Defective & Dangerous Products

• Clarks Children’s Shoes Recalled

  Chrissie Cole | September 17, 2009 8:37 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  Clarks Children’s Shoes, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is recalling certain pairs of shoes because molded rubber pieces on the sole can detach,...

• Trampolines Recalled By Aviva Sports Due to Fall Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | March 24, 2009 8:19 PM | 5 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  Aviva Sports, Inc. in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is recalling 14,000 Aviva Leaps and Bounds Folding Trampolines with Safety Pad (L&B) and Aviva...

• Pet Food Maker Pays $3.1 Million Settlement for Tainted Product

  Jenny Albano | January 06, 2008 2:56 AM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  Diamond Pet Foods is paying a $3.1 million settlement to pet owners because they produced contaminated pet food that killed dozens of dogs. The contaminated pet food, which was made at the company's South Carolina plant, contained a mold called aflatoxin. The company is planning to reimburse pet owners for the loss of their dogs, their veterinarian bills, and the cost of unreturned...

• Food Festival Makes More than 100 Sick with Salmonella

  Chrissie Cole | July 17, 2007 9:12 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  The Chicago Department of Health is investigating nine confirmed cases of salmonella bacteria after 120 attendees at the Taste of Chicago Food Festival became sick. The culprit is believed to be tainted hummus.Chicago officials traced the salmonella outbreak to the Pars Cove Persian Cuisine Restaurant where hummus has been removed from the menu. The owners are cooperating with the health...

• E. Coli Outbreak Reported in Michigan, Ohio

  Courtney Mills | June 25, 2008 10:02 AM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  A spokesman for the Ohio Department of Health alerted the public to the existence of a multi-state outbreak of E-Coli bacteria, evidently involving raw ground beef from Kroger Food Stores, the largest grocery chain in the U.S. Cases of the same strain of the bacteria were discovered in both Ohio and Michigan.

• CPSC Recalls Toy Wrestler Figures for Excessive Lead

  Courtney Mills | January 15, 2008 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  The federal government issued a recall today for about 5,600 toy figurines because they violated the federal lead paint standard. These toy figures were sold mainly over Christmas and were made by A.A. of America of East Brunswick, New Jersey.The CPSC, the U.S. agency charged with the oversight of toy safety, announced the recall in conjunction with the toy company to alert the public to the...

• U.S. Recalls Aqua Dots Toys Because of 'Date-Rape' Drug

  Courtney Mills | November 08, 2007 3:14 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  Spin Master Toys of Toronto, Canada in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall for over 4 million packages of Aqua Dots because the coating applied on these toy beads breaks down in the stomachs of toddlers into GHB, the notorious 'date-rape' drug.Aqua Dots are chemically-coated toy beads that fuse together once sprayed with water. Known as Bindeez in...

• Baby Crib Bumper Pads More Harmful to Toddlers

  Courtney Mills | October 23, 2007 3:08 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  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...

• Mattel Recalls Barbie Accessories for Lead Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | September 13, 2007 6:05 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  Mattel announced a voluntary recall of over 674,000 Barbie accessories, manufactured in China, due to the surface paints on the toys containing excessive levels of lead. Lead poisoning can lead to serious adverse health affects, especially in children under the age of six.Mattel previously announced a recall of 9 million toys due to a choking hazards from small magnets dislodging from the toys....

• Nissan Altima's Recalled for Fire Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | July 30, 2007 4:28 PM | 0 CommentsSpartanburg, SC

  Nissan announced an auto recall of 140,500 Altima Sedans to replace air filters that could catch on fire, according to company officials.The voluntary recall affects 2007 Altima's with four cylinders that were produced at its Tennessee and Mississippi plants. A spokesperson for the company said "flammable objects, such as cigarettes, can enter the filter and catch on fire."Four engine...