- IB Contributor | June 30, 2007 11:50 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAll lots and sizes of Veggie Booty snack foods sold nationwide are being recalled because of concerns over salmonella poisoning, according to an article posted on the MSNBC Web site. So far 51 cases of the food-borne illness have been detected across 17 states, directly associated with this popular puffed-rice snack that comes in a blend of spinach, kale, broccoli and carrot flavors.unhygienic...
- Chrissie Cole | June 29, 2007 9:28 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA bus struck and killed an Oxnard man in his 40's this morning in a pedestrian accident on Highway 101 in Ventura, authorities said. Witnesses told the California Highway Patrol that the man had walked onto the highway and right into the path of the bus, a Ventura Police Sergeant said.The accident occurred just south of Telephone Road at approximately 9:46 a.m. Authorities did not release the...
- IB Contributor | June 26, 2007 8:49 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsOne hundred children die in "backover" accidents each year.Every week, at least two children are killed and 50 more are injured in automobile "backover" accidents. Unfortunately, rear cameras and audible warning sensors that could help prevent such tragedies are not standard or considered "must have", safety equipment by auto manufacturers. And, while such safety equipment is offered as an...
- Chrissie Cole | June 26, 2007 12:15 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsTwo people were seriously injured and one person was killed in a car accident on Interstate 505, south of County Road 27, at 6 am., Sunday morning.Quan, 45, of Oakland was in the rear passenger seat when the vehicle crashed into a tree on the north side of the roadway. He was pronounced dead at the scene from blunt force trauma.The accident occurred when the driver, 47, also of Oakland, veered...
- Chrissie Cole | June 24, 2007 11:54 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsImproper Labeling Prompts Food Recalls.SAMS Food Group is recalling 13,300 pounds of beef and chicken based products due to the product labels being switched.The company says its beef based products contain wheat gluten and soy protein, neither of which products are included in the chicken based products. The products are used to make bouillon.The company determined the label mix up after...
- IB Contributor | June 23, 2007 9:53 AM |
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MiscellaneousEighteen Orange County children have drowned this year.It was a crowded pool at a birthday party in a Villa Park home. It was a perfect day for a party - warm and sunny. There were plenty of kids in the pool and even more adults standing around the pool watching them. But not one of those kids or adults noticed 4-year-old Aurora Pruitt of Moreno Valley slip underwater and drown in the shallow...
- Chrissie Cole | June 22, 2007 10:15 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsOne woman was killed and six others were transported to the hospital with serious injuries after a single car accident on the Interstate.The accident happened, Friday at 4:30 p.m., when the driver of a mini van traveling south on Interstate 5, lost control of the vehicle while traveling 70 to 80 miles per hour and hit the center divider. The van rolled over, ejecting six passengers.Two off duty...
- Chrissie Cole | June 19, 2007 9:42 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsApproximately 14,000 Gateway lithium-ion battery packs are recalled due to a potential fire hazard. The battery packs can overheat, causing a fire hazard. Please note: this recall is not an internal battery cell defect.To date, Gateway has received four reports of the battery packs overheating, one incident included minor property damage. No injuries have been reported.The recalled batteries are...
- Chrissie Cole | June 18, 2007 10:41 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsSouthbound Interstate 15, past state Route 94 was closed for hours on Monday due to a motorcycle accident that involved a San Diego Motorcycle Officer, authorities said.California Highway Patrol initially reported the officer crashed with a truck. However, a officer with the San Diego Police Department reports the officer laid down his motorcycle for reasons that are still unknown. The officer...
- IB Contributor | June 17, 2007 9:56 PM |
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Nursing Home & Elder AbuseIs there profit in negligent nursing home care?The number of nursing homes in Arizona with serious problems has grown considerably over the last two years, according to an Associated Press news report posted on the Tucson Citizen's Web site. Last year, the report states, inspectors found 11 nursing homes were below standard - that's 13 percent of the state's nursing homes.Inspectors found that...
- Christina Cole | June 17, 2007 7:29 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)A train accident, Sunday, claimed the life of a man and girl while leaving a woman in serious condition. Apparently, a motorist was attempting to get around a train crossing gate when they drove into the path of a Metro train, authorities said.The crash happened at approximately 2 p.m. at Barranca Avenue and San Bernardino Road.The train was transporting 137 passengers at the time of the...
- Christina Cole | June 15, 2007 12:00 AM |
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Automobile AccidentsWhile in the parking lot of a medical clinic this morning, a 92-year-old driver hit the gas instead of the brake, causing his vehicle to crash into a wall, a curb, two parked cars and a 62-year-old pedestrian, killing him, authorities said.The series of crashes leading up to the pedestrian accident started at approximately 8:50 a.m. on Friday, beside a Kaiser Permanete Clinic located on Avocado...
- Christina Cole | June 13, 2007 9:29 PM |
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Motorcycle AccidentsA motorcyclist was killed after sustaining serious injuries in a motorcycle accident when his bike crashed with a truck on a windy road. The accident occurred at approximately 11a.m. on Wednesday morning..According to California Highway Patrol, the 38-year-old man, was traveling eastbound around a corner at an unsafe speed and lost control of the bike. He then slid into a flat bed truck that was...
- Christina Cole | June 12, 2007 10:31 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsAfter the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warnings last week, a Florida importer has recalled 170,000 tubes of toothpaste labeled "Made in China" that may contain a deadly chemical.According to the FDA's warning notice, the toothpastes may contain diethylene glycol (DEG). DEG is a thickening agent used in antifreeze. If ingested, DEG can have serious and sometimes fatal side effects.51...
- Christina Cole | June 10, 2007 8:07 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsA California Highway Patrol Officer (CHP) was killed ina tragic car accident, Sunday, when his patrol car veered off the side of the road and crashed.The single vehicle crash happened at approximately 9 a.m. on Interstate 8, according to CHP officials.The officer, of Winterhaven's CHP Office, was traveling eastbound in the right lane when his tired blew out on the left side of his car. The...
- IB Contributor | June 10, 2007 12:01 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)Court Hearing to Save Pitbull a Day after Pitbulls Attack Tustin woman and Maul her DogEarly Wednesday morning, two female pitbulls snatched a poodle from the arms of an elderly woman in Tustin and mauled the little dog in front of her eyes, in her front yard, according to an article in The Orange County Register. On Thursday morning, a Westminster woman's attorney begged an Orange County...
- Christina Cole | June 08, 2007 8:34 PM |
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Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)A man and his son are lucky to be alive after the truck they were driving struck an Amtrak train, Wednesday, on Highway 140.The truck vs. train accident happened at 9:15 a.m. when the 16-year-old drive was driving a 2003 Ford F150 truck, heading westbound, with his Father in the passenger seat, according to California Highway Patrol. Officials say the driver lost control of the truck after...
- IB Contributor | June 08, 2007 12:17 AM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsFDA claims repeated problems with contaminatiion.Shelhigh, a manufacturer of medical devices, is known in medical circles for producing some of the most state-of-the-art medical devices available to patients in the last ten years. However, recent problems with repeated medical device contamination at Shelhigh's single manufacturing facility in Union, NJ has not only caused a recent FDA 'recall'...
- Christina Cole | June 06, 2007 9:14 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsA California company has announced a voluntary recall of 75,000 pounds of beef in several states due to risk of possible E. coli contamination.The ground beef was shipped by United Food Group of California, to retail distribution centers located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The beef was sold under the brand names...
- Christina Cole | June 04, 2007 5:48 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsThree men, in their 20s, were killed in a tragic car accident when their Lincoln Town Car rear-ended a vehicle, bounced off another and crashed into a light pole. A fourth passenger was hospitalized, police said.One of the victims was decapitated in the accident that occurred on Victoria Street near Canyon Drive at 8:45 p.m. Two of the men were thrown from the vehicle and killed, as was a...
- Christina Cole | June 02, 2007 1:04 PM |
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Defective & Dangerous ProductsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned consumers Friday to avoid toothpaste made in China because it may contain a poisonous chemical that is used in antifreeze.The FDA said people should discard any toothpaste labeled with "Made in China. The FDA is concerned that these toothpaste products may contain diethylene glycol (DEG).To date the FDA is not aware of any poisoning from...