Defective & Dangerous Products

• Salmonella-Tainted Peanut Butter Lawsuits Filed

  IB Contributor | February 21, 2007 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  The first three, of many, lawsuits filed against ConAgra.At least three lawsuits have been filed nationwide against ConAgra Foods Inc. alleging that salmonella-tainted peanut butter have made the plaintiffs sick. ConAgra has not commented on the lawsuits other than to say consumers safety is its top priority and to advise consumers to discard the suspected salmonella-tainted Peter Pan and Great...

• 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...

• Outbreak Of Food Poisoning Associated With Peanut Butter

  IB Contributor | February 16, 2007 12:45 AM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Salmonella causes 288 cases of food poisoning.Do not eat Peter Pan or Great Value peanut butter purchased since May 2006, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning. The warning is based on a just-completed epidemiological study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which links 288 cases of foodborne illness to consumption of varying types of peanut butter.According to...

• Taco Bell Sued Over Food-borne Illness

  IB Contributor | February 14, 2007 5:05 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Lawsuits allege E.Coli caused food poisoning and hospitalization. The mother of a teenager, who fell sick after eating food from a Taco Bell restaurant three months ago, filed a lawsuit Monday in New York, according to an Associated Press news report.The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan's State Supreme Court, alleges that the E.Coli bacteria in the food sickened 16-year-old James Robinson and caused...

• Feds Try To Clear Confusion About Child Car Seats

  IB Contributor | February 10, 2007 2:54 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration is asking manufacturers, retailers and consumer groups to make child safety seats easier to install.Nicole Nason who heads the NHTSA said Thursday that improving the use and safety is child car seats and the special anchors used to attach them to the vehicles is a combined effort - especially in light of new evidence which shows parents...

• A Million Easy-Bake Ovens Recalled

  IB Contributor | February 09, 2007 2:23 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Hasbro Inc. has recalled nearly a million Easy-Bake Ovens sold since last May. Children were get their hands or fingers caught in the oven's opening, which poses an entrapment or burn hazard, according to an article on the Consumer Product Safety Commission's Web site. Checking the article out if you have questions or concerns. At least 29 reports of children getting their fingers or hands...

• Maytag Recalls Millions Of Diswashers

  IB Contributor | February 05, 2007 7:57 PM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Was the recall voluntary? Maytag officials last week recalled 2.3 million of its dishwashers after they found out that the faulty appliances caused 135 fires and four injuries, according to an MSNBC news report.The announcement generated so many calls to the company that it could not handle the volume, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.The news report said...