Rugby Children’s Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops Recalled
Posted on Friday, June 24th, 2011
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Rugby Laboratories, Inc., of Duluth, Georgia, has announced the voluntary recall of Children’s Pain & Fever Concentrated Drops because of a failure to meet child-resistant closure requirements.
CPSC [...]
How Social Media Could Hurt Your Personal Injury Claim
Posted on Monday, June 13th, 2011
Social Media is continuing to explode in usage and is a huge part of our collective hyper-connected daily lives. Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace and other forms of social media can, however, seriously harm [...]
continue readingNew Food Recall Law May Catch Companies Napping, Food Safety Experts Warn
Posted on Thursday, May 19th, 2011
Experts who follow food safety urged every business involved in putting meals on America’s tables — from growers to retailers — to study the new Food Safety Modernization Act and then get the insurance they’ll [...]
continue readingBills Could Change Public Injury Claims in Rhode Island
Posted on Monday, May 2nd, 2011
Strollers on Newport’s Cliff Walk pass beaten but sometimes dangerous paths that lead down to the Atlantic Ocean. Fencing installed at particularly treacherous points along the 3 1/2-mile walk has been trampled [...]
continue readingRhode Island Health Dept. Announces Sprout Recall
Posted on Thursday, April 21st, 2011
Fresh off a deadly salmonella outbreak , the Rhode Island Health Department Thursday announced a sprout recall because of possible salmonella contamination.
Jonathan’s Sprouts, based in Rochester, Mass., is recalling alfalfa sprouts with a sell-by date [...]
FDA Launches Web Page for Recalled Foods
Posted on Monday, April 4th, 2011
Reporting from Washington—The task of finding consumer information about recalled food products grew a bit easier Monday with the launch of a Food and Drug Administration website that compiles recall notices in a searchable [...]
continue readingBravo Sports Pogo Sticks Recalled
Posted on Thursday, March 17th, 2011
About 169,000 Bravo Sports Pogo Sticks have been recalled after numerous reports of the pogo sticks breaking during use, which could cause an injury for consumers.
The pogo stick recall was announced on March 16 by [...]
FDA Seeks More Money for Food Poisoning Prevention
Posted on Thursday, February 17th, 2011
In an attempt to reduce food poisoning incidences and foodborne illness outbreaks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced that it is requesting a budget of $4.3 billion to protect and promote the [...]
continue readingf’real foods Expands Recall of Strawberry Banana Smoothies
Posted on Monday, February 14th, 2011
f’real foods, a producer, marketer and seller of milkshakes, smoothies and frozen cappuccino beverages, has expanded its recall of f’real Strawberry Banana Smoothies, produced at Ohio-based Smith Dairy Products Company.
The company said that it has [...]
Perham, Minn. Made Potato Chips Recalled
Posted on Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Some packs of potato chips sold as “Valu Time Salt & Vinegar Potato Chips” by Barrel O’ Fun Snack Foods Co. of Perham, Minn., have been recalled because the product contains
undeclared milk protein.
People with severe [...]