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Cha Cha girls’ boots recalled due to fall hazard Comments Off

Approximately 5,000 Cha Cha and Cha Cha 2 girls’ boots have been voluntarily recalled by Synclaire Brands U.S.A following reports that these children’s shoes may pose a fall and injury hazard to wearers. These boots, available in girls’ size 13 through size 5, are equipped with gold-tone SW logo zipper pulls. These zippers may become entangled with each other, causing a child to fall. At least one girl has been injured in this way, hitting her head on the sidewalk when she fell, causing a laceration that required stitches.

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Stuart Weitzman Girls’ Cha Cha Boots Recalled by Synclaire Brands Due to Fall Hazard

Posted on: 03-14-2013
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Consumer safety website confuses users, study shows Comments Off

The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission’s SaferProducts.gov website is an online forum for consumers to report problems and safety issues they’ve experienced with products, but most people are unaware of its existence, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Government Accountability Office. The site, launched in March of 2011, has been promoted through social media websites, public service announcements, and a print campaign, but none of the consumers surveyed by the GAO had heard of the website, and many of the users who visited it suggested that the name is misleading because the products listed on the site are actually unsafe.

Consumers reported that the site itself is useful, however, because it contains information about product recalls and user written safety alerts about products that have not been recalled.

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Upbeat name of unsafe product database confuses users

Posted on: 03-14-2013
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Honda recalls 250,000 vehicles due to unintentional braking Comments Off

Nearly 250,000 Honda and Acura vehicles have been voluntarily recalled by the automaker due to a possible brake defect that may cause the vehicle to stop unexpectedly without the driver applying the brake pedal.  Due to a possible defect in the electronic stability control systems equipped in model year 2005 Honda Pilot sport utility vehicles and Acura RL sedans and model year 2006 Acura MDX sport utility vehicles, the automatic braking feature may malfunction, causing the brakes to be applied momentarily while the vehicle is in motion. The likelihood that the vehicle could be involved in an accident may be increased if this occurs.

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Honda recalling 180,000 vehicles for brake problem

Posted on: 03-14-2013
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Imaginarium Activity Walkers pose choking hazard to children Comments Off

Imaginarium Activity Walkers sold exclusively at Toys R Us stores nationwide and online have been voluntarily recalled in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Due to a potential front wheel design defect, these walkers may pose a choking hazard to young children. The small bolt and spacer attaching each wheel to the walker may come detached and can be swallowed by small children. These four-wheeled walkers feature a colored metal xylophone with 2 triangle mallets and a multi-colored abacus, and they are equipped with a round wooden push handle on the top of a curved triangle-shaped wooden walker base.

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Toys R Us Recalls Imaginarium Activity Walker Due to Choking Hazard

Posted on: 03-13-2013
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More than 1 million GM vehicles may be added to 2009 safety recall Comments Off

A General Motors recall first announced in 2009 may be expanded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to include more than a million General Motors midsize cars. The original recall, affecting 8,000 model year 2005 Pontiac G6 midsize cars, was issued following reports that the brake lights in these vehicles may not come on when the pedal is pressed or may illuminate at the wrong time absent of any user input. A new federal investigation into whether another 550,000 G6s should be added to the recall was announced last month, and investigators are also attempting to determine the veracity of consumer reports that similar issues affect model year 2004 to 2011 Chevrolet Malibus and model year 2007 to 2009 Saturn Auras.

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Feds could add a million GM midsize cars to recall

Posted on: 03-13-2013
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Women’s high-heeled shoes recalled due to fall, injury hazards Comments Off

Due to a potential product defect posing a fall hazard to wearers, two varieties of women’s high-heel shoes made by White House | Black Market have been voluntarily recalled in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This recall includes approximately 13,500 Versailles and Lourdes women’s model shoes with four-inch heels. The Lourdes is a black-colored faux snakeskin shoe with a white t-strap, and the Versailles is a cream, black and brown faux snakeskin shoe. According to federal safety authorities, the heels on these shoes may become unstable, posing a fall and injury hazard to users.

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White House | Black Market Women’s Shoes Recalled by Impo International Due to Fall Hazard

Posted on: 03-12-2013
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Soft Air Swiss Arms air rifles recalled due to accidental discharge Comments Off

Soft Air Swiss Arms break-barrel, single-shot air rifles have been voluntarily recalled by their manufacturer due to a possible accidental discharge risk and an associated injury hazard. This recall, affecting approximately 2,400 products, was initiated in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission following reports that these air guns may discharge, even when the safety is engaged, posing an injury hazard to users and those in the immediate vicinity. These single-shot air rifles are 34 inches long with a black break-barrel , a metal fixed front sight and fold-down rear sight, and an optics mounting receiver. They were sold exclusively at Sports Authority retail stores and online.

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Soft Air USA Recalls Swiss Arms Air Rifle Due To Injury Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Sports Authority

Posted on: 03-12-2013
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Second DePuy all-metal hip implant lawsuit goes to trial in Illinois Comments Off

The second lawsuit involving the recalled ASR metal-on-metal hip implant manufactured by Johnson and Johnson subsidiary DePuy went to trial in Illinois this week. The first trial filed by a former DePuy implant patient concluded last week in Los Angeles, when the jury awarded the plaintiff an $8.3 million settlement to compensate for medical expenses as well as pain and suffering.

Lawyers for DePuy, the orthopedics division of Johnson and Johnson are continuing to argue that the company did not knowingly market defective medical devices to healthcare professionals and potential implant patients. The plaintiff in the latest lawsuit, a 54-year–old Illinois nurse who says here ASR all-metal hip implant failed within three years of installation, requiring a second revision surgery for replacement. Revision surgeries are more complicated than installation surgery, with a lower success rate and a more difficult and lengthy recovery process, medical experts say. The ASR metal-on-metal artificial hip joint was recalled in August of 2010 after studies concluded that the implant failed prematurely at a significantly higher rate than other implants. A UK study determined that the implant failed in 13 percent of patients within five years of installation.

Though the jury in the first DePuy lawsuit ultimately ruled that Johnson and Johnson adequately warned users of the potential dangers and elected not to award the plaintiff any punitive damages in addition to the more than $8 million in compensation. More than 10,750 lawsuits have been filed by DePuy ASR implant patients in the U.S. According to the lawyers defending DePuy in the most recent lawsuit, issuing a voluntary product recall is neither an admission of wrongdoing nor a concession that the company committed any sort of wrongdoing in selling the product.

The plaintiffs attorneys argue, however, that company officials were aware of reports that these implants were endangering patients by shedding potentially toxic metal debris into patients’ bloodstreams and tissue, in many cases requiring a revision surgery and implant replacement. An internal study conducted by DePuy researchers in 2011 determined that more than one third of these all-metal hip implants failed within 4 and a half years of their installation. An Australian study released in 2012 indicated that 44 percent of the ASR implants installed in patients throughout the country had failed within seven years.

About 75 percent of the lawsuits filed by former DePuy hip implant patients have been consolidated into a class action lawsuit to be tried in federal court in Toledo, Ohio. Another 2,000 individual cases are being tried in the state of California.

Posted on: 03-12-2013
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Turducken Canine patties pose salmonella risk to pets, owners Comments Off

A potential Salmonella contamination has prompted Murray, Utah-based Steve’s Real Food to issue a voluntary recall for 5 lb. bags of “Turducken Canine Diet – 8oz. Patties. Animals who consume this product may become ill, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Adminstration, and humans who handle this product are also at risk. Symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, vomiting, fever, and abdominal pain. These Turducken Canine Diet – 8oz Patties in a 5 lb. bag were sold in retail stores in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York , California, Minnesota and Tennessee from October 2012 to January 2013.

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Steve’s Real Food Recalls Turducken Canine Recipe Patties Because of Posssible Health Risk

Posted on: 03-8-2013
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Briggs & Stratton recalls snow blowers due to possible fire hazard Comments Off

Approximately 5,400 Ariens 920014 Snow-Throw snow blowers have been voluntarily recalled by Briggs & Stratton because of a potential fire hazard, according to a statement issued by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. The carburetor-bowl nuts in these products may be defective, potentially allowing fuel to escape, posing a potential fire hazard in the presence of an ignition source. These 24 inch wide, orange and black snow blowers were sold at Home Depot stores and other licensed Ariens dealers from August through September 2012 for between $800 and $1000. The serial-number range for these products includes 12053000000 through 12071699999, and blowers with engines marked with a circular black marker dot on the right side of the engine base are not included in this recall.

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Ariens 920014 snow blower recalled due to fire hazard

Posted on: 03-8-2013
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