Defective & Dangerous Products

• Taser and Excited Delirium-A Controversy that Continues

  Staff Writer | March 14, 2007 6:00 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  The relationship between excited delirium and taser stun gun use is a controversial topic. Excited delirium is a medical condition that is hotly debated in the medical and law enforcement communities. Taser International has used the condition to argue that its stun gun did not cause people's death but rather death was brought on by this state of excited delirium. The company has been...

• La mantequilla de mani contaminada con salmonella

  Staff Writer | March 02, 2007 5:04 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  La mantequilla de mani contaminada con salmonella se extiende a los fabricantes de helados y a un vendedor mayorista de cubierta para postres. La Administración de Alimentos y Drogas de los Estados Unidos (FDA) anuncio hoy que una planta en el estado de Tennesee tambien tiene salmonella.

• Carvel and Sonic Hit by Peanut Butter Recall

  Staff Writer | March 02, 2007 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The same peanut butter that was recalled a few weeks ago due to salmonella contamination is now being linked to peanut butter used in Carvel Ice Cream stores and Sonic restaurants. This peanut butter had been shipped from the ConAgra plant in Sylvester Georgia to its sister plant in Humboldt Tennessee where the peanut butter is sold to Carvel and Sonic. According to the FDA, the topping was...

• Peanut Butter Contamination Recall Broader than First Thought

  Staff Writer | February 21, 2007 8:32 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The FDA has expanded its warning concerning Peter Pan peanut butter recall. Initially, the warning advised consumers to discard peanut butter jars with the product code of 2111, but now it has advised consumers to throw out all Peter Pan peanut butter jars that were purchased after May 2006. However, we're advising our clients and those consumers who contact us to hold onto the jars if they've...

• FDA Recalls Baby Food for Botulism

  Staff Writer | February 17, 2007 3:49 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The FDA has warned consumers not to use not to use certain jars of Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food because they may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum,which can cause botulism, a life-threatening illness. The manufacturer, Hain Celestial has recalled the baby food.Jars affected by the FDA warning are marked 23923-20223 PFGJ14NP EXP 14 SEP 08 A;...

• Children Especially at Risk from Peanut Butter

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 4:10 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  We all know peanut butter & jelly sandwiches are a staple for our kids. The recent recall of Peter Pan & Great Value peanut butter is especially worrisome for parents and children. Children are at an increased risk of serious illness due to this foodborne illness. Recent experience with e coli and hamburgers and spinach have demonstrated how deadly foodborne illness are to children. Beware...

• Florida Gets Peanut Butter Contamination Cases

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  I received two calls this afternoon, one from a local Florida person who has been stricken with food poisoning from contaminated peanut butter. The principal cause of the foodborne illness with the peanut butter is salmonella which started showing up in August 2006. The peanut butter in question has been processed at the ConAgra Foods plant in Sylvester, GA and the brand names to be wary of...

• Save the Peanut Butter Jar

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Attorney Richard Schleuter, our Injury Board colleague in Atlanta, has brought up an important point about the peanut butter recall. If you've been sick or been poisoned by salmonella as a result of eating Peter Pan peanut butter, save the jar of peanut butter, it's evidence and will prove that you indeed consumed that brand of peanut butter. Thanks, Richard for the great post!

• Peanut Butter Recalled After Salmonella Found

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 9:38 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Federal health officials have recalled two brands of peanut butter because the product has been linked to a salmonella outbreak. Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter brands beginning with a product code "2111" were being removed from store shelves yesterday. The salmonella outbreak, which began last August, has been linked to peanut butter produced by ConAgra Foods in a plant in Sylvester,...

• Taser Retraction

  Staff Writer | February 16, 2007 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In a February 14th posting, I inadvertently wrote that Taser International had settled a lawsuit in Colorado. In actual fact, the lawsuit involving a taser weapon was settled by the town of Carbondale, not Taser International. I want to thank Michael Brave of Taser for contacting us and drawing our attention to this inaccuracy.