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Pistachio distributor issues product recall after salmonella outbreak
March 30, 2016
A major distributor of pistachios in the U.S., Canada and Mexico recently announced that it would be issuing a recall of several products due to a Salmonella outbreak. Wonderful Pistachios, which is located in California, said that it was voluntarily recalling a number of products, including Roasted No Salt In Shell Pistachios, Roasted Salt and Pepper In Shell Pistachios and Roasted Sweet Chili Pistachios. The FDA provides a comprehensive list of all of the products that should be disposed of or returned to grocery stores. The recall was issued after reports emerged of multiple people suffering serious illnesses after consuming…
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Nestle recalls frozen food products due to presence of glass
March 22, 2016
Nestle recently announced that it was voluntarily recalling roughly three million frozen food items because of health risks posed by the presence of small glass pieces in boxes. The product recall is garnering major media attention because Nestle, based out of Switzerland, is one of the largest transnational food and beverage companies in the world. Nestle issued the recall after a number of consumers reported finding small pieces of glass in the company’s popular spinach-based products. Thankfully, no actual injuries or illnesses have been reported at this time, according to a recent press release issued by Nestle. We have offices…
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Jury says johnson & johnson used cancer-causing ingredients, orders company to pay $72 million to cancer victim
March 7, 2016
Johnson & Johnson, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices, pharmaceutical goods and consumer packaged goods, recently admitted to including cancer-causing ingredients in their products. Now Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $72 million in damages after a jury found that the company’s talc-based products resulted in the wrongful death of a Missouri woman. Jacqueline Fox, the victim, was 59 years old when she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. After Fox died last year at the age of 62, doctors said that her death was caused by the cancer. The attorneys for the victim’s family…
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Auto safety group calls for new investigation into recalled jeeps
March 4, 2016
A nonprofit auto safety organization is asking the federal government to follow up on its earlier recall of certain older-model Jeep SUVs because the vehicles are reportedly still causing wrongful deaths on U.S. roadways. The Jeeps, which include 1993-1998 Grand Cherokees and 2002-2007 Liberty SUVs, reportedly have plastic gas tanks that are prone to ruptures, spills and potentially deadly explosions. The Center for Auto Safety issued the recent call to action after analyzing National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data and learning that as many as 11 people have died in fire-related car accidents involving Jeeps since June…
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New jersey and new york say “no to hoverboards on public transit
February 23, 2016
NJ TRANSIT recently announced that it will be prohibiting passengers from using or carrying hoverboards on trains and light rail vehicles. The NJ TRANSIT senior public information officer said that the risk of people falling and injuring themselves has become too great to ignore. Moreover, customers and public transit employees have also been deemed at risk of potentially catastrophic injury due to a possible product defect in the batteries used by the hoverboards. New York MTA Bans Hoverboards The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), New York’s massive public transportation system, has also declared that hoverboards will not be allowed on…
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Car companies issue recall over potentially defective airbags
February 9, 2016
A major auto recall was recently issued due to the presence of defective airbags in the vehicles. The car manufacturing companies affected by the recall include Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Mercedes-Benz. Vehicles manufactured by these companies contained airbag control units supplied by Continental Automotive Systems. The investigation began in August 2015 after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) received a complaint about the airbags in a 2008 Honda Accord failing to deploy during a car accident. A spokesperson for Continental Automotive, which is run by Continental AG and based out of Germany, recently indicated that the company…
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Fiat chrysler hit with millions in fines for vehicle design defects, other safety issues
January 26, 2016
Fiat Chrysler was recently fined tens of millions of dollars for negligence in failing to provide data about serious injuries and deaths caused by its vehicles. Last year, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, was hit with a total of $175 million in fines for safety deficiencies. In July 2015, Fiat Chrysler was ordered to pay more than $100 million in fines for mishandling vehicle recalls. Those fines were imposed at the end of a public hearing held by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Now another $70 million in fines have been…
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Nj reimbursing police for defective bulletproof vests
June 5, 2014
One hundred NJ police departments that bought defective bulletproof vests are about to receive a share of $173,780, stemming from a manufacturer who filed for bankruptcy a decade ago. Many years before Second Chance Body Armor Inc. went out of business and declared bankruptcy, their Zylon-based vests were said to “have the potential to put police officers’ lives at risk,” according to NJ Acting Attorney General John J Hoffman. The divisions of Law and Consumer Affairs obtained an order from U.S. Bankruptcy Court in August 2013 for the distribution of funds. They have recently received a payment and…
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Guidewire by medtronic causing life-threatening dangers
January 9, 2014
Nearly 15,000 Americans are facing a potential nightmare: a recall on a medical device placed in their hearts. The Guidewire, manufactured by Medtronic (one of the largest device makers in the world), was voluntarily recalled by the medical device manufacturer, after several patients reported complications. The FDA has categorized it as a Class I recall. The FDA defines a Class I recall as, “a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.” To date, only four adverse instances have been…
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