Defective & Dangerous Products

• FDA Issues Health Warning Not To Use 35% Hydrogen Peroxide

  Ricky Bagolie | September 03, 2006 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers on July 27, 2006, not to buy or to use for medical purposes high-strength hydrogen peroxide products, including an over-the-counter product marketed as "35 Percent Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide," because they can cause harm or death when taken internally. These products are not approved by the FDA and the agency recommends that consumers who...

• FDA PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY: BIRTH DEFECTS WITH HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE-LOWERING DRUGS CONTAINING ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME (ACE) INHIBITORS

  Ricky Bagolie | June 12, 2006 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Public Health Advisory on June 8, 2006 concerning the possibility of birth defects in children whose mothers were taking the widely prescribed family of high blood pressure lowering drugs known as angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors in their first trimesters (the first three months of pregnancy).The FDA Public Health Advisory was based...

• Seoul Shik Poom Recalls Frozen Salted and Dried Yellow Croaker

  Jenny Albano | January 24, 2008 10:05 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Seoul Shik Poom, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Frozen Salted and/or Dried Yellow Croaker because it may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which is a bacteria that can cause sever illness or even death.The following products are being recalled:Item # Description Weight (lbs) -BG1103 Bupsungpo) Fz. Salted Yellow Croaker (bag) 2.2Lbs-BG1121B Polar) Fz. Dried Yellow...

• Everlasting Distributors, Inc. Recalls Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban Due to Potential Contamination

  Jenny Albano | August 31, 2007 2:15 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Everlasting Distributors, Inc., in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban in 8 oz. packaged frozen because it may be contaminated with the bacterium that causes botulism, which is a potentially life-threatening food-bourne illness.Blue Ocean Smoked Indian Sardine Tamban was distributed in New York and New Jersey areas and it reached consumers through...

• Bad Pet Food Causes Kidney Failure & Death

  Ricky Bagolie | March 22, 2007 8:26 AM | 1 CommentJersey City, NJ

  Pet food giant, Menu Foods, has recalled more than 60 million cans and pouches of wet style dog and cat food after it has been linked to kidney failure and death in many pets. The company, based in Canada, has plants in Kansas and New Jersey that produced the tainted food. A full list of the recalled products may be found at www.menufoods.com/recall.Menu Foods may be subject to lawsuits on...

• Bicycle Frames Recalled By Norco

  Chrissie Cole | May 19, 2009 11:10 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  Norco Performance Bikes, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is voluntarily recalling Norco Bicycle Frames because they can crack and separate, causing a fall...

• Beware of Dangerous Shelhigh Medical Devices

  Ricky Bagolie | May 03, 2007 7:47 AM | 1 CommentJersey City, NJ

  Shelhigh, Inc of Union, New Jersey, has been told by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to recall all of its medical devices in the marketplace, including hospitals, as there is a fear that the devices are not sterile. They manufacutured various devices that are used in adults infants and children. Anyone who experiences problems or injury as a result of the use of these medical devices...

• Honda Recalls Accord Sedans Over Defective Air Bag Sensor

  Ricky Bagolie | January 23, 2007 10:16 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  According to the Insurance Journal, 81,000 2004-2005 Honda Accord sedans have been recalled because of a faulty air-bag related sensor. Honda Motor Co. stated that the driver's seating position sensor was attached in the wrong location, which could increase the risk of injury for drivers in a frontal crash. The company was not aware of any injuries related to the recall and dealers will replace...

• Merck Fools Another Jury on Vioxx

  Ricky Bagolie | August 04, 2006 6:21 AM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  A California jury has found in favor of Merck in Vioxx. The case was filed on behalf of an elderly man who suffered a heart attack as a result of taking Vioxx. Despite all of the evidence to the contrary, the jury determined that Merck did not conceal information nor did Vioxx cause his health problems. This is one of over 2000 lawsuits filed in California. Thousands of cases are also...

• Consumer Product Safety Commission Recalls Defective Night Lights

  Ricky Bagolie | March 17, 2006 9:49 PM | 0 CommentsJersey City, NJ

  The risk of fire has lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission to recall about 35,000 Forever-Glo Nite Lites. Manufactured by American Tack & Hardware Co. Inc., of Saddle River, New Jersey, an electrical short circuit in the light can cause it to overheat and smolder or melt which can burn consumers or result in a fire. The recalled night lights should stop being used...