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Honda is recalling 1.5 million vehicles are being recalled due to an issue with the automatic transmission, report news sources. The recall stems for possible damage that can occur to the secondary shaft bearing of the automatic transmission. If a driver shifts quickly between reverse, neutral, and drive (for example, when trying to dislodge a… read more

In a news release Thursday, Target Corporation in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of certain step stools due to possible breakage that could lead to a user falling. The wooden step stools, which have two steps and storage space, can collapse or break apart under the weight of… read more

In a news release Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling about 36 million pounds of ground turkey products due to possible contamination by a drug-resistant strain of Salmonella Heidelberg. The products affected by the recall include ground turkey chubs, 85% ground turkey, and… read more

News sources report, Chrysler Group LLC is recalling model year 2008 Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan minivans due to the possibility that an airbag componant may have been exposed to moisture causing the airbag warning light to illuminate or posing a risk of unexpected airbag deployment. The recall was initiated to replace… read more

A company that supplies prepared foods to Starbucks and RaceTrac has expanded an earlier recall to include 40 types of products and temporarily shut down operations because of a possible listeria contamination, report news sources. While no complaints of illness have been reported, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has requested that Flying Food Group… read more

In a news release, Build-A-Bear Workshop in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall Thursday of their Love.Hugs.Peace. lapel pins due to excessive levels of lead in the accessory’s surface paint, which is illegal. The recall affects approximately 26,500 pins sold in the United States and 2,200 in Canada. The… read more

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced in a news release Friday that Vital Signs Devices, a GE Healthcare Company, has initiated what the company is calling a “voluntary worldwide field correction” of a medical humidifier due to a defect that may cause insufficient oxygen to reach a patient. The field correction, which the FDA… read more

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday in a news release that CVS Pharmacy, Inc. has agreed to pay a $45,000 civil penalty for failure to report drawstrings on an article of children’s clothing. The penalty, which has been provisionally accepted by the CPSC, resolves the agency’s allegations that CVS knowingly failed to immediately… read more

Bravo Sports, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, announced in a news release Friday that they are voluntarily recalling Disney-branded pogo sticks due to fall and laceration hazards. According to the release, the fall hazard is posed by the possibility of the rubber tip attached to the bottom of the pogo stick… read more

U.S. heath authorities have stated that contaminated ground turkey has been linked to a multiple-state outbreak of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella, resulting in 77 cases of people sickened and one known death, report news sources. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, between March 1 and August 1, 26 sates reported cases of the illness… read more

Raising children can be expensive, and finding ways to save money while still providing for a family is almost always a great thing. Often buying products second-hand can relieve the strain on a wallet; however, according to one news source, because of safety concerns, there are certain items that should never be purchased used or… read more

In a news release Wednesday, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Wednesday that Black & Decker has agreed to pay a $960,000 civil penalty for failure to report a defective trimmer/edger. According to the release, the settlement, which as been provisionally accepted by the CPSC, resolves allegations by the agency that Black & Decker… read more