New Toyota Sudden Acceleration Claim Leads to Further Investigation from Regulators Although Toyota began work toward settling numerous sudden acceleration lawsuits in December of this past year, US federal safety regulators say that they are now investigating several new Toyota sudden acceleration claims, this time involving the Corolla instead of the Camry. On Monday, September 29th, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that it is examining 163 new complaints of Toyota sudden acceleration covering about 1.69 million … [Read more...]
Pet Food Recall for Salmonella in Raw Foods
October 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment
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...]
Spartanburg Man Arrested for Knowingly Exposing Date to HIV
September 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Spartanburg Resident Arrested on Criminal Charges for Knowingly Exposed Male Partner to HIV A man from Spartanburg County, SC has been arrested on criminal charges for knowingly exposing a partner he met through a dating website to HIV. He faces felony criminal charges for the HIV accusation. Harry Medina, 47, was arrested by investigators on Thursday, September 18th, when the male victim reported to police that Medina was HIV positive, and knew it when the two had sexual relations. Medina and the victim met through a dating website in … [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...]
Man Perceived as Threat Actually Deaf, Victim of Excessive Force
September 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Florida Police Officer Shot and Killed Man Who Was a Perceived Threat, Now Faces Excessive Force Investigation A 52-year-old man was shot and killed on Saturday, September 20th, after officers noticed the man in a verbal altercation at a tow yard, and saw that he had a concealed weapon on his person. The victim did not respond to police verbal commands, according to the report, but the man’s family said that he was deaf from a childhood illness. The shooting is yet another in a series of shootings in the US that raises the question of … [Read more...]
GM Issues Another Vehicle Recall Due to Parking Brake Problems
September 24, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Another Vehicle Recall from GM Involves Parking Brakes and Fire Hazards Although the automotive manufacturer has already issued numerous vehicle recalls for over 30 million cars in 2014 alone, General Motors has issued another vehicle recall – this time because a defect in the parking brake can cause a fire. The reported problem occurs in GM’s 2013-2015 model year Cadillac XTS and the 2014-2015 model year Chevrolet Impala. A letter confirming the vehicle recall was issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The total … [Read more...]
FDA Revises Food Recall and Food Safety Regulations
September 23, 2014 By Leave a Comment
FDA Proposals to Improve Food Safety and Food Recall Procedures After extensive public outreach for comments, the Food and Drug Administration has proposed revisions to its Food Safety and Modernization Act (FSMA), to help improve food safety regulations and food recall procedures. FSMA was originally signed into law in 2011, and included four proposed updates to laws involving produce safety, preventative controls for human food, as well as animal food, and a foreign supplier verification program. The FDA reached out to the public for … [Read more...]
Wrongful Death Toll from GM Vehicle Recall Rises to 19
September 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Investigation Reveals 19 Wrongful Deaths Tied to GM Cars Under Vehicle Recall It began in February 2014 – General Motors issued a small vehicle recall for older model cars, mostly in the 2004-2005 model year range, because of problems with the ignition switch. Over the next several months, federal regulators and consumers began to speak up about the scope of the vehicle recall problem. General Motors admitted that it knew of 13 wrongful deaths over 10 years that it failed to issue a vehicle recall for the ignition switches, in violation of … [Read more...]
Dietary Supplement Use Linked to Higher Rates of Liver Damage
September 17, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Study Links Increased Dietary Supplement Use to Rising Liver Damage Rates A new scientific study, published in the journal Hepatology, links dietary supplement use to an increased to a rise in liver damage and failure rates over a 10-year period. Researchers used data from 839 people who were referred to a Drug Induced Liver Injury Network center with reported hepatotoxicity (toxins in the liver). After investigating the reports, the study’s researchers found that 130 of the referrals (15.5%) were from dietary supplements – 45 from … [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...]
