2012

Acclarent Incorporated has issued a recall for its Inspira AIR Balloon Dilation System catheter due to a risk of airway obstruction. The Inspira AIR Balloon Dilation System was manufactured from  March 2011 to June 2011, and measures 18 millimeters by 40 millimeters. The affected units have the product code BC1840A. The balloon catheter, designed to… read more

The Lenovo corporation will voluntarily recall its ThinkCentre M70z and M90z model desktop computers due to a fire hazard, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced. The ThinkCentre M70z and M90z models can overheat because of a malfunctioning internal component in the power supply creating a fire hazard. The Leonovo corporation, based in Morrisville, NC,… read more

A settlement being sought by consumers of an Apple Macbook product is awaiting approval by the courts. Plaintiffs have alleged that the MagSafe adapter, which is used in Apple MacBooks and MacBook pros, is defective.  They claim that the item is at risk of sparking, melting, overheating, fraying, or otherwise failing completely.  The adapter in… read more

Numerous incidents of dogs falling ill or even dying after consuming chicken jerky treats from China has many calling for restrictions on the product. It all began in 2007, when incidents began to come to the attention of lawmakers and regulatory agencies.  In March of that year, the FDA instituted a number of recalls on… read more

Food safety seems to be a topic on everyone’s minds nowadays, and with good reason.  Now, a battle is erupting over a beef product that some say are healthy and others negatively refer to as pink slime. Beef Products Inc., a South Dakota-based company, has found themselves in the crosshairs of those who question the… read more

This week, Pennsylvania became the latest state to put forth a law that makes it illegal to text while driving.  And now another state is lining up to do that very same thing. The South Carolina House of Representatives voted 93-15 to make texting while behind the wheel a crime that carries a fine of… read more

I see so many products get recalled due to serious health and safety hazards that sometimes it’s almost a relief to see a recall occur due to what basically amounts to cosmetic reasons. Although it’s not actually being labeled as a recall, Gerber is taking steps to retrieve a specific batch of their Gerber Good… read more

Nearly 60,000 medicine bottle storage containers have been recalled by their importer, Locker Brand, a company based out of Henderson, Nevada. The item in question is basically a locker that is used to store prescription medicine bottles so they can’t be tampered with or taken by someone who doesn’t have the code.    The product… read more

A recall has been announced for an item that there’s already a shortage of thanks to a variety of other recalls. Bedford Laboratories out of Ohio has issued a voluntary recall for three lots of cytarabine.  This is used in the treatment of leukemia, and is a particularly popular chemotherapy drug due to its irreplaceability… read more

A group is charging soda makers with endangering the public’s health by including what they say is a cancer-causing chemical in their products. The Center for Science in the Public Interest has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to ban 4-methylimidazole from soda.  The group has claimed that studies have shown unsafe levels of the… read more

103,437 vehicles are being recalled by Daimler Trucks North America due to faults found in Sterling, Freightliner and Western Star Vehicles of the 2006-2013 model years.  These vehicles use Detroit Diesel EPA07, EPA10, DD13 and DD15/16 engines. Made between January 20, 2006 and February 20, 2012, the support system for the pump to rail high… read more

Three Hitchhiker Discover America recreation rehicles of the 2012 model year are being recalled by Nu Wa Industries, Inc. These units have potentially been adversely affected by electric/hydraulic brake actuator pumps that may not have been fully heat treated. This can cause integral components within the brake pumps to wear prematurely, meaning that they may… read more