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• Hot Dog Chili Sauce Canned in Georgia Linked to Botulism(2)

  Andy Childers | July 19, 2007 4:58 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Hot dog chili sauce canned in Augusta, Georgia has been linked to four cases of botulism in the U.S. The victims, the first to be infected with botulism related to a commercially canned food since the 1970s, are in Texas and Indiana. The tainted products are 10-ounce cans of Castleberry's, Austex and Kroger brands of hot dog chili sauce with "best by" dates from April 30, 2009, through May 22,...

• Easy Bake Ovens Recalled Due To Serious Risks Of Burns And Other Injuries

  M. Brandon Smith | July 19, 2007 1:44 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  If you bought an Easy-Bake Oven in May of 2006 or thereafter you need to be aware of a very serious recall that has just been issued. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has just alerted the public to a recall of more than a million Easy-Bake-Ovens due to very serious hazards it presents such as third degree burns and broken fingers to consumers. The oven being distributed as a purple and...

• Fatal Accident Leaves 4 Dead On Georgia's Highway 316

  M. Brandon Smith | July 09, 2007 1:46 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  In a tragic end to the fourth of July weekend, four Georgians were killed on Sunday after their vehicle collided with a tractor trailer and a tour bus. The fatal car crash took place on Georgia's Highway 316 and Highway 29 in Lawrenceville. Emergency personnel arrived to the site of the car accident promptly but none of the occupants of the vehicle survived the event. The names of those involved...

• Atlanta Area Child Affected By Veggie Booty Salmonella Recall

  M. Brandon Smith | July 08, 2007 9:09 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  In a follow up to the previously discussed Veggie Booty Salmonella Recall, recent reports note that an Atlanta area child has been affected by the popular salmonella contaminated snack food. According to the AJC:State health officials declined to identify the youngster, whose infection was detected through a stool sample requested by a doctor. The doctor then notified the state public health...