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Feb-19-08 Hunter Valley, CA Art Masaoka refers to himself as a professional consumer, particularly when it comes to vehicles. Masoaka is also an expert witness for trial purposes on lemon-law cases; he wants to share with other consumers his knowledge of, and experience with, defective automobile products , particularly safety concerns that can lead to personal... - It's Happened Again: Largest Beef Recall in US History
Feb-18-08 Chino, CA: In a recall of staggering proportions, the US Department of Agriculture announced Sunday that 143 million pounds of ground beef have been recalled , easily representing the largest meat recall in US history. The recall, being carried out by the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company based in Chino, California, easily dwarfs the huge Topps beef rec... - 143 million pounds of beef recalled.
In the largest beef recall in US history, 143 million pounds of ground beef have been recalled by the Westland/Hallmark Meat Company. The recall is considered a Class II, with lower risk of illness than the Class I Topps recall last year. The recall was instigated after allegations of mistreatment of animals by workers at the Westland/Hallmark plan... - Lead detected in Vinyl Infant Products
Feb-12-08 Oakland, CA: The Center for Environmental Health has detected alleged elevated levels of lead in infant goods manufactured from vinyl plastic. The alleged lead laden products are: lunchboxes, bibs, vinyl pacifier carrying case, a carrying pouch for a breast pump, and a cooler for holding breast milk. The companies alleged to have produced the products in q... - Bankrupt and Belly Up
Feb-10-08 Surrey, BC: Gale Winkleman and her partner (let's call him Brad) had a garbage disposal business together in Surrey, British Columbia, until 2000. Then Brad discovered cocaine. He took a lot of cash out of the business and eventually spent it on crack cocaine. Winkelman has no idea exactly how much Brad took -- in cash and crack -- because he did so many... - Rochester Meat Recall: Meat Producers Will Pay, But Is It Enough?
Feb-9-08 Washington, DC A proposed federal budgetary measure is aimed at financing increased testing at meat packing plants --such as Rochester Meat --and hopefully reducing E.coli contamination in the food you eat. It's part of a long-overdue US Department of Agriculture (USDA) response to last year's record recalls of over 30 million pounds of E. coli-tainted g... - Unsuitable Blood, FDA fines Red Cross $4.6 million for distributing tainted blood products
Washington, DC: (Feb-6-08) The US Food and Drug Administration brought charges against the Red Cross, alleging that it distributed unsuitable blood products. The FDA made a formal announcement stating that it reviewed 113 recalls of blood products by the Red Cross from April 2003 to April 2006. The recalls involved the release of an estimated 4,094 unsuita... - State Farm Auto: Like a Good Neighbor?
Feb-6-08 Sun City, CA Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. Or maybe not, if the experiences of some California residents, are any indication. It is alleged that State Farm Insurance might be in contravention of California statutes by low-balling customers with regard to the value of vehicles totaled for insurance purposes. This was the experience of... - Rochester Meat Recall: Could Things Get Worse?
Feb-3-08 San Diego, CA: One of the victims of the e. coli contaminated beef sold to restaurant chains and food services by Minnesota-based Rochester Meat Company was described in news reports as a 17-year-old woman living in this southern California city. According to news reports, she fell ill in December, but did not become sick enough to require hospitalizat... - SJS Scars Child for Life
Jan-30-08 Southfield, MI: Len is 27 now, but no amount of time will erase the psychological scarring he still suffers after an almost fatal childhood occurrence of Steven-Johnson Syndrome (SJS), an allergic reaction to a drug. At 9 years old Len had been prescribed the antibiotic erythromycin for pneumonia. On his way home from school shortly after beginning... - Rochester Meat Recall: Tainted Beef Slips through USDA Loopholes
Jan-28-08 Washington, DC: As far as anyone can tell, the recall of 188,000 pounds of e. coli-tainted ground beef by Minnesota-based Rochester Meats has prevented any further cases of illness beyond the six reported in Wisconsin and California. The voluntary recall began on January 12, 2008, and is the largest so far this year. There's plenty wrong with this pic... - Bactrim Causes Third-Degree Burns Inside and Outside Body
Jan-25-08 Miramar, FL: A replacement family practitioner prescribed Bactrim, an antibiotic to clear up Vera's persistent bronchitis when the original prescription of conventional cough medicine did not work. Within 2 days Vera broke out in hives then blisters on the soles of her feet and ended up 2 weeks in the intensive care unit. Doctors say she is lucky to be... - Rochester Meat Recall: Where's the Beef?
Jan-22-08 New York, NY: In the wake of the Rochester Meat recall , things have been quiet—as they say in the westerns, "Yeah, too quiet." Minnesota-based Rochester Meat Company announced the voluntary recall of 188,000 pounds of ground beef suspected of E. coli contamination after six people fell ill in Wisconsin and California. The beef was sold in bulk... - Rochester Meat Recall: California Officials Seek to Contact Purchasers
Jan-15-08 San Diego, CA: San Diego County health officials say they are trying to contact restaurants that purchased beef from Rochester Meat Company of Minnesota. Rochester Meat recently announced the recall of 188,000 pounds of beef that may be contaminated with e.coli bacteria. In December 2007, a 17-year-old San Diego County girl fell ill with e.coli po... - Topps Beef Recall: Erring on the Side of Disaster
Jan-14-08 Elizabeth, NJ: Now that Topps Meat has gone into bankruptcy and the federal USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has promised to tighten up its food inspection protocols in the wake of the 21.7 million-pound recall of Topps products, it's time to ask a simple question: Was this trip necessary? The bottom line on food safety is straightforw... - Topps Assets Sold, USDA Vows to Make Improvements
Jan-12-08 Elizabeth, NJ: In one of the first positive steps to come out of the massive Topps beef recall in late 2007, a new program announced January 4th by the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) will see enhanced risk-based sampling and testing for the nasty E. coli 0157:H7 pathogen in raw ground beef. Food safety inspectors had come under fire fo... - Topps Tainted Meat: Different Brands Generates Confusion
Jan-8-08 Elizabeth, NJ: The trouble with branding is that you sometimes lose sight of whose actually doing the manufacturing. And in the case of the recent Topps Meat recall , various lots of potentially tainted product sold under different trademarks may have confused some consumers—even some retailers—as to the condition, and the pedigree of the alle... - Topps E. coli Beef: Almost Two Million Pounds Still In Storage
Jan-2-08 Elizabeth, NJ Topps Meat Co. may have closed October 5th, but there are still 1.8 million pounds of meat potentially contaminated with E. coli still languishing in the company's warehouses. What ultimately happens to that meat will hinge on the potential sale of the bankrupt company—its assets as well as trademarks—to a food company in New J... - Preemption - Bush Administration Backs Medtronic in Supreme Court - Part I
Jan-1-08 Washington, DC: Under the arguments made before the US Supreme Court on December 4, 2007, by Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler, on behalf of the Bush Administration, in support of the medical device maker Medtronic, American citizens injured by a defective device would not be allowed to sue the manufacturer of a product, ever. In a nutshell, the g... - Topps Tainted Beef: Recall Could Have Happened Sooner
Dec-21-07 Lexington, NB In the aftermath of the Topps beef recall , one of the largest beef recalls in US history, a number of problems have been identified that may, ideally, serve to improve safeguards and prevent illness and similar recalls from happening again. However, the very convenience of frozen foods only adds to the problem, and dictates that safeguar...