Defective & Dangerous Products

• Recalled Pet Food Contains Rat Poison

  Shannon Weidemann | March 23, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  It 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...

• Large Pet Food Recall Underway

  Shannon Weidemann | March 21, 2007 11:29 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A 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...

• Coffee Makers May Melt and are Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | March 15, 2007 8:33 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Gevalia 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...

• Olive Recall Due to Food Poisoning Threat

  Shannon Weidemann | March 11, 2007 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Olives 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...

• Router Table Part Recalled

  Shannon Weidemann | March 09, 2007 5:18 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Ryobi 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...

• New Salmonella And Botulism Scare

  IB Contributor | February 18, 2007 2:31 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Salmonella in cantaloupes and botulism in baby food. The scare of tainted food continued in a more widespread way Saturday with the recall of fresh cantaloupe and selected jars of organic baby food manufactured by Dole Fresh Fruit Co.The company recalled thousands of cartons of imported cantaloupes after the fruit tested positive for salmonella, the same type of bacteria involved in the...

• Salmonella Peanut Butter Contamination

  IB Contributor | February 15, 2007 9:06 PM | 1 CommentLong Beach, CA

  Hundreds suffer food poisoning from tainted peanut butter.Consumers are being warned by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) not to eat certain jars of Great Value or Peter Pan peanut butter due to a risk of contamination. The peanut butter my be contaminated by a bacterium that causes foodborne illness, Salmonella Tennessee.The suspect jars of Great Value and Peter Pan peanut butter were...

• Company Recalls A Million Easy-Bake Ovens

  IB Contributor | February 08, 2007 1:50 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Hasbro Inc. is recalling close to a million Easy-Bake Ovens sold since last May because children can get their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, which poses an entrapment or burn hazard, according to an article on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Web site (www.cpsc.gov).The company, so far, has received 29 reports of children getting their fingers or hands caught in the...

• Electric Oil Lamps Recalled

  Christina Cole | February 01, 2007 7:18 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Hong Teng Trading (USA) Inc. is recalling approximately 4,000 oil lamps for risk of shock and fire hazard.The power cord is undersized and not polarized. The power cord is not correctly secured and there is no strain relief on the switch housing. Also, the switch housing is not flame-retardant and the end result is the lamps pose shock and fire hazards.The recall involves the electric oil lamps...

• Taco John Food Poisoning Connected to Central Valley

  Christina Cole | January 12, 2007 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says they are closer to finding the source of illness for the Taco John E. coli outbreak late last year - the answer may be a farm field in Central Valley.The FDA reports, health officials have DNA- matched the strain of E. coli bacteria that was is associated with the outbreak with two samples gathered from dairy farms near a lettuce growing area in...