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Nesco Bus Maintenance is notifying consumers that some Carrier Gen V EM-1 Evaporators fitted into different school and transit buses are defective. As such, a recall has been initiated on these vehicle components.  231 vehicles are encompassed by this particular recall. The problem is that the fuse holder in the motor assembly of the evaporators… read more

Following an inspection conducted by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Smiling Hara is voluntary recalling certain batches of soybean tempeh after samples tested positive for Salmonella. Consumers are being advised not to ingest any of the affected product, which is used mainly in vegetarian food items as a substitute for meat… read more

Farm Glass & Metal Spiral Tea Light Holders imported by the Middleboro, Massachusetts-based Nantucket Distributing Company are being recalled due to a possible fire hazard associated with the product’s use. The recalled spiral tea light holder features red, orange and green flowers painted on glass.  The product, which was produced in China, has a UPC… read more

In response to several motorcycle accidents that have occurred in the area, Las Vegas area law enforcement officers have announced a new campaign to promote motorcycle safety awareness. Motorcyclists and motorists driving larger passenger vehicles can take steps to reduce the number of motorcycle related traffic accidents, safety experts say. One of the most common… read more

In an effort to reduce the number of motorcycle related traffic collisions that occur in the state, Oklahoma law enforcement officers are collaborating with the state’s Department of Transportation to offer informative motorcycle safety classes. Motorcycle collisions and fatal accidents involving motorcyclists are a rising trend across the United States, safety experts warn, and law… read more

In the state of Virginia, fatal motorcycle collisions have increased 45 percent in 2012 in comparison to this time last year. So far this year, 17 motorcyclists have been killed in collisions throughout the state, according to statistics provided by the Department of Motor Vehicles, in comparison to the 12 motorcyclists killed by this point… read more

Government regulators and professional construction firms, more than 350 people in all, attended the 2012 Build Safe/Live Safe Conference held in Times Square in New York City in response to the Buildings Commission’s 8th annual Construction Safety Week, an event aimed at promoting construction safety. At the conference, the Buildings Department revealed its new program… read more

Recently, the Tennessee Department of Transportation made public its plan to increase pedestrian safety at several busy intersections in the state by installing five crosswalks. The intended locations for these new crosswalks are all situated along Fort Campbell Boulevard, also known as US Highway 41A, and State Route 12, also known as Ashland City Highway…. read more

May has been designated Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month, and the Texas Department of Public Safety is taking this as an opportunity to remind motorists to exercise additional safety measures when sharing the road with motorcycles. Motorcycles are less visible than other vehicles, and more vulnerable in the event of a collision. Their smaller size,… read more

Warmer weather means more bicycles are out on the roadways, and increased danger of bicycle related traffic collisions. According to traffic laws, bicycles are vehicles with the same responsibilities and rights as all other vehicles on the street. Riding a bicycle on sidewalks is dangerous to pedestrians and bicyclists. Cars backing out of or pulling… read more

A new airbag has been designed, and its makers claim that its application will make drivers and passengers safer in the event of an accident. The company touting the brand new airbags is PATEV Associates, a consulting firm working in cooperation with MBB International, the maker and patent holder of the technology.  The new airbag,… read more

The Food and Drug Administration has voted to deny an expansion of a drug currently on the market due to the dangers that might be posed by the new function that the drug’s makers were hoping to market it for. Xgeva, a drug made by Amgen, has since 2010 been used to prevent bone injuries… read more