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• Children Fall Ill from Food Poisoning

  Shannon Weidemann | September 20, 2007 7:58 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Over 200 children fell ill from food poisoning in a Chinese kindergarten on Thursday. It is unknown what caused the food poisoning. The school is in the province of Gansu. All of the children spent some time in a hospital for treatment. The 147 boys and 113 girls, between the ages of 4 and 6, are students of Shiyan Kindergarten in Wuwei City. They were taken to the city's two hospitals...

• Baby Carrots Recalled for Shigella

  Shannon Weidemann | August 24, 2007 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Baby carrots sold at grocery stores such as Trader Joe's and Krogers have been recalled because of possible contamination with Shigella. Shigella can cause food poisoning if ingested and is especially harmful to the elderly and babies and children. The baby carrots were distributed by Los Angeles Salad Co. The product was sold under two labels -- "Los Angeles Salad Genuine Sweet Baby...

• First Lawsuit Over Mattel Toy Recall

  Shannon Weidemann | August 20, 2007 12:45 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A lawsuit has been filed against Mattel over the toys they sold in stores that had lead based paint. Lead is a hazard to children and adults if ingested. Mattel recalled over 9 million toys last week due to lead paint and magnets that may pose a health hazard if swallowed. Last week Mattel recalled millions of toys, including 436,000 die-cast toy cars from its "Cars" line because they may...

• Dog Bites North Carolina Child

  Shannon Weidemann | August 16, 2007 6:30 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A family pet bit a child in Four Oaks, North Carolina and the child needed to be hospitalized for the injury. It is unknown why the dog bit the child. The director of the local Animal Services office says that the bite was "pretty bad." No other details were immediately available about the age or condition of the child, who was attacked by a pet English bulldog, Wilkinson said. Wilkinson said...

• Car Accident Kills Man in Long Beach

  Shannon Weidemann | August 06, 2007 12:42 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A 23-year-old man from Compton was killed in a single car accident in Long Beach last week. He was the one driving the car that also contained a female passenger. The victim was driving southbound on Cherry Avenue in a green 1993 Jeep Cherokee when he drove up onto a raised center median, struck a tree and spun 190 degrees before coming to a rest with all four tires on the median, Pratt said....

• Man Drives Car Onto Train Tracks in San Onofre

  Shannon Weidemann | July 29, 2007 12:26 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A car that was driven onto train tracks in San Onofre delayed the Metrolink trains by 20 minutes while the railroad accident scene had to be cleaned up. A man was driving his car on the I-5 freeway when he went off the freeway and onto the tracks. No trains were involved in the accident. The car crashed though the fence about 2:30 p.m. but managed to avoid being hit by oncoming trains....

• Chinese Made Tire Recall Smaller Than Expected

  Shannon Weidemann | July 27, 2007 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  An upcoming recall for Chinese made tires was estimated to be for 450,000 tires but may only be for 250,000 tires instead. The recalled tires were made in China and imported into the United States by Foreign Tire Sales. In a letter to NHTSA, FTS said its has narrowed the group of questioned tires. The impacted tires were produced in three phases, FTS said, but only those produced in the...

• Easy Bake Oven Toy Recalled Again

  Shannon Weidemann | July 23, 2007 1:24 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Hasbro has issued a second product recall for all Easy Bake Ovens made since May of 2006. The front loading oven has been responsible for getting fingers stuck and causing some severe burns. 985,000 defective products were included in the recall. The toy was recalled in February for the same problem and a free kit was sent out that was supposed to fix the problem. Since the February...

• Food Tasting Event in Chicago Marred by Salmonella

  Shannon Weidemann | July 13, 2007 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  The Taste of Chicago food tasting festival was held at the beginning of July. The event has been running every summer for over 20 years. A large number of people have reported falling ill after eating at the event. Their food poisoning has been linked to Salmonella. The food poisoning has been linked to one booth run by the Pars Cove restaurant. It was the first confirmed outbreak of a...

• Texas Boy Attacked by Pit Bull

  Shannon Weidemann | July 03, 2007 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A 6-year-old boy was attacked by a pit bull in Houston and the injuries were so severe that it required over 200 stitches to repair. The boy was playing with the dog at his mother's home. The dog bite attack happened on Saturday evening. Harris County Animal Control officials went to the residence after deputies responded to the call but did not take the dog into custody because it is not a...