
Toyota is a brand of automobile that’s long been known by consumers for its quality, dependability and overall safety. As a result, the manufacturer has enjoyed a growing market share for years. However, it only takes one problem for that reputation to be damaged, and that appears to be what’s happening all over the world [...]
Continue reading Massive Toyota Recall Fallout ContinuesTuesday, January 19, 2010
Medications are generally highly regulated due to the obvious dangers they’d present if anything was wrong with these products. The FDA is charged with regulating this process, and the agency slammed the makers of Tylenol and other brands recently in the wake of revelations that the manufacturer was slow to react to consumer complaints regarding [...]
Continue reading Makers of Tylenol Initiate Multi-Brand RecallFriday, January 8, 2010
While coffee has been a veritable staple for millions of people for centuries, it’s only recently that the popularity of canned or bottled ‘energy drinks’ has exploded onto the market. These drinks are taking the consumer market by storm, and they appear to be particularly popular with young people. While the majority of those who [...]
Continue reading Popularity of Energy Drinks Gives Rise to Heightened Health ConcernsThursday, January 7, 2010
We’ve been posting recently in regards to several large recalls of products that were intended for use by children and infants, and all of these recalls has raised the level of concern by parents to previously unseen heights. In response to the public outcry against the penetration of these defective child products on the market, [...]
Continue reading CPSC Approves New Registration Rules for Child/Infant ProductsTuesday, December 22, 2009
The world is such now that many families have two working parents in order to live profitably and to properly support their children. As such, parents are busier than ever before, which means that staying up-to-date on the unforeseen dangers that could affect them is very difficult. These past few weeks have provided more background [...]
Continue reading Large Number of Child Product Recalls Has Parents ConcernedTuesday, December 15, 2009
Product recalls happen with regularity and for many reasons, but some recalls are shocking merely because of the number of units involved. This could be the reaction of many when they learn that more than 50 million units of Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds have been recalled because of serious concerns regarding the safety of [...]
Continue reading More than 50 Million Roman Shades and Roll-Up Blinds RecalledThursday, December 10, 2009
One of the many reasons that we continue to cover the issue of dangerous products and recalls is because avoiding dangers is the best way to avoid unforeseen injuries. It seems that lately there have been several product recalls involving baby products, and now comes word that another product intended to be used with infants [...]
Continue reading Thousands of Baby Swings RecalledTuesday, December 8, 2009
The September 2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) recall list contained a wide variety of hazardous products. It also referenced several companies that must pay civil penalties due to the way they created or marketed their products. These monthly government lists alert the public to potentially hazardous products they may already own or plan to [...]
Continue reading September 2009: Product Recalls and Related News Part TwoTuesday, December 8, 2009
The products set forth in the September 2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) recall list were quite varied. Some posed fire, choking, strangulation and laceration risks, while at least one threatened consumers with excessive lead content. These monthly government lists help protect the public by urging consumers to avoid using or purchasing various dangerous products. Our [...]
Continue reading September 2009: Product Recalls and Related News Part OneTuesday, December 8, 2009
As noted in Part One of this review, Americans are fortunate to have a government agency (the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission – CPSC) working tirelessly to protect them from dangerous products. Apart from regulating the design and marketing of various consumer products, the CPSC regularly warns the public about all new (or older) [...]
Continue reading October 2009: Recall Review and Related News Part Two
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Auto Safety, Defective Products, Product Recalls