Defective & Dangerous Products

• How Would You Like to Start Your Day with a Cup of Coffee and 50,000 Volts?

  Staff Writer | March 06, 2006 9:50 AM | 2 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  If you are a member of the United States Military, you can have your cup of coffee but do not expect to be stunned by a 50,000 volt Taser non-lethal weapon as a part of any training exercise. A new study released recently by the Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers recently concluded that Taser stun guns are more powerful and potent weapons than originally envisioned. The...

• Pharmacutical Company Pleads Guilty to Fraud involving Marketing Drug OxyContin

  Staff Writer | May 21, 2007 4:05 PM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  Recently Purdue Pharma, together with three company executives, agreed to plead guilty to misleading the public in its marketing approach for the narcotic drug OxyContin. The company also agreed to pay fines and other assessments totalling $600 million dollars in one of the largest criminal penalties ever assessed against a company. According to the New York Times, Purdue Pharma mislead the...

• Bausch & Lomb Eye Solution May Cause Blindness

  Staff Writer | April 12, 2006 12:52 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  I heard today that Bausch & Lomb's popular eye solution for consumers who wear contact lenses has been removed from the market because it may cause a fungal infection which could lead to blindness. Can you imagine wearing contact lenses and following your doctors advice only to later go blind because the eye solution you purchased caused a fungal eye infection? How would you feel if this...

• Warning Labels and Safe Products

  Staff Writer | January 14, 2006 8:25 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  Today I came across an article dealing with "absurd" warning labels. After reading this article, I thought about how extreme examples of the product safety debate are not necessarily the appropriate forum to determine whether corporations should be held accountable when products are unreasonably defective and cause injury. A product is considered defective if it is considered unreasonably...

• Peanut Butter Recalled For Salmonella Contamination

  Chrissie Cole | February 01, 2009 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  King Nut Companies recently announced a recall of peanut butter distributed under the King Nut label, made for the company by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA). The recall was issued after...

• FDA Warns of Salmonella Risk in Cantaloupes

  Jenny Albano | March 22, 2008 2:38 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  The FDA has put an import alert on cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer, because the fruit may be associated with a Salmonella Litchfield outbreak in the United States and Canada. Cantaloupes shipped to the United States from this company are to be detained. Also, grocers and food providers are to remove the cantaloupes from this company from their...

• FDA Sued for Stronger Warnings on Certain Antibiotics

  Jenny Albano | January 06, 2008 12:36 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  On Thursday, December 3, a consumer group called Public Citizen sued the FDA, saying that the agency has ignored pleas for stronger warnings on antibiotics that can cause tendon injuries.The labels on drugs such as Cipro and Levaquin, drugs in the fluoroquinolone family of antibiotics, do have warnings for tendon injuries, but they are listed among many other side effects are not emphasized. ...

• Collins International Co. Recalls Oscillating Ceramic Heaters Sold at Menards Retail Stores

  Jenny Albano | December 06, 2007 3:20 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Collins International Co., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 20,000 oscillating ceramic heaters because the heaters can overheat, smoke, or may ignite which poses a fire hazard to consumers.This recall involves 1500 watt oscillating ceramic heaters model EB38005. The heater has a white plastic housing with the name "Heat-Wave" in black on its top. A label on the bottom of the...

• Recent Safety Recalls Highlight Continuing Fight for Accountability

  Staff Writer | August 21, 2007 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  Have you heard about recent recalls of tainted pet food involving food safety? How about toy recalls involving possible lead paint exposure? Have you heard about even more toy recalls involving choking hazards for small children? How about laptop computer batteries recalled due to a fire hazards? After hearing about all of these recalls, do you believe that consumer products are safer or more...

• Pharmaceutical Company Threatened Legal Action Against Physician Who Questioned the Safety of Diabetes Medication Avandia

  Staff Writer | June 07, 2007 1:49 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  GlaxoSmithKline operates as the world's second largest pharmaceutical company behind Pfizer. It markets a vast assortment of medication to treat patients with health problems and, according to its annual report for 2006, the diabetes medication Avandia is one of the top six pharmaceutical products it markets throughout the world, At 30th September 2006, GSK held second position in the world...