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Thousands Of GM, Isuzu Trucks Recalled For Brake Light Defect

Chrissie Cole — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:45:00 GMT

More than 184,000 Chevrolet, GM and Isuzu pickup trucks are being recalled by General Motors to correct a brake light defect.

The vehicles included in the recall are listed below:

2004-2009 Chevrolet Colorado
2004-2009 GMC Canyon
2006 Isuzu I-280
2006 Isuzu I-350
2007-2008 Isuzu I-290
2007-2008 Isuzu I-370

The recall includes vehicles sold or currently registered in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Texas, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Utah.

The brake lamps will be replaced by dealers for free, but a new part is being designed to solve the issue and it may take until next year, according to GM.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

JetBoil Recalls Outdoor Stoves For Burn Hazard

Chrissie Cole — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:53:00 GMT

Jetboil Inc., in cooperation with CPSC, announced a voluntary recall of Personal Booking Systems & Group Cooking Systems because a tight valve which is attached to the stove’s fuel source can allow a gas leak which poses a fire/burn hazard to users.

To date, there have been no injuries reported, but the company has received five reports of fire that have been the result of leaking fuel.

The recalled stove models are listed below:

Personal Cooking Systems in black (PBL075-BLK-(PCS) and camo (PBL075-CAMO-(PCS)

Backcountry Gourmet Set (BDLFRY)

Personal Cooking System with Companion Cup (BDL001)

Personal Cooking System with Pot Support & Stabilizer (BDL002)

Personal Cooking System with Coffee Press (BDL003)

Personal Cooking System Java Kit (BDLJAVA) and Group Cooking System (GCS150)

The agency advises consumers to stop using the recalled stoves immediately and to contact Jetboil to arrange a repair or replacement.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Jetboil toll-free at (866) 611-9905 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.jetboil.com. Or email the company here.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Chrissie Cole

Scope Apparel Recalls Boys' Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Due to Strangulation Hazard

Jenny Albano — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 13:59:20 GMT

Scope Apparel L.P., in conjunction with the CPSC, is recalling about 72,000 boys hooded sweatshirts because the drawstrings on the sweatshirts can pose a strangulation hazard to children.

The boys' small and medium sized hooded zip-up sweatshirts have various designs on the front, and were sold in charcoal, navy blue and brown colors. "Whatever" and "RN#39209" are printed on the tag sewn into the jacket.

So far no injuries have been reported to the the company. The sweatshirts were available at children and mass merchandise retail stores across the nation from August 2007 to November 2007. The products were manufactured in Bangladesh, India, China and Pakistan.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Infant Cold Medicine Pulled From the Shelves

Jenny Albano — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:24:05 GMT

According to the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, many makers of cold medicines for infants are voluntarily recalling their products. The recall was initiated for safety purposes. After reviewing the side-effects of these drugs on infants the FDA found that there have been many fatalities due to the drugs.

"The reason the makers of over-the-counter, oral cough and cold medicines for infants are voluntarily withdrawing these medicines is that there have been rare patterns of misuse leading to overdose recently identified, particularly in infants, and safety is our top priority," states the association's president Linda A. Suydam.

She also stated that if the drugs are used as directed than they are safe and effective, but some parents have not been following the directions on the labels precisely.

Last month, federal health officials recommended that the "consult your physician" advice to parents on the labels of cold and cough medicines aimed at young children be dropped and a warning not to use the medications in children under 2 be added. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will officially consider revising the labels at a meeting next week.

The FDA's review on infant medications revealed that there have been 54 child fatalities from over-the-counter decongestant medicines and 69 reports of children's deaths connected with antihistamines over the past four decades. The withdrawal does not affect medicines intended for children ages 2 and older.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Drugs, Medical Devices, and Implants.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Strong America Limited Recalls Great Wall Brand Chinese Wolfberry Because of Undeclared Sulfites

Jenny Albano — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:31:06 GMT

Strong America Limited, in conjunction with the FDA, is recalling Great Wall Brand Chinese Wolfberry because the product may contain undeclared sulfites. Some people are allergic or are very sensitive to sulfites and this can cause them life-threatening effects if they consume this product.

So far no illnesses have been reported to the company. The product comes in an uncoded 7 oz. package and was sold throughout Georgia, New York, and Tennessee.

The problem was discovered during a routine inspection by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors and an analysis by the Department's Food Laboratory found that there were sulfites in the product, which were not labeled on the Chinese Wolfberry.

The consumption of 10 milligrams of sulfites per serving has been reported to elicit severe reactions in some asthmatics; Anaphylactic shock could occur in certain sulfites sensitive individuals upon ingesting 10 milligrams or more of sulfites. Analysis of the Chinese Wolfberry revealed that it contained 12.87 milligrams per serving.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Backpack Blowers Recalled Due to Fire Hazard

Courtney Mills — Fri, 24 Aug 2007 10:43:42 GMT

Shindaiwa Kogyo Co. Ltd. Japan along with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a voluntary recall of Shindaiwa's backpack leaf blower. The Shindaiwa blower models concerned are models EB630 and EB630RT. All models up to serial #7025018 are included.

The affected backpack blowers are outfitted with plastic shells that can melt, allowing exhaust fumes to exit from beneath the muffler or the side of the muffler. The fumes may then cause damage to the fuel tank, creating a potential fire hazard. There has been one reported incident of a muffler fire so far, but no injuries reported to the CPSC.

The Shindaiwa blowers concerned in the recall were sold from September 2005 through May 2007. Contact Shindaiwa for more information about replacing these defective products.

For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Courtney Mills

Man Says He Found Fried Mouse in Bag of Chips

Jenny Albano — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:43:34 GMT

Jack Hines stated that he was eating some Frito-Lay chips on Tuesday, when he came across a fried mouse. Frito-Lay Inc. says that it will investigate the man's claim, but the company's spokesman said Frito-Lay is "very skeptical" of the claim after the company was sent a picture of the rodent.

The spokesman, Jared Dougherty, says that most of the time if a "foreign object" enters a bagged product, it is after the product leaves Frito-Lays control. The company takes problems with their products very seriously, and plan to send a representative to collect the mouse and chips for testing this weekend.

Hines said he found maggots on the mouse and chips a day after eating the chips. He has not seen a doctor yet, and only plans to if he gets sick. Hines did not know if he would seek an attorney to handle the matter.

State health officials stated that they knew nothing of the incident and were not investigating it.

For more information on this subject, please refer to our section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Burger King Switching to Trans-Fat-Free Oil

Jenny Albano — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:45:15 GMT

Burger King, the world's second largest hamburger chain, announced Friday that it will be switching to trans-fat-free oil in all U.S. stored by the end of next year. Burger King stated that they have already been using the trans-fat oil in hundreds of their stores, but they want all restaurants to have the healthier alternative.

BK uses mostly cooking oil for french fries and the majority of its chicken products. The company tested the new trans-fat-free oil in their food and had customers taste test it. Consumers reported that more than a dozen of the items cooked in the new oil tasted the same or better than they had before.

Critics were saying that Burger King was taking to long to switch to healthier oils, and in response the Center for Science in the Public Interest sued Burger King in May. Burger King replied and said that they would begin infiltrating their zero trans-fat oil by the end of the year.

Other fast-food chains have done the same thing. McDonald's Corp. has begun to use the trans-fat-free oil this year and Wendy's International Corp. started using the same oil in August 2006. Starbucks announced that they would cut out trans fats in their foods and drinks in the U.S. and Canada by the end of this year and KFC and Taco Bell restaurants are not using trans fat in some of their foods.

Trans fats are listed on food labels as partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. They can raise bad cholesterol and lower healthy cholesterol, increasing the risk of heart disease, doctors say.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Jenny Albano

Two Women Killed in Shreveport Car Accident

Christina Cole — Tue, 08 May 2007 12:33:00 GMT

A car accident, Friday, at 3:45 pm, claimed the lives of two women when the vehicle they were traveling in flipped several times on Interstate 12 in Walker, just east of Baton Rouge.

The 2000 Ford Explorer was traveling west on I-12, pulling a trailer that had possibly blow out, according to police.

The driver, 48, and the passenger, 20, were both ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. A third person was also in the SUV at the time of the accident. He sustained moderate injuries.

Witnesses say they saw the trailer sway back and forth prior to going into the median and flipping over many times.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Christina Cole

One Person Injured in Two Vehicle Collision

Christina Cole — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:37:23 GMT

In a two car accident, on Sunday night, that occurred at Salisbury Street and Fowler Avenue in Lafayette, sent one person to the hospital for medical treatment.

At approximately 5:35, two sport utility vehicles collided and one of the vehicles, a white Nissan Pathfinder, turned over. Both drivers refused any medical treatment at the scene of the accident but a middle aged passenger in the Pathfinder was transported to St. Elizabeth Medical Center for medical observation.

A West Lafayette Officer said it appears as though one of the vehicles ran through a red light. The accident is still being investigated by state police.

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Christina Cole