
Burritos have become almost a staple in people’s diets for many reasons – they’re filling, they’re inexpensive and they can be prepared in a matter of minutes in a microwave oven. However, given the plethora of products and ingredients that can comprise any individual pre-prepared burrito, they can also be quite dangerous if any of [...]
Continue reading California Company Recalls Beef and Bean Burrito ProductsThursday, September 10, 2009
Children’s toys come in all shapes, sizes and prices, and many are purchased without giving a second thought to the potential dangers they could present. While it’s always tragic for parents to have to learn the hard way what happens when a defective product makes its way into a home, any warning that can be [...]
Continue reading Children’s Masks, Pendants Recalled by Los Angeles CompanyThursday, September 3, 2009
After several years on the market, DVD players have not only become more plentiful, but also much less expensive. As the volume of sales has continued to grow, so has the competition centered on manufacturing products that cost less for consumers. Wal-Mart had a line of DVD players that retailed for around $30, but the [...]
Continue reading Wal-Mart Recalls 4.2 Million DVD PlayersThursday, August 27, 2009
Window covers are products that are necessary to shield a home’s residents from the sun and to provide privacy, but for the most part, people don’t spend much time thinking about them in terms of their risk versus their reward. Tragically, a few sets of parents were forced to realize just how dangerous some of [...]
Continue reading Enormous Window Covers Recall Begins After Three Child DeathsWednesday, August 19, 2009
Children’s toys sell by the millions of units, and they come in all shapes and sizes. However, in recent years, the size of certain types of toys has become more of a problem, especially those that are small and that can be ingested by children. Such is the case with a few parts of different [...]
Continue reading Little Tikes Recalls 1.6 Million ToysThursday, August 13, 2009
Child Safety, Product Recalls, School Bus Accidents, Slip & Fall
Child products sell in huge numbers, and one of the mainstays of this product niche is the booster seat, which allows young children to sit up higher and be fed along with adults and older children, among other things. However, not all of these products are safe, and one line of child booster seats sold [...]
Continue reading Target Recalls Thousands of Child Booster SeatsWednesday, August 5, 2009
Anyone with a lawn likely has some sort of tool handy that allows them to trim the edges of the grass, to cut the grass that sits near plants and trees and to generally perform quick touch-up work after their larger lawn mowers have been run. Black & Decker is one of the leading companies [...]
Continue reading Black & Decker Recalls 200,000 Grass TrimmersFriday, July 31, 2009
Honda is one of the leading automotive companies in the world, and despite the horrific downturn within the automotive market in general in recent months, Honda has held strong while other companies have suffered. However, the company took a drastic step today by recalling 440,000 vehicles because of a defect present in the airbag systems. [...]
Continue reading 440,000 Honda Vehicles RecalledFriday, July 31, 2009
The July 2009 Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC’s) recall list included far fewer products containing excessive lead than prior months. Instead, it set forth a number of items posing fire, burn and flammability risks. The remaining products threaten consumers with such hazards as shock, strangulation, choking and drowning. By providing regular product warnings, the U.S. [...]
Continue reading July 2009 Product Recall Reviews and General CPSC News Part One of TwoSaturday, July 25, 2009
Starbucks has become a conglomerate in recent years, and one of the many reasons for its status is its revenue stream derived from ‘take-home’ products. These products have enjoyed a high volume of sales in recent months because of the efforts of many of its customers to save money by brewing their coffee at home [...]
Continue reading Starbucks Recalls Blade Grinders
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Defective Products, Product Recalls