Defective & Dangerous Products

• Defibrillator Blamed in Deaths

  Beth Janicek | April 08, 2009 10:32 AM | 9 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Zoll Medical Corp. said recently that some of its defibrillators have defective batteries and software. The AED Plus external defibrillator, which is used in public settings such as airports,...

• Power Windows: Risk for Children?

  Beth Janicek | November 09, 2009 3:26 PM | 3 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Since the introduction of power windows in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s, injuries and deaths have occurred due to safety hazards related to strangulation. The consumer group...

• Hydroxycut Recall

  Beth Janicek | May 07, 2009 12:36 PM | 3 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  One death has been linked to Hydroxycut and other cases have involved serious liver injuries, including jaundice and liver failure. Body builders and/or dieters have been warned – the FDA has...

• Swimming Pools Still Non Compliant with Pool Drains

  Beth Janicek | July 10, 2009 10:35 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  Back in January I blogged on this very subject wherein 80% of public swimming pools were in violation of a federal safety rule preventing people becoming trapped in pool drains. It is now...

• Food Safety

  Beth Janicek | April 18, 2009 12:42 PM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  As President, Barack Obama has a lot of challenging issues to deal with – I am sure he never thought peanut butter would be one of the issues. When I heard peanut products were being...

• Controversy Surrounds Inspection of Peanut Plants

  Beth Janicek | February 06, 2009 1:17 PM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  Peanut Corporation of America, the company at the center of the recent salmonella outbreak, claimed on Wednesday that its plant in Blakely, GA had been regularly inspected in 2008. The Food and...

• Crib Recall

  Beth Janicek | October 23, 2008 9:59 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  After two infants died, Delta Enterprise Corp., a maker of children’s products, has voluntarily recalled 1.6 million baby-beds. Delta, working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission,...

• Class Action Lawsuit on Kitchen Stoves

  Beth Janicek | May 13, 2008 8:13 AM | 1 CommentSan Antonio, TX

  A huge class action lawsuit was settled by Sears involving as many as 4 million customers and costing the retailer $546 million. Most customers are not aware that stoves without safety brackets are...

• Honda Expands Driver’s Air Bag Recall

  Beth Janicek | October 12, 2009 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  The safety recall of the driver’s air bag in certain Honda vehicles is being expanded to include certain 2001-2002 Honda Accords, 2001 Civics, and 2002-2003 Acura TL’s. The recall is due...

• Nestle Withholds Information from FDA

  Beth Janicek | June 30, 2009 12:38 PM | 0 CommentsSan Antonio, TX

  Recently released inspection reports from a Nestle USA cookie dough factory show that the company repeatedly withheld information from Food and Drug Administration inspectors USAToday.com. The...