Defective & Dangerous Products

• FDA Recall of ReliOn Insulin Syringes

  Amanda Wick | November 06, 2008 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is recalling several thousand mislabeled ReliOn single use, disposable, hypodermic, insulin syringes. The ReliOn insulin syringes involved in the recall...

• CPSC Investigates Safety of Yamaha Rhino UTVs

  Amanda Wick | November 06, 2008 8:40 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently began an investigation into the safety of Yamaha Rhino utility terrain vehicles, or UTVs, after reports of severe injuries and deaths...

• CPSC Recalls Igloo Coolers Due to Lacerations

  Amanda Schlager | September 25, 2008 4:11 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  On September 24, 2008, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recalled nearly 7,000 Igloo coolers due to a hazardous latch. The stainless steel latches on the Igloo Marine Elite Coolers have...

• Baby Deaths Spark Numerous Bassinet Recalls

  Amanda Schlager | September 17, 2008 6:42 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  Yesterday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled almost 600,000 Simplicity Drop Side Cribs. This comes after a recent recall of almost 900,000 bassinets produced by major companies...

• Olivier brand Parmesan & Asiago Dip with Garlic & Basil Recalled Due to Contamination

  Jenny Albano | February 05, 2008 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  Olivier Oil Products, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Olivier brand Parmesan & Asiago Dip with Garlic & Basil because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum.Clostridium botulinum is a bacterium which can cause life-threatening illness or death. Symptoms of botulism include: general weakness, dizziness, double-vision and trouble with speaking or swallowing. Difficulty...

• Voluntary Recall of Play Yards After Infant Dies

  Pete Strom | September 27, 2007 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  After the death of a 10-month old boy, Kolcraft Enterprises is voluntarily recalling approximately 425,000 infant play yards. The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that a 10-month old infant was strangled on the changing table's strap that was hanging down into a Kolcraft's "Sesame Beginnings" Travel Play Yard.The recall affects twelve Kolcraft play yards, all of which have raised...

• Mattel Announces 3rd Recall in a Month

  Pete Strom | September 06, 2007 1:52 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  Mattel and the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced its third recall in a less than a month late Tuesday. The company is recalling more than 800,000 Chinese-made toys that contain excess lead paint.Most of the recalled toys include Barbie accessories that were manufacturing beginning September 30, 2006. Other recalled toys include Big Big World 6-in-1 Bongo Band toys made by the...

• Botulism Forces Plant Closed and Recall of More Than 90 Canned Products

  Pete Strom | July 24, 2007 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  Production at Castleberry's Food Company has stopped due to cans testing positively for botulism. Four reported cases of botulism can be traced back to Castleberry's products. Each of the four people with botulism consumed Hot Dog Chili Sauce Original. This botulism outbreak led Castleberry's to expand its previous recall of canned meat products.It recalled more than 80 types of canned chili,...

• Peter Pan and Great Value Peanut Butter Have Been Linked to a Nationwide Outbreak of Salmonella

  Pete Strom | March 08, 2007 8:53 AM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  Jars of Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter that have product codes beginning with 2111 have been linked to a nationwide outbreak of salmonella that has sickened 370 people from 42 states. I have been amazed at the number of calls and emails our firm has received this week from people who had eaten Peter Pan or Great Value brand peanut butter and developed Salmonella which causes diarrhea,...

• Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Recall

  Pete Strom | March 07, 2007 8:28 PM | 0 CommentsColumbia, SC

  The FDA has issued a recall notice regarding the Bard Composix Kugel Mesh Patch. These devices were used to repair ventral hernias caused by thinning or stretching of scar tissue that occurs around incisions after surgery. The working component of the patch is a "memory recoil ring" that causes the patch to spring open after surgeons fold it flat in order to insert it into the body.Sadly, this...