Defective & Dangerous Products

• Investigate Before You Eat Out

  Ed Normand | September 20, 2007 1:32 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Every day there are cases of serious illness and death from diseases contracted while eating at a restaurant. Many of the dangers of eating out are hidden from the public, partly because of flaws in the restaurant inspection process in Florida. This topic is on my mind today, not just because our firm has successfully prosecuted death and serious illness cases from food borne illnesses and...

• US Men Need to Clean Up Their Act

  Sandy Grinnell | September 18, 2007 12:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A study released by the American Society for Microbology and the Soap and Detergent Association reveals the number of men in the US who was their hands after using the restroom has dropped 9%- from 75% in 2005 to 66% in 2007. The number of women observed washing their hands was 88%, down 2 % from 2005. While this may be the subject of humor around the water cooler this week, the CDC considers...

• Orlando Restaurants Are Filthy

  Ed Normand | September 14, 2007 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In just over a year 60% of restaurants in Orlando had 10 or more serious food inspection violations. Hundreds die each year from food related illnesses. Many or most are preventable with simple hygiene. These illnesses include infections with Escherichia Coli O157:H7, also known as E. Coli and hepatitis. E. Coli and hepatitis food illnesses can be acquired from restaurants or packaged foods....

• Florida Restaurants #1 in Making People Sick

  Ed Normand | September 04, 2007 12:49 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Florida leads the nation in something besides College Football and Basketball, the state also has more people get sick eating out than any other state. Food poisoning is a major cause of illness in this country. The main culprits, you guessed it: seafood, ethnic food and the ubiquitous "all you can eat buffet."This is not just a little throw up and diarrhea problem. People die and get...

• Multiple Toy Recalls by Mattel for Lead Paint and Loose Magnets

  Sandy Grinnell | August 14, 2007 11:40 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  One of America's leading toy importers is recalling over 9 million toys due to either lead paint or magnets that may fall off. The recall includes the play sets Doggie Day Care, Barbie and Tanner, Batman and One Piece action figures, "Sarge" die cast toy cars, and Polly Pocket Play Sets.The Consumer Products Safety Commission today released the three new recalls of dangerous magnets in the ...

• China Acts After Lead Paint Recall

  Council Wooten | August 11, 2007 9:52 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  According to a story attributed to the Associated Press appearing in the Orlando Sentinel on August 10th, the Chinese Governmental Agency responsible for product quality, inspection, and quarantine has issued a temporary ban on exports by the maker of lead tainted children's toys. Toys involved at this time were the plastic Fisher-Price products for very young children, including Big Bird,...

• More China-Made Toys Recalled

  Council Wooten | August 10, 2007 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  More toys made in China and sold for use by toddlers and young children are recalled. According to a report in the Orlando Sentinel on August 9, 2007, a voluntary recall was initiated Wednesday, August 8, 2007 for Chinese-made tops which included a painted wooden knob that contained excessive lead.For the complete story which includes numerous references to help one better understand defective...

• Renewed FDA Warning of Recalled Contact Lens Solution

  Sandy Grinnell | August 03, 2007 4:37 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Today the FDA re-issued a recall of Complete MoisturePlus Multpurpose Contact Lens Solution. The original recall was announced in May 2007, but since occurences of the rare eye infection continue to be reported the FDA is concerned that consumers are not aware of the recall and are still using the solution. The FDA requests that contact lens wearers stop using Complete MoisturePlus...

• Lead Paint in Chinese Manufactured Toys Leads to Recall

  Council Wooten | August 02, 2007 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A front page story in the Orlando Sentinel on August 2nd attributed to two A.P. writers reports that Fisher-Price has recalled 967,000 toys because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead. The article reports that the problem was discovered by an internal probe at Fisher-Price and was reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The article lists the model and product names of...

• Castleberry Foods Expands Food Recall

  Sandy Grinnell | July 26, 2007 5:09 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  This past weekend the Castleberry Food Company expanded its voluntary recall of canned meat products after 16 cans of chili sauce tested positive for botulinum toxin, the toxin resulting in botulism. FDA officials said the cans showed signs of swelling, a telltale indicator of botulism contamination. People were advised to throw away more than 90 types of canned chili, beef stew, corned beef...