Defective & Dangerous Products

• Kraft Recalls Baker's Premium White Chocolate Due to Potential Contamination

  Jenny Albano | October 03, 2007 11:45 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Kraft Foods Inc. announced October 3 that it was recalling Baker's Premium White Chocolate distributed across the nation because it may be contaminated with salmonella. The problem came to light after FDA inspectors found the presence of salmonella in some 6-oz. packages.The company said the recalled product is in 6-ounce packages with UPC Code 0043000252200 and the following "best when used...

• Atlanta Woman Dies After Eating Contaminated Oysters

  Andy Childers | September 11, 2007 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  An Atlanta woman died on August 10, 2007 after eating raw oysters at a Spondivit's Seafood & Steaks in south Atlanta. The 52 year old woman, whose name has not been released, became infected with Vibrio vulnificus, a bacteria known to contaminate shellfish harvested from the Gulf of Mexico in warm summer months.Fulton County officials closed Spondivit's for 24 hours after finding multiple...

• Stokke is Recalling Sleepi Crib Foam Mattresses Because of Entrapment Hazard

  Jenny Albano | August 23, 2007 10:41 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Stokke, in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 1,000 Sleepi Crib Foam Mattresses because the mattress does not fit cribs properly and this poses a risk of a young child becoming trapped in the gap between the crib and the mattress.Only oval shaped Sleepi cribs with foam mattresses sold under the following model numbers are the subject of this recall: 660321, 660320, 660301,660305,...

• Carrots Recalled Due to Shigella Contamination

  Andy Childers | August 23, 2007 9:51 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  A California company has recalled bags of baby carrots because they may be contaminated with Shigella bacteria. The carrots are distributed in Georgia, Florida, California, Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington.According to the CDC:Most who are infected with Shigella develop diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps starting a day or two after they are exposed to the bacterium....

• Trucks' Teether Books Recalled for Choking Hazard

  Courtney Mills | August 23, 2007 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Consumer Products Safety Commission announced in conjunction with St. Martin's Press that it was issuing a recall for the company's Priddy '"Trucks" Shaker Teether books. This recall concerns nearly 35,000 books sold at Barnes and Noble booksellers, among other retail outlets, between January 2006 and June 2007.The recalled product is a cloth teether book named "trucks", and it has a yellow...

• Potentially Deadly E. Coli Outbreak in Brunswick, Georgia

  Andy Childers | August 14, 2007 10:12 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Three people in Brunswick, Georgia have been diagnosed with the same strain of E. Coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria. The particular strain is potentially deadly, and has one person fighting for his life in a Savannah hospital. His kidneys shut down as a result of the bacteria, but have since regained function. He is still in a coma as a result of swelling in his brain.Health officials in...

• Club Car is Recalling Golf Cars and Other Vehicle Due to Mechanical Failure

  Jenny Albano | August 03, 2007 8:10 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The CPSC and Club Car Inc. are recalling about 1,900 golf cars, rough terrain vehicles, and hospitality, utility and transport vehicles. The steering gear assembly can fail, resulting in an unexpected loss of steering control, posing a risk of injury to the driver and passenger.The recalled products include numerous 2007 model gasoline and electric-powered vehicles that are used to transport...

• Update from Castleberry's on Canned Food Recall

  Jenny Albano | August 02, 2007 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Castleberry's Food Company announced that it is urgent that retailers, food service operations, food banks, consumers, and anyone else that would be distributing Castleberry's canned foods should immediately discard any recalled items. According to surveys and inspections from health agencies, some of the recalled products remain in retail outlets. Most of the stores that still contain the...

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

  Andy Childers | July 19, 2007 4:58 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  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 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  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...