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Today marks the second time in as many days that there’s been a recall of sprouts.  This time, though, the recall affects soybean sprouts as opposed to alfalfa sprouts. The Woodford, Virginia-based Henry’s Farm Inc. announced the recall, which encompasses Natural Spring Water Soybean Sprouts and bulk Soybean Sprouts.  The f first item mentioned was… read more

Alabama is one step closer to becoming the 38th state in the United States to prohibit drivers from composing and reading text messages while behind the wheel of a moving automobile recently after the state’s legislature voted unanimously to approve a new regulation banning the practice. The legislation, now awaiting the approval of the state’s… read more

Worldwide fast food restaurant franchise Kentucky Fried Chicken was recently ordered to pay an Australian family more than $8 million after their daughter suffered paralysis and severe brain damage from eating a contaminated menu item. The girl, 7 years old at the time, also suffered from septic shock and blood infection as the result of… read more

Orange City law enforcement officers recently conducted a pedestrian safety exercise in order to educate motorists about proper crosswalk behavior. In the course of the operation, nearly 180 drivers received official warnings from the Orange City Police Department for disobeying traffic laws regarding crosswalks. The five hour exercise was a purely educational campaign, department representatives… read more

The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program is sponsoring a program to help educate motorists throughout the state about motorcycle safety. The program, called BikeSafe NC was established five years ago to provide motorcycle safety classes to North Carolina residents. The classes, taught by local motorcycle police officers does not replace a standard motorcycle operator’s… read more

Despite legislation prohibiting the practice, a significant majority of college students in the San Diego area use their cellphones while driving, a new survey finds. According to a research study that surveyed almost 5,000 students at San Diego area colleges including the University of San Diego, San Diego State University, California State San Marcos, the… read more

The threat of food infection has reared its head again, prompting the recall of an item widely available throughout New York. Honeoye Falls, New York-based Alfa Sprouts initiated the recall, which affects Organic Alfalfa Sprouts of the Springwater Sprouts brand and 3# Clover Sprouts available for purchase in bulk.  The former item comes in a… read more

A recall affecting a large portion of Europe and possibly other environs has been issued by Ikea. The recall announcement was made by the Stockhom, Sweden-based furniture chain regarding their 365+ Sanda Track 70 and 114 track lighting systems.  These items came from supplier 21338.  Around 95,000 units were sold from September until March of… read more

A label change being issued by the Food and Drug Administration could hurt sales of a widely used Hepatitis C treatment. The drug whose label will need to be changed is called Victrelis, which the FDA approved last May.  It is produced by Merck & Company.  New findings have shown that Victrelis could prevent various… read more

The threat of inadvertent laceration has caused the recall of an item meant to lacerate. The Portland, Oregon-based company Gerber Legendary Blades has announced a recall of their Gerber Instant Knife.  These black knives have a 3.18 inch blade that can be splayed outward or retracted thanks to the assistance of a spring.  Affected model… read more

A massive recall has been issued for a children’s product that was sold exclusively at Target. The Minneapolis-based company issued the recall after it was discovered that their Target Home Bunny Sippy Cups posed a hazard to the children drinking from those cups.  Specifically, the cups have bunny ears that protrude out from the top… read more

Another item is being recalled because of the hazard it poses to children. The product in question is known as the Whoozit Starry Time Rattle, and it was imported from China by the Minneapolis-based Manhattan Group LLC.  These items pose a danger because the ends contain clear spheres that have a propensity to break off… read more