Defective & Dangerous Products

• Peanut Butter Danger Speads To 491 Infected Persons

  Ed Normand | January 25, 2009 8:44 AM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The food poisoning outbreak related to Salmonella keeps getting larger and larger. According to the the United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) there are now 491 reported cases of people...

• 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...

• Fitness Balls Burst, Injure People

  Diego Madrigal | April 24, 2009 11:52 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Our fellow IB blogger, Joe Saunders, has a very interesting post on his blog dealing with Fitness Balls exploding and causing injury to people. These ball are usually used to strengthen the core. A...

• Does Chinese Drywall Devalue Florida Homes?

  Ed Normand | February 10, 2009 11:17 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Chinese manufactured drywall imported in Florida was installed in new housing in Florida. It has now been reported that Chinese drywall may be causing health problems and building defects in those...

• Just In Time for Christmas, Jewelry and Toy Recalls Due to Lead

  Sandy Grinnell | November 07, 2008 5:31 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Well, the stores haven't even finished stocking the shelves with Christmas merchandise and the lead exposure recalls have begun. This time its jewelry from Claire's, toy tv's and musical...

• 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.

• 75 year old Madeira Beach Man Tasered 3 Times by Deputies

  Joe Saunders | February 03, 2006 7:21 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In a story that ran today in the St. Petersburg Times, a 75 year old man who is blind in one eye was tasered three times by Pinellas County deputies in December 2005. The deputies had been summoned to the Madeira Beach condo after friends of the man had called deputies saying they were concerned about him. He was suffering from loneliness after the holidays and had threatened to shoot himself...

• More Laptop Computer Batteries Recalled

  Sandy Grinnell | November 03, 2008 3:00 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled Lithium-Ion computer batteries used in several brands of laptop computers - Hewlett Packard, Dell and Toshiba. The CPSC recommends that...

• Peanut Butter Recalls List of Recalled Products

  Ed Normand | January 27, 2009 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  We have been asked to provide a list of the products that have been recalled due to the peanut butter Salmonella infection. Sadly, the list is too long to print here but it is available from the...

• In Wake of Taser Controversy, Manufacturer Opts for Shotgun Approach

  Joe Saunders | February 19, 2006 10:38 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  With public uproar over taser misuse growing by the day, Taser International, the manufacturer of the controversial stun gun weapon is developing a new product line- a Taser shot gun The nation's largest stun-gun manufacturer has found a new way to deliver electricity to the human body: a 12-gauge shotgun. Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Taser International Inc. is developing the eXtended Range...