- Shannon Weidemann | March 30, 2007 12:31 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsIn a surprising new twist to the recalled pet food story, the FDA has announced they have found melamine in the dog and cat food. Melamine is used to produce plastic kitchenware and also used as a fertilizer in Asia. Their tests have not found the presence of rat poison in the recalled food. In a news conference, FDA officials said that the apparently melamine-contaminated wheat gluten also...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 28, 2007 1:11 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA 93-year-old driver from Corona drove her car into a print shop on Thursday. She was trying to back out of a parking space and had her car in drive instead of reverse. The glass and window frame of the store were broken and bent, but no serious damage was done. Lauren Tracy, who works at the shop, said Avery seemed to be trying to back out of a parking spot around 1 p.m. with her emergency...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 26, 2007 12:57 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsStarting with the 2005-06 school year Congress required all school cafeterias to have two health inspections a year. 30 percent of schools in the last year only received one inspection. Health inspections are important to check for conditions where germs may grow, to make sure employees are washing their hands, and other food safety violations. Schools in the Long Beach Unified School...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 23, 2007 11:12 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsIt has been announced that the recalled pet food made by Menu Foods contains rat poison. It has not been said how it got there. The recall was put in place last week after reports of cats and dogs with kidney failure started surfacing. 60 million cans and foil pouches of "cuts and gravy" style food were involved in the recall. Over 90 brands of popular and store brand pet foods were...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 21, 2007 11:29 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA dog and cat food recall affecting 60 million units of pet food and over 90 brands is underway in the United States. The food is possibly contaminated and can cause kidney failure and death in dogs and cats. The recall includes canned and foil packed pet food that is produced by Menu Foods.The FDA so far has confirmed the deaths of 13 cats and one dog that had reportedly eaten the company's...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 19, 2007 7:55 PM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)A jogger in Cheyenne was attacked by a dog that was not vaccinated for rabies. She was running by a house on Victoria and a dog came at her.The victim had this to say:"It was showing me its teeth. It wasn't just barking. Dogs bark ... anytime you run by they bark ... this one was showing me his teeth""I was screaming and I tried running and I turned around and the owner was in the yard and I...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 17, 2007 8:16 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsA Kansas State student driving his motorcycle was in an accident Wednesday night. The biology major was not wearing a helmet and was killed after his motorcycle went under an SUV. Investigation into the accident is ongoing, said Lt. John Eichkorn with the Kansas Highway Patrol. The KHP does not expect to have an official report of the accident ready for about 10 days, he said."In cases like...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 15, 2007 8:33 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsGevalia is recalling coffee makers that it sent to customers from September of 2006 to January of 2007. The heating element may be bad and is causing the plastic case to melt. This could result in a burn injury for people using the coffee maker.The recalled product is a 12-cup programmable "Kaffe Combo" coffeemaker with model number CM830 and a glass carafe and two travel mugs. The name...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 13, 2007 12:55 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA man from Hawaiian Gardens lost control of his vehicle and drove down a 59-foot embankment in Long Beach. The 32-year-old man was killed. His passenger was uninjured. The single-car accident occurred at about 8:39 p.m. Saturday on Wardlow Road, west of the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway, said Officer Jason Evans, Long Beach Police Department spokesman. The 2001 Ford Mustang was traveling...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 11, 2007 5:29 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsOlives sold in Florida, Georgia, and New York were recalled due to potential contamination with clostridium botulinum. The bacteria can cause food poisoning. Flora Foods, of Pompano Beach, has recalled its 25 ounce jars of "Cerignola Olives", because they could be contaminated with clostridium botulinum, which can cause potentially fatal form of food poisoning.The recalled olives were...
- IB Contributor | March 10, 2007 9:40 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsPolice requesting assistance from witnesses.A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run auto accident early this morning while she was crossing the street in downtown Los Angeles, near Union Square according to the Los Angeles Police as reported by KCAL news.Ruby Rollins, 57, of Bakersfield was struck by a sports utility vehicle while crossing the street in the 800 block of North Alameda Street...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 09, 2007 5:18 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsRyobi is recalling a part for their router table because it is defective and may harm those who use it. One World Technologies Inc. owns Ryobi. The part is a throat plate used on a router table and may not snap into place securely.The recall involves Ryobi-brand router tables, with model number RT101, which is written on the table's data plate, located on its front leg. These tables were sold...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 07, 2007 7:36 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsA Shreveport Police Officer with 8 years on the force was involved in an accident on his police motorcycle. He broke his ribs in the accident and was treated at W-K Pierremont Health Center. Police escorting a large, cylindrical windmill assembly from Beaird Industries to the Port of Shreveport-Bossier had blocked the intersection of Bert Kouns Industrial Loop and Millicent Way eastbound,...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 05, 2007 6:51 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)A 20-year-old man from Peoria was killed in a railroad accident in Monmouth on Friday. He was struck by a passenger train in front of the Monmouth Public Safety Building at a railroad crossing. One woman witnessed the tragic accident and ran to the nearby police station to report a pedestrian was just struck by a train.The woman said it appeared the pedestrian did not realize the eastbound...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 03, 2007 7:53 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsRecalls affect the auto industry the same as any other. Buying an expensive, luxury car is not an assurance that you will not be buying a car that will be recalled though. Most recalls are preemptive, initiated by auto makers for flaws that could potentially have disastrous consequences. Though the recalls affecting the largest number of vehicles tend to involve midrange and economy cars and...
- Shannon Weidemann | March 01, 2007 8:59 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA pedestrian without identification was killed while he walked near the intersection of Route 30 and Station Avenue in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A 59-year-old man from Egg Harbor City was driving the car that hit the victim. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Campus, in Atlantic City shortly after midnight, police said. Reyes was not injured in...