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Tens of Thousands of Heart Patients May Be at Risk from Defective Device

December 31, 2009 – 10:05 am | Comments Off | 152 views
Tens of Thousands of Heart Patients May Be at Risk from Defective Device

Tens of thousands of patients may be at risk of suffering repetitive and devastating electrical shocks from the defective Sprint Fidelis manufactured by Medtronic, Inc.

Polaris Industries Recalls Certain ATVs Due to Crash Hazard

December 24, 2009 – 11:05 am | Comments Off | 59 views
Polaris Industries Recalls Certain ATVs Due to Crash Hazard

2009-2010 Polaris All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) have been voluntarily recalled by Polaris Industries because the front suspension ball joint stem can separate from the steering knuckle and cause the rider to lose steering control, posing a risk of injury or death to riders

50 Million blinds and shades recalled due to child strangulation threat

December 15, 2009 – 3:56 pm | Comments Off | 42 views
50 Million blinds and shades recalled due to child strangulation threat

All Roman-style shades and roll-up blinds are being recalled after reports of babies and toddlers dying from strangulation — one of the five largest recalls in the CPSC’s 35-year history

CPSC: Two deaths lead to hammock recall

December 9, 2009 – 9:26 am | Comments Off | 33 views
CPSC: Two deaths lead to hammock recall

Two infant deaths have led to the recall of about 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds — hammock-like beds marketed to parents of fussy babies with colic or reflux

Toyota recall: Report says throttles, not floor mats, may be cause of sudden acceleration accidents

November 30, 2009 – 9:52 am | Comments Off | 50 views
Toyota recall: Report says throttles, not floor mats, may be cause of sudden acceleration accidents

Amid a huge recall and widening concern over acceleration events, Toyota has cited ‘floor mat entrapment.’ But reports point to another potential cause: the electronic throttles that have replaced mechanical systems

Toyota to replace 4 million gas pedals that could jam

November 25, 2009 – 9:42 am | Comments Off | 41 views
Toyota to replace 4 million gas pedals that could jam

Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million recalled vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats

Outlawed chemicals, lead still a worry in kids’ toys

November 25, 2009 – 9:39 am | Comments Off | 32 views
Outlawed chemicals, lead still a worry in kids’ toys

Despite a new law that bans six chemicals from children’s products and lowers the amount of lead allowed, a public interest group has found a number of toys at major retailers that contain the outlawed chemicals and illegal amounts of lead

Maclaren issues massive stroller recall; hinges can injure children’s fingers

November 9, 2009 – 8:19 am | Comments Off | 152 views
Maclaren issues massive stroller recall; hinges can injure children’s fingers

Maclaren expects to recall 1 million umbrella strollers on Tuesday, due to a potential finger hazard for children

NY company recalls 546,000 pounds of ground beef over E. coli illnesses, including death

November 2, 2009 – 11:58 am | Comments Off | 28 views
NY company recalls 546,000 pounds of ground beef over E. coli illnesses, including death

A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because the contaminated meat has caused illness and one death

United States has no good system to track medical implants

October 5, 2009 – 11:18 am | Comments Off | 30 views
United States has no good system to track medical implants

Experts say deaths are the result of a major weakness in the nation’s system for recalling thousands of medical devices routinely implanted in people’s bodies, ranging from screws and plates to artificial knees and hips.

Philips Healthcare recalls 5,400 defibrillators

October 3, 2009 – 11:36 am | Comments Off | 22 views
Philips Healthcare recalls 5,400 defibrillators

As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle, Philips Healthcare said Saturday it is recalling about 5,400 automated external defibrillators after receiving reports of a memory chip failure in a small number of some models that could make them inoperable.