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The Los Angeles-based Infinity Green has announced the recall of two models of candelabra LED light bulbs.  The recall affects model UDC3WW and UDC3CW.  It encompasses around 2,000 bulbs that were available from multiple online retailers and via the Heartland America catalogue.  These products, which were sold between this past June and October, are in… read more

When it comes to preventing a fire and getting out of a given structure when a fire does break out, most adults probably know what to do, but that knowledge doesn’t necessarily extend to children.  It’s up to parents to educate their kids about the steps they can take to stay safe, and some of… read more

Google Glass hasn’t even come out yet, but people are already wondering about the many legal implications of the device.  Some are concerned about privacy in an age where people around them are wearing glorified cameras as they go about their day, while others worry about the danger posed when people are so distracted by… read more

With daylight saving time coming to an end, winter is at the doorstep, and that means that motorists need to get in the habit of conducting the type of preventative maintenance that can keep an accident at bay.  Tires are going to play a critical role in that regard, and therefore citizens might take a… read more

Parents in the modern age have their hands full trying to keep their children safe from the various dangers they could confront online.  Safety isn’t as simple as it was even a decade ago.  Thankfully, a new report relates some tips from Cox Communications that seek to help parents safeguard their kids from harm. What… read more

Although you may have enjoyed the extra hour of sleep that the end of daylight saving time afforded, the event should also serve as a reminder that you have to be particularly careful out on the road, whether you’re a pedestrian or a driver.  A new report provides some quick tips geared toward improving safety… read more

A drug meant to treat partial-onset seizures in adults has received an updated boxed warning that outlines a recently uncovered hazard potentially posed to patients.  The Food and Drug Administration lent its approval to the new label, which was deemed necessary in order to inform consumers of the potential for certain eye problems in persons… read more

Honda Odyssey automobiles of the 2007 and 2008 model years are being recalled by the American Honda Motor Company due to a potential crash hazard posed.  A whopping 344,187 vehicles could potentially be affected by this issue, which would see the sudden and unprompted activation of the brakes without the driver calling upon or being… read more

Anyone who has been on a plane in recent years has been through this seemingly archaic process:  once the flight is about to take off, you have to turn off your phones, tablets, laptops, and any other mobile devices until the plane is well into the air.  Then, you have to do the same thing… read more

Anyone who receives a phone call unprompted from someone claiming to be a representative of a government agency that you owe money to needs to immediately be put on guard.  The overwhelming odds are that they are the person on the line is trying to scam you for money, especially if they start threatening you… read more

Earlier this week, the Food and Drug Administration came out with a report that cast a spotlight on the state of safety in the imported spice industry.  A new article from the New York Times takes a look at the FDA’s findings, which relate how 12% of imported spices are contaminated with items that could… read more

On the heels of an incident wherein an incoming Bay Area Rapid Transit train took the lives of two BART workers along the tracks, the California Public Utilities Commission has given the go-ahead to a set of regulations that could hopefully improve safety. The new rules will impact the dozen agencies that the Commission oversees. … read more