Defective & Dangerous Products

• Atlanta Area Child Affected By Veggie Booty Salmonella Recall

  M. Brandon Smith | July 08, 2007 9:09 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  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...

• 2111 Peanut Butter Recall Extended Back To October 2004

  M. Brandon Smith | March 10, 2007 11:50 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  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...

• New Ford Recall Over Defective Cruise Control Switches

  M. Brandon Smith | March 05, 2007 11:38 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  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...

• Baby Food Contamination Warning Issued By FDA

  M. Brandon Smith | February 18, 2007 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been very busy in the last week or so due to the rampant contamination problems it has seen in various forms of food and products. Now the FDA has issued a warning about the use of certain jars of Earth's Best Organic 2 Apple Peach Barley Wholesome Breakfast baby food due to the risk of contracting Clostridium botulinum. Clostridium outline is a...

• Lawsuit Filed In Connection To Arby's Salmonella Outbreak

  M. Brandon Smith | February 08, 2007 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Our law firm, Childers, Buck, & Schlueter, LLP, along with Eric H. Weinberg of The Law Offices of Eric H. Weinberg, recently filed the first of what we expect to be a number of lawsuits on behalf of those adversely affected by the salmonella outbreak at an Arby's in Lowndes County Georgia this past August. As this article in the Valdosta Daily Times notes, many of those who contracted...

• Banned Toys can Still be Sold after Ban is Passed

  Jessica Smagacz | November 20, 2008 9:18 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  This past August Congress passed a consumer safety bill that Liz Szabo from USA Today says is “a sweeping bill.” The bill bans phthalates (chemicals) in products for children under the...

• High Level of Lead Found in Toys from China

  Jessica Smagacz | October 29, 2008 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Consumer Product Safety Commission removed 499 cartons of toy jewelry made in China. The shipment was headed for...

• 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...

• 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...

• Avandia And GlaxoSmithKline-More Controversy And Reported Threats To Patient Oriented Doctor

  M. Brandon Smith | June 06, 2007 5:36 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA

  Issues surrounding GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes drug Avandia continued today in a recent article published by ABCNEWS: Doctor to Testify in Avandia Hearing on Hill. According to reports, Dr. John Buse was contacted by SmithKline Beecham in 1999 after noting an increased trend of heart related problems in patients that were taking Avandia. Dr. Buse was reportedly threatened by the...