Defective & Dangerous Products

• Recalled Crib Repair Kits Available

  Sandy Grinnell | October 30, 2007 6:06 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a notice on Friday that Simplicity, Inc. of Reading, PA has a repair kit for the cribs that were recalled September 21, 2007 because of faulty drop-sides. The repair kit should only be used on older model Simplicity or Graco cribs with the faulty mounting brackets. The original recall was made due to a defective mechanism that allowed the side to...

• One Million Baby Seats Recalled

  Sandy Grinnell | October 25, 2007 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission has issued an immediate, voluntary recall of booster chairs manufactured by Bumbo International and sold at Target, Walmart, Sears, Toys R Us, Babies R Us and other retailers. The Bumbo "Baby Sitter" booster seat is a foam seat with holes for the legs and a seatback. It comes in yellow, bue, purple, pink, aqua, and lime green. Although the seat has a...

• Defective Cribs Recalled Due to Danger to Babies

  Ed Normand | September 28, 2007 5:21 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Consumers need to know about dangerous cribs on the market that have reportedly caused death and injury to numerous children. The products are sold under the Simplicity Inc. and Graco brand names. If you have a Simplicity or Graco crib injury you should report it to federal Consumer Product Safety Commission.There have been reported cases of 3 death of children, 7 children that were trapped...

• Tainted E. coli Beef in Florida

  Diego Madrigal | September 27, 2007 1:34 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Over 330,000 lbs of beef patties have been recalled because of E. coli. Thus far, 21 people over 8 states have fallen ill to this tainted food which gives a new definition to "mystery meat." Three cases of food poisoning have been directly linked to the contaminated food, including one in Florida. Although E. coli usually clears out in a week for healthy adults, this hazardous defective food...

• Infant Herbal Supplement for Stomach Discomfort Recalled

  Sandy Grinnell | September 22, 2007 4:14 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Baby's Bliis Gripe Water, Apple Flavor, is being recalled by MOM Enterprises, Inc. due to the Cryptosporidium infection. This infection has been diagnosed in a 6-week old infant who was given the drink. Symptoms of this infection include watery diahhrea, dehydration, weight loss, stomach cramps, fever, nausea and vomiting.The drink has the label Baby's Bliss. Pediatrician Recommended Gripe...

• E.Coli Found in Lettuce

  Diego Madrigal | September 21, 2007 5:45 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Dole has recalled over 5,000 bags of its salad mix due to the lettuce in the bags possibly being contaminated by e. coli. A bag of the salad mix that tested positive for e. coli was sold in Canada. The same lettuce, however, was used in bags that reached 9 US states. The latest recall affects packages sold in Ontario, Quebec and the Maritime Provinces in Canada and in Illinois, Indiana,...

• 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....

• 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...