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Before you go out and buy a new Ford motor Co. Super Duty pickup truck you need to be aware of a recent recall on the trucks concerning a fire hazard in their tailpipes. The voluntary recall by Ford motor Co. includes some 37,400 trucks in the F-Series built by Navistar International Corporation. According to Ford spokesman Dan Jarvis, over 8,000 of the trucks effected have already been sold to...

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RotaTeq, a vaccine manufactured by Merck & Co., that received FDA approval in February of 2006, is currently being investigated for a connection to a condition called intussusception. Intussusception is a very serious and life threatening condition that causes the intestines to twist and form blockages. It is a fairly rare condition, but more than 28 cases have been reported lately in various...

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In many households around the United States peanut butter was a common food product that could be found in most every kitchen cabinet and /or cupboard. But has that now changed forever? Will the recent peanut butter outbreak mark the end of a childhood staple? That is the precise question posed in a recent ABCNEWS article in which the peanut butter recall is discussed. Only time will tell the...

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The recent pet food contamination outbreak now has thousands of pet owners concerned about the health of their animals. The recall that has affected thousands of dogs and cats alike, has been attributed to causing renal and organ failure which usually ends in death. The surprising aspect is that the recall contains many high end brands of pet food manufactured and distributed by the mega pet...

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The nationwide pet food recall has now been linked to an ingredient often used as Rat Poison according to agriculture officials. The voluntary recall issued by Menu Foods, a Canadian based company and manufacturer, has been a hot topic of controversy in the last week or so after causing the death of hundreds, if not thousands, of pets all over the United States. The FDA is still investigating...

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The law firm of Childers, Buck, & Schlueter, LLP (Atlanta, Georgia), is currently investigating property damage claims relating to the recent Menu Foods, Inc., pet food recall which has lead to the serious injury and/or death of hundreds of dogs and cats all over the nation. Based on the numerous comments to our previous posting concerning the pet food recall, many owners are now becoming aware...

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Do you own a Dodge Durango? If so you ought to be aware of a potential fire hazard that can exist in a number of the vehicles relating to the wiring mechanism associated with their manufacture. This investigation involves a woman who owned a Dodge Durango that caught fire and completely destroyed the entire the vehicle without warning or other ascertainable cause. Dodge recently recalled a...

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If you currently take Ambien,Butisol Sodium, Carbrital, Dalmane, Doral, Halcion, Lunesta, Placidyl, Prosom, Restoril, Rozerem, Seconal, and/or Sonata you ought to be aware of a recent concern issued by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration relating to their use in connection with some very serious side effects. The drugs listed above are commonly prescribed to millions of consumers to address...

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Menu Foods', one of the nation's largest manufacturers of dog and cat food, has issued a nationwide recall on its "cuts and gravy" style pet food after being linked to kidney failure in many animals. The pet food recall, which is estimated to include more than 60 million containers, was distributed to Wal-Mart, Kroger, Safeway, and other similar stores on Friday after more than 10 pets died from...

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After distribution to Florida, Georgia, and New York, a large olive recall has been initiated after determining they may be linked to a possible fatal contamination of clostridium botulinum. The recall includes 25-ounce jars of "Cerignola Olives" manufactured by the Florida based food processor Flora Foods. The contaminated jars of olives, shown as "LOT .G080" on jars label, were discovered...

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The United States Food and Drug Administration has recently expanded its previous recall on contaminated peanut butter that was manufactured by ConAgra in its Sylvester, Georgia food plant. The contaminated lots of peanut butter, consisting of both Peter Pan and Great Value brands, bear the prefix of 2111 on its lid and have been definitively show to contain salmonella. The previous recall went...

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Due to elevated levels of iron in 12 different lots, Bausch and Lomb has issued a limited recall on its ReNu MultiPlus lens care solution. The affected lots are said to have been manufactured in Greenville, South Carolina. Over 1 million of the bottles from 9 of the 12 lots were distributed in the United States alone. The affected lots include:GC6030, GC6037, GC6038, GC6045, GC6048, GC6052,...

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Ford has issued a nationwide recall relating to many of its vehicles after discovering a common cruise control defects in them that can cause the vehicle to catch on fire. The effected vehicles in this recall are 2000-2002 Excursions, 1994-1996 Econoline vans, 1994-2002 F-250 through F-550 F-Super Duty trucks and 1998 Explorers and Mountaineers. If you own one of these vehicles you are urged to...

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Do you use or rely on a medical devices or equipment for your medication, oxygen or for some other necessary reason? If so, you ought to read this warning published by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration over concerns that specific devices might cause adverse events due to the upcoming Daylight Savings Time change. Although the FDA is not certain which devices or equipment may be affected, it...

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Our law firm of Childers, Buck, & Schlueter, LLP in Atlanta, Georgia, along with our co-counsel firm the Law Offices of Eric H. Weinberg, of New Brunswick, NJ, has filed what is believed to the be the first peanut butter contamination lawsuit in the State of Georgia on February 22, 2007. The Georgia peanut butter lawsuit was filed in the State Court of Gwinnett County. This individual peant...

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