A Colorado company has issued a voluntary recall on one of its cheese products in several states, including Virginia. It is believed that 14 people have been hospitalized and three people have died from eating the contaminated product. The product in question is Frescolina brand ricotta salata from the Forever Cheese Company. The contaminated lot…
What Happened: Nineteen people in Rochester, New York (NY), who wanted to get brand new tattoos instead ended up with bubbly rashes. In the past year, there have been 22 confirmed cases and more than 30 suspected cases of the skin infection caused by a bacterial cousin of tuberculosis named Mycobacterium chelonae. The bacteria can cause itchy…
What Happened: Bayer AG, the maker of Yasmin birth-control pills, said that settlements related to U.S. lawsuits over its product have increased to more than $402 million. According to Businessweek, Bayer has resolved almost 1,900 cases in which it has been claimed that Yasmin and Yaz contraceptives caused blood clots that can lead to heart…
Sunbeam, its parent company Jarden Consumer Solutions and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on August 30, 2012, announced a recall of more than 870,000 Mr. Coffee single-cup brewers. The action was prompted by nearly 60 reports of users being sprayed with and burned by steam and hot coffee grounds exploding from the reservoir of…
What Happened: A new study suggests that diacetyl, an artificial butter flavoring ingredient, may cause long-term neurological damage to workers. This isn’t the first time the substance has been indicated as dangerous, previous studies have already linked diacetyl to respiratory and other health problems among workers at microwave popcorn and food-flavoring plants. The Virginia Injury Lawyer’s Perspective: As…