In an onslaught of baby product recalls this year, the question arises: who should be held accountable for infant injuries associated with products? Parents or the product manufacturers? The answer lies within the details of each incident. Today, Bloomberg News reported that Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. recalled about 90,000 drop-side cribs after reports of at least [...]
Nov
23
2010
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Nov
23
2010
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2010
FDA Loosely Regulates Medical Devices
Today the Wall Street Journal reports on the results of a clinical stent-graft study that highlights a gap in federal regulators’ oversight of medical devices. While the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspects medical device makers’ sites when they apply for marketing approval, the agency does not conduct inspections at the earlier clinical-trial stage. [...]
Nov
19
2010
19
2010
National Increase In Toy-Related Injuries, CPSC
Yesterday Bloomberg News reported that children in the U.S. are experiencing an increased injury rate arising from the use of toys. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reported that in 2009 that number of injuries from toys rose 7.6%, amounting to 186,000 emergency- room visits for children under the age of 15. “We will work to [...]
Oct
21
2010
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2010
2 Million Graco Strollers Recalled
Graco Children’s Products issued a 2 million stroller recall following four infant deaths from strangulation and five instances of entrapment that resulted in cuts and bruises and, in one case, breathing difficulty. According to The New York Times: The strollers were deemed dangerous, especially to children under 1 year of age, because when left unharnessed, they can [...]
Aug
23
2010
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2010
Outbreak of Salmonella in Eggs Spreads Like Runny Yolk
CQ HealthBeat (8/21, Norman) reported, “A widespread recall grew even larger on Friday as a second Iowa farm recalled eggs potentially contaminated with salmonella and became part of a Food and Drug Administration investigation.” Notably, “Hillandale Farms of Iowa issued a voluntary recall of an unspecified number of eggs that had been sent to grocery [...]
Aug
18
2010
18
2010
General Motors and Mazda Recall Nearly 500,000 Vehicles
GM recalling 243,000 Crossovers due to seat belt latch issue. The New York Times (8/18, B7, Bunkley) reports GM announce it will recall “243,000 large crossover vehicles to check for a problem that could prevent their rear seat belts from latching safely. The recall covers the 2009 and 2010 Chevrolet Traverse, Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia [...]
Aug
17
2010
17
2010
More Steering Defects: 2010 Kia Soul Under Investigation
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration(NHTSA) is investigating reports of a possible steering loss in the 2010 Kia Soul, a popular, affordable “2010 Top 10 Back-to-School Cars“ box-shaped car. The investigation is prompted after the report of only one vehicle experiencing serious loss of steering control. The complaint alleges the steering shaft detached from the steering wheel, leading [...]
Aug
12
2010
12
2010
Johnson & Johnson’s Motrin, Tylenol and Benadryl Recalled
American Association for Justice reports today: The Wall Street Journalreports that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) said in a regulatory filing Wednesday that it has received inquiries from more states about recalls of some of its over-the-counter drugs. The company earlier said that only the US Attorney’s Office in Philadelphia had sent grand-jury subpoenas over the recalls, [...]
Aug
10
2010
10
2010
Defective Ignition Switch, Honda Recalls Accords & Civics
Today the AP reports that Honda is recalling some 384,000 of its “popular Accord and Civic passenger cars to address problems with an ignition switch that could allow the key to be removed without the transmission being shifted into park, its third recall over the problem since 2003.” Honda informed NHTSA that “the defect [...]
Aug
5
2010
5
2010
San-Francisco’s Cell Phone Radiation Law A Model For Other Cities
Bloomberg News reports on August 5, 2010: A handful of U.S. cities may follow San Francisco’s example in trying to make information on mobile- phone radiation levels readily available to consumers, setting the stage for a broader showdown with the wireless industry. San Francisco aims to become the first city in the country to require [...]
