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• Fatal Auto Accident Claims The Life of a Laguna Hills Man

  IB Contributor | February 26, 2007 7:20 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Hit-and-run driver sought and another driver arrest for DUI after fatal auto collision.A three-car accident that closed portions of the southbound Interstate 405 (San Diego) Freeway for nearly five hours early Friday morning claimed the life of a 24-year old Laguna Hills man according to a story in the Orange County Register.Christopher Laurent was returning to Orange County from Sherman Oaks...

• Program Results In Safer Teenage Drivers

  IB Contributor | February 22, 2007 1:22 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Graduated Driver LicensingThe number of fatal and injury crashes involving 16-year-old drivers is dramatically lower in states that have a graduated driver licensing (GDL) program with at least five of seven common components, according to a study released last week by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The study states that 16-year-old drivers are involved in 38 percent fewer fatal crashes...

• Chicken Bacterial Contamination

  IB Contributor | February 19, 2007 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Oscar Mayer recalls cooked chicken breasts.The string of outbreaks and recalls relating to food-borne illnesses continued Monday with a nationwide recall of Oscar Mayer chicken breast strips for bacterial contamination, according to a news article on the Web site, www.healthday.com.The recall by Carolina Culinary Foods of West Columbia, S.C., involves 52,650 pounds of fully cooked chicken...

• More On Baby Food Recall

  IB Contributor | February 19, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Earth's Best provides information hot line, 1-800-442-4221.Earth's Best has reported on its website that their recall of Wholesome Breakfast Apple Peach Barley 2nd Foods due to a potential contamination with Clostridium botulinum, was a voluntary precautionary measure. A small portion of 4.5 oz jars with lot code "F6J14NP" and expiration date "EXP 14 SEP 08 A" imprinted on the top of the jar...

• Botulism Scare In Baby Food.

  IB Contributor | February 18, 2007 12:28 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Food and Drug Administration food poisoning warning.The FDA on Friday warned consumers not to use certain jars of Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food. The baby food may be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism. Botulism is a bacterial illness that can become fatal, especially in infants.According to the FDA (www.fda.gov), the...

• New Salmonella Outbreak

  IB Contributor | February 18, 2007 12:12 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  This time in cantaloupe.The tainted food scare continued Saturday with the recall of fresh cantaloupe manufactured by Dole Fresh Fruit Co.After testing positive for salmonella, Dole recalled thousands of cartons of imported cantaloupes. Salmonella is the same type of bacteria involved in the nationwide peanut butter recall earlier this week, according to the Healthday Web site...

• Feds Ask Motorcycle Makers To Provide Helmets

  IB Contributor | February 18, 2007 12:06 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Safety training requested as well. Federal officials are urging motorcycle manufacturers to provide free or discounted helmets certified by the Department of Transportation with the purchase of every new motorcycle. U. S. Secretary of Transportation, Mary E. Peters, on Friday called on manufacturers to make safety equipment an integral part of every motorcycle sold to a consumer."Helmets and...

• Merck Prepares To Defend Fosamax Lawsuits

  IB Contributor | February 17, 2007 9:42 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Osteonecrosis allege by Fosamax Users Merck & Co., the drug maker who was already battered by numerous Vioxx lawsuits, is preparing for an avalanche of litigation from patients claiming they were harmed by Fosamax, the company's quick-selling osteoporosis drug, according to an article on consumer.com.Merck reportedly announced last week that it is setting aside $48 million to set up a defense...

• Five Car Collision In Huntington Beach

  IB Contributor | February 16, 2007 7:39 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Fatal multiple auto accident closes San Diego Freeway for over an hour.An early morning five car auto accident near the Beach Blvd. exit of the I-405 (San Diego) Freeway resulted in the death of an 18-year-old male driver and injuries to at least three others. The accident occurred just after 3:00 a.m. and closed all southbound lanes of traffic for over an hour this morning, according the...

• NHTSA Announces Crash Test Results

  IB Contributor | February 15, 2007 10:11 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  In NHTSA test, everyone passes.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has given five stars for front and side crash tests to 24 passenger vehicles for the 2007 model year. The complete results may be viewed at www.safecar.gov.Five stars is the highest rating available from the federal regulating agency. Recently, officials retooled some of the requirements for a five-star rating,...