Archives for 2008

Commercial Frozen Food Merchandisers Recalled by Tyler Refrigeration Due to Fire Hazard

December 12, 2008 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED. NAME OF PRODUCT: COMMERCIAL FROZEN FOOD MERCHANDISERS UNITS: ABOUT 1,900 MANUFACTURER: TYLER REFRIGERATION, OF NILES, MICH. HAZARD: INCOMPLETE/INCORRECT LIGHT BULB … [Read more...]

The Toro Company Reannounces Recall of Electric Blowers Due to Projectile Hazards

December 12, 2008 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED. NAME OF PRODUCT: TORO POWER SWEEP ELECTRIC BLOWERS UNITS: ABOUT 900,000 MANUFACTURER: … [Read more...]

Propane Gas Fireplace Inserts Recalled by Wolf Steel Due to Laceration Hazard

December 12, 2008 By The CPSC Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON, D.C. - THE U.S. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION, IN COOPERATION WITH THE FIRM NAMED BELOW, TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF THE FOLLOWING CONSUMER PRODUCT. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING RECALLED PRODUCTS IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED. NAME OF PRODUCT: NAPOLEON PROPANE GAS FIREPLACE INSERTS UNITS: ABOUT 1,200 … [Read more...]

Yasmin Birth Control Warning: Risk of Heart, Stroke

December 11, 2008 By E. Sizemore 146 Comments

First put on the market in the United States in 2001, Yasmin birth control has since been under heavy scrutiny for possible links to serious side effects like heart attack, stroke, and thrombosis. That, however, hasn't stopped it from growing in popularity with revenue generated by Yasmin reaching nearly $500-million last year. As of 12/10/2008 … [Read more...]

Byetta Recall

December 11, 2008 By E. Sizemore 15 Comments

There seems to be a lot of interest from visitors about a possible Byetta Recall so we wanted to provide some information about what is happening with this drug. BYETTA (spelled with all-caps) injection is part of a class of medicines for type 2 diabetes called "incretin mimetics". BYETTA is an injectable medicine used to improve glucose (blood … [Read more...]