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Dole Announces New E.Coli-Related Salad Recall

Dole Food Co. announced yet another recall, this time of “Dole Hearts Delight” bagged salads in the United States and Canada Monday, after finding that the salads may contain E. coli. Although, according to Dole, no one has been reported sick from eating the salads, some salad in Canada has been fou

By Claude Wyle

/ 19 Sep 2007

Crocs Shoes And Escalator Accidents

Crocs shoes, those popular plastic clogs with the soft soles that children love to wear, have been linked to accidents worldwide that involve the shoes becoming caught in escalators. Mostly small children are suffering toe and foot injuries in San Francisco and throughout the world. Officials at air

By Claude Wyle

/ 18 Sep 2007

Brain Damage A Cruel Legacy From Iraq War

The war in Iraq is still raging, but one legacy is already making itself known across America: an epidemic of brain-damaged GIs. Thousands of troops have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, or TBI. These blast-caused head injuries are so different from the ones doctors are used to seeing fro

By Claude Wyle

/ 16 Sep 2007

Manufacturers Had Prior Knowledge of Dangerous Popcorn Chemical

According to documents released to Cox Newspapers, an Environmental Protection Agency report was kept secret after the agency received pressure from the popcorn industry, and popcorn manufacturers knew of the potential health risks associated with a chemical called diacetyl in microwave popcorn for

By Claude Wyle

/ 15 Sep 2007

Barbie Barbells Recalled due to Toxic Lead Hazard

Mattel Inc., has issued a recall of Barbie Barbells and other Barbie accessories. The company issued a recall voluntarily after learning Barbie’s Barbells contain lead-based paint. This may not be a problem for Barbie, but could be toxic to children and lead to serious injury if children put the toy

By Claude Wyle

/ 14 Sep 2007

Mattel Promises To Get Tougher on Toy Safety

The CEO of toy maker Mattel promised legislators Wednesday that the company is doing all it can to prevent more massive safety lapses like those that forced the recall of millions of toys. Testifying before a Senate subcommittee, Mattel boss Robert Eckert blamed overseas contractors as the major cul

By Claude Wyle

/ 13 Sep 2007

Profits Drive Lead Paint Use by Manufacturers

When Mattell announced its third recall in six weeks because of toxic levels of lead paint in toys, as well as 16 other recent recalls, we said that this was because of China and money. All the dangerous products were made in China. So why would the Chines manufacturers use lead paint in children’s’

By Claude Wyle

/ 13 Sep 2007

Faulty Spindle-Back Chairs Linked to Whiplash

The title of this blog is not a typo. Unfortunately, it is true that at least one consumer did suffer whiplash after the wooden chair he purchased at J.C. Penney collapsed beneath him. Other consumers suffered bruising and other injuries from similar accidents. Consumers may contact J.C. Penny for a

By Claude Wyle

/ 12 Sep 2007

Teen Texting and Driving Ban Proposed by Lawmaker

Doesn’t texting require both hands? Yes, and this is exactly why Senator Joe Simitian proposed legislation to ban all 16- and 17-year-old drivers from texting, and using other electronic devices, while driving. If this bill passes, fatal highway accidents like the one in the Finger Lakes region of N

By Claude Wyle

/ 10 Sep 2007

Tragic Train Accident Takes Life of Young Woman

Our hearts go out to the family of Britta Aker. At the young age of 27, her life was prematurely taken early yesterday morning as she walked over Union Pacific Railroad tracks in Newark, California. Unfortunately, it will be a tough task for her family to persuade a court to permit recovery for civi

By Claude Wyle

/ 10 Sep 2007

Children's Clothing Poses "Entrapment" Hazard

Children decked out in Kmart’s Basic Edition Girls’ Clothing Sets may be risking more than just bad fashion. Some shirts in this line have especially dangerous drawstrings at the waist, which can pry loose and become entangled in a vehicle door, creating a risk of death or serious injury. Kmart reco

By Claude Wyle

/ 7 Sep 2007

Dangerous Outdoor Candles Recalled

Hayes, a manufacture of outdoor products, is recalling three styles of their “Avant Yarde” outdoor citronella candles. These candles burn at such high temperatures, the wax catches fire and transforms these outdoor candles into dangerous torches. The recall was announced after the company received r

By Claude Wyle

/ 6 Sep 2007