The battle for America has begun...This is a consumer product blog. But it is political in that our goal is to protect the American people from injury and death at the hands of the rich and morally-challenged. In a sense, that is what the above video is about. … [Read more...]
Stop Your Child From Choking to Death – Read This!
In February 1996, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued guidelines to help prevent children from strangling or getting entangled on the neck and waist drawstrings of upper outerwear garments, such as jackets and sweatshirts.However, it seems every week we are receiving press releases from the CPSC about recalled sweatshirts and … [Read more...]
FDA Expands Lettuce Safety Initiative to Include Spinach
- Click here to visit the US Recall News home page for more recall alerts -- Click here for news about the E. coli lettuce recall -In response to the recent E. coli outbreaks, the FDA has expanded lettuce recall initiatives to include spinachFrom the FDA Website:Lettuce Safety InitiativeThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) developed the Lettuce … [Read more...]
E.Coli in Spinach
We have received a few emails asking why we have not covered on this blog the biggest recall news event of the year: The E.Coli Outbreak from Contaminated Spinach Leaves.I want to make it clear that this issue is extremely important to us. It has affected me personally, as my wife has been violently ill for over a week after eating a salad with … [Read more...]
Judge Denlow Orders Q-Ray Bracelet Owner to Repay Snake Oil Profits
A federal judge ruled Friday that the placebo effect is not a valid excuse to advertise a useless product such as the Q-Ray bracelet, made in Spain by Bio-Ray S.A., distributed by QT Inc. of Illinois, and owned by Que Te Park.US District Judge Morton Denlow ordered QT Inc. to refund over 100,000 duped customers for a bracelet priced up to nearly … [Read more...]
US Advisory Panel Calls FDA Conclusion on Mercury Fillings Unreasonable
Yesterday a US Advisory Panel of 20 voted 13-to-7 that the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) conclusions on the safety of mercury-based amalgam fillings were not "reasonable," and called for more research.The US Public Health Service said in 1997 that data did not support claims that silver fillings caused serious health problems. The FDA … [Read more...]
Public Citizen Watchdog Urges FDA to Recall VNS
A Watchdog group called Public Citizen has asked the FDA to recall the Cyberonics Inc. implantable depression treatment device known as the Vagus Nerve Stimulator (VNS), claiming that Cyberonics has not proved that the electronic stimulator device is effective. In a July press release, Public Citizen called the FDA's approval of an electronic … [Read more...]
Nicotine Levels Rose 10 Percent in Last Six Years
Is the government recalling all cigarettes? Of course not. Don't be silly. Why bite the hand that feeds you? Ahh, but the hand is quicker than the eye, and apparently it has been slipping more and more of its highly addictive drug into its already lethal products. Normally we shy away from news that doesn't have to do with product recalls, but this … [Read more...]
Study Finds Herbal Valerian Supplements to be Under Dosed
According to a recent news story in the Reuters Health section, many companies selling herbal sleep supplements containing valerian (that stuff that smells like stinky feet, but calms you down...) are not using as much of the key ingredient as claimed on the bottle, and sometimes include deadly substances like cadmium and lead.As most know, lead … [Read more...]
Our Feeds Are Fixed and US Recall News is Fully Functional
Each government agency uses slightly different technology to announce recalls or issue press releases. We were able to host some of the recall information on our own server, but we were forced to link to some recall categories on government websites. This has made the task of building a one-stop-shop type of resource for consumers quite difficult. … [Read more...]
Some Important Recalls You May Have Missed Recently
Every month or two we like to highlight a few of the recall alerts found on our Main Recall Site under the various sections. These may include recall alerts regarding particularly dangerous, widely distributed, or unethically sold products.Bombardier Recreational Products Inc. Recalls ATVs for Fire HazardBombardier Model Year 2006 Outlander 650 and … [Read more...]
Family Dollar Pays for Failure to Report Hazardous Electric Blankets
Family Dollar, Inc. has agreed to pay a $100,000 civil penalty to the Consumer Product Safety Commission to settle allegations that they failed to report defects in their electric blanket products.The allegation is that Family Dollar knowingly failed to report in a timely manner the potential for the electric blankets to overheat and catch on … [Read more...]
Thanking FPF For The Rewrite Help
We have been having problems with our dynamic URLs, and are still having those problems on some pages. However, the non-www VS www and index.php VS .com canonical URL problem has been taken care of thanks to a script from an unlikely source: A Fitness Marketing Website.Thanks First Page Fitness! … [Read more...]
Urgent Recall for Late Model George W. Bushes
The United States Political Administration (USPA) has issued an urgent recall for George W. Bush.USPA has warned citizens not to confuse this model with the previous presidential products, such as George H. W. Bush, senior. Although these earlier products have been discontinued, the only danger is frequent urination and chronic forgetfulness. These … [Read more...]
Merck Has Won the Vioxx Case in New Jersey
A New Jersey jury found that Vioxx was not a substantial factor in the heart attack of 68-year-old New Jersey woman, Elaine Doherty.To read a full report on the Reuters News Wire - Click Here … [Read more...]
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