In October, 2016, The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of certain St. Jude Medical Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds). In the defective defibrillators, the batteries can run down much sooner than expected and without sufficient warning. If the … [Read more...]
Worst Defective Products of 2016
2016 is a year that most of us are more than ready to put behind us. We have lost an unprecedented number of great artists and other beloved public figures. We saw horrific tragedies, like the mass shooting in Orlando. And we saw massive government failures with ongoing consequences, including the Flint water crisis. Here are three defective … [Read more...]
Hazardous Toys List of 2016
It’s the holiday season, and as always, it is important to keep the safety of family close at mind. The following list is intended to warn shoppers of toys that have been considered dangerous from numerous sources, the first ten toys on the list are directly from the World Against Toys Causing Harm (WATCH) advisory list. Peppa Pig's Muddy … [Read more...]
Food and Drug Administration Bans Powdered Gloves
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently ruled that latex gloves that use powder as a lubricant will be banned by 2017. The ban was preliminarily announced in March and has now been approved by the FDA which stated that such gloves “present an unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or injury and that the risk cannot be corrected … [Read more...]
Concerns of Playing Field Safety May Lead to Future Class Action Lawsuits
A controversy regarding the safety of tire crumb (a material found on many artificial turf playing fields) may lead to another large class action in the near future. Studies of Tire Crumb During the late 1990s, the EPA found a way to recycle old tires by using them as filling on turf playing fields. Since then, nearly 11,000 playgrounds and … [Read more...]
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