Defective & Dangerous Products

• If you dont like our tort system, compare it to others

  Ed Normand | January 03, 2009 11:14 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  Chinese parents are angry. Not only are they limited to one child per family but their one child is at risk from dangerous products and faulty construction to name a few recent events. The Chinese...

• Child Booster Seats Must Comply With Safety Laws (no brainer, so you would think)

  Ed Normand | August 19, 2008 5:25 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Of all the products in the world child safety seats should be governed by the same safety regulations (or more, not less) than the average product sold. Incredibly, however, our own National Highway...

• Florida Farms Battling Reports of Increased Salmonella Cases

  Sandy Grinnell, Staff Contributor | June 23, 2008 11:48 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  While the Food and Drug Administration continues its investigation into the outbreak of Salmonella cases related to tomatoes, Florida farmers are increasingly losing money due to a lack of demand....

• Icy Hot Recall

  Diego Madrigal | February 11, 2008 4:00 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Chattem, Inc. along with the FDA have voluntarily recalled some of the popular Icy Hot Therapy product line. The products are - Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat - Back- Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat - Arm, Neck and Leg- Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heal - Arm, Neck and Leg, single-consumer use "samples" distributed on a limited promotional basis in cartons of 3 oz....

• More Toy Recalls

  Diego Madrigal | September 27, 2007 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A new wave of recalls on Wednesday brought defective products to the forefront again on Wednesday. Chinese-made children's toys once again tested positive for lead paint. This round of recalls was the second for the "Thomas the Train" line of toys. Also affected were the "Knights of the Sword" line, child gardening tools sold at Target, toy rakes and jewelry from Jo-Ann stores, TJ Maxx, and...

• 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...

• 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;...

• 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.

• Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Drugs Can Be As Effective as Stents

  Staff Writer | January 23, 2007 9:34 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Wall St. Journalcites a study published in the American College of Cardiology that certain drugs are proven to be more effective than cardiac stents in improving blood flow through the coronary arteries in patients who were stable after a heart attack. The study also contends that for those with serious heart disease, stents may be less effective than the traditinal bypass surgery the...