawsuit against GM, GM owes its customers three times its annual earnings in compensation for financial losses incurred by the customers, because the vehicle recall has seriously devalued their cars. The … [Read more...]
Chrysler Investigated for Faulty Ignition Switches
June 20, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Concern Over Faulty Ignition Switches Spreads to Chrysler On Wednesday, June 18th, US safety regulators said that they were opening two investigations into Chrysler Group vehicles involving faulty ignition switches, a problem that came to light after millions of General Motors vehicles came under recall earlier this year. The ignition switch problems issue is suspected in 1.25 million Chrysler vehicles, but so far only one crash, and no deaths or injuries, has been linked to the problem. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration … [Read more...]
GM Expands Ignition Switch Recall
June 19, 2014 By Leave a Comment
GM Expands Ignition Switch Recall On Monday, June 16th, General Motors stated that they were expanding their massive 2.6 million GM car ignition switch recall by another 3.4 million cars. This brings their total vehicle recall number to 20 million, including vehicle recalls for problems that do not involve the older models with faulty ignition switches. GM has issued a total of 44 vehicle recalls so far this year. The original ignition switch recall covered older model cars, mostly 2004 and 2005 models, that had faulty ignition switches that … [Read more...]
GM Vehicle Recall Class Action Consolidated
June 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Class Action Lawsuit Against GM For Vehicle Recall Consolidated in Federal Court A panel of federal judges consolidated a class action lawsuit against General Motors for personal injury and wrongful death related to the company’s ignition switch vehicle recall in the Southern District of New York. The Judicial Panel of Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated the cases under US District Court Judge Jesse Furman. Furman was appointed to the vehicle recall lawsuit by President Barack Obama. Although GM’s strategy was to have the vehicle … [Read more...]
Massive Mad Cow Food Recall of Beef Amid Mad Cow Scare
June 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Mad Cow Food Recall for Beef after Noting Possible Mad Cow Disease The US Department of Agriculture has announced a large food recall for beef products that have been distributed to two restaurants and a grocery chain. The food recall was issued by Missouri-based Fruitland American Meat, and although it is voluntary, the food recall covers 4,012 lbs of beef that may contain parts of the nervous system which could carry properties related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease. Mad cow disease can be transmitted between cows … [Read more...]
