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• Topps E. Coli Beef Recall Linked to Tainted Canadian Beef

  Courtney Mills | October 29, 2007 1:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on Friday that a Canadian meatpacker was the probable source of the Topps large beef recall last month. DNA beef fingerprints had led the F.S.I.S. to the conclusion that Ranchers Beef Ltd of Balzac, Alberta was the source of the contagion.According to media reports, over 100 cases of E. coli illness have been reported in both Canada and the...

• Baby Crib Bumper Pads More Harmful to Toddlers

  Courtney Mills | October 23, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The risk of accidentally becoming injured and suffocating as a result of a baby crib bumper pad appears to be much higher than was previously considered. Crib bumpers are soft pads that mothers place inside baby cribs to shield toddlers from bruises and other forms of injury, and were thought to be safe. A recently released study by the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis...

• Banquet Pot Pies Recalled for Salmonella

  Chrissie Cole | October 12, 2007 3:12 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  ConAgra Foods announced a voluntary recall of Banquet-brand poultry pot pies (expanded to include beef pot pies) after health officials found a link to 139 cases of salmonella contamination across 30 states. Consumers are advised not to consume any pot pies with the product code P-9 on the side of the box. While ConAgra contends the pot pies are safe if cooked properly, the U.S. Department of...