A defect that puts adults and children for suffering serious burns has led to the recall of more than 1.7 million Tassimo single-cup coffee brewers in the United States and Canada. An incident that prompted the recall involved a 10-year-old girl from Minnesota (MN) who was helping her grandmother make a cup of coffee when…
Approximately one million packs of birth control pills have been recalled by drug maker Pfizer Inc. The company claims the pills weren’t packaged correctly, raising the chance of unplanned pregnancies for women who relied on the pills. Brand name Lo/Ovral-28 and generic equivalent norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol products are being pulled from pharmacy shelves. Any…
Popular hair straightening products sold under the Brazilian Blowouts brand name by GIB LLC have been found to contain formaldehyde despite being labeled as being free of carcinogenic chemical. To learn about the risks associated with the hair styling products, visit “Brazilian Blowout Creator Admits Health Risks Are Associated With Products.” CD
On September 30, 2011, Kraft Foods issued a voluntarily product recall of 137,000 cases of Velveeta Shells & Cheese Single Serve Microwaveable Cups that were shipped throughout the United States due to “the possible presence of small, thin wire bristle pieces.” A press release states there had been not injuries reported, but it appears now that…
Rick Shapiro describes how health and safety blog sites like Injuryboard have helped both individuals and companies prevent injuries.