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Medtronic is the largest manufacturer of implantable heart debrillators. Medtronic producess 55% of the market share in the United States of these devices. Last year, its sales reached $12.3 biillion dollars, with the bulk of the sales being for the sale of the potentially defective device. On Monday, October 15, 2007, Medtronic announced that it was putting a stop to the sales of the Spring...

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On October 8, 2007, ConAgra Foods Inc.'s Missouri plant voluntarily stopped production of ts Banquet pot pies after health officials said the pies may be related to 139 cases of salmonella in 30 states. ConAgra officials have stated that its pot pies are safe if they are cooked properly but has advised consumers not to eat them until government and company investigations have been completed....

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Kraft Foods Inc. issued a voluntary recall of its 6 oz. Baker's Premium White Chocolate Baking Squares (6 oz.), because of concerns that the the chocolate might be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria. No other varieties of Baker's White Chocolate or any other Baker's products sold in the United States are impacted by this recall. The possibility of Samonella contamination was indicated after...

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On Saturday, September 29, 2007. Topps Meat Co. announced that it massively expanded its nationwide recall of ground beef products to include 21.7 million pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. Health officials are investigation 25 illnesses in the following 8 states: Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. An...

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Family members of Isaac Eslinger ares suing Evenflo, Co., the manufacturer of infant and car child seats, in federal court alleging that it's defective car seat resulted Isaac's death two years ago in September of 2005, when Isaac was only seven months old. Isaac was killed when the car in which he was riding overturned resulting in him being ejected from the vehicle.Authorities report that...

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Dole Fresh Vegetables, a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. has issued a recall of certain pre-packaged salads bearing the label "Dole Hearts Delight," sold in both Canada and the United States. The recall was issued after a randomly tested bag tested positive for E. coli. The voluntary recall, issued Monday, September 17, 2007, affects all packages of Hearts Delight sold in the United...

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The Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch, was recalled because hundreds of individuals were hurt as a result of using the device. The patch was supposed to help give hernia patients relief from their pain. By 2005, however, it was clear that there was something wrong with the patch. It appears that the recoil ring that opens the patch can break. When the ring breaks, users suffer from bowel perforations...

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Seven (7) residents of Texas have filed suit against Merck Pharmaceuticals claiming that the drug, Fosamax, which is used to treat osteoporosis, is defective. The claimants allege that instead of the drug helping with treating thinning bones, it instead, is causing permanent bone decay. The lawsuit claimants claim that as a result of taking the drug, they developed osteonecrosis of the jaw. ...

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Toy-maker Mattel which is the parent company of Fisher Price, is recalling almost one million toys because they contain high levels of lead. Some of the products being recalled are among children's favorites including Dora the Explorer, Elmo, Big Bird and others. The toys were all manufactured for Mattel by a Chinese Vendor. Mattel announced that it will work with authorities in China to...

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The truck that was involved in the horrific crash on I-526 on July 13, 2007, in Charleston, South Carolina resulting in the deaths of five individuals, is the subject of a recall expected to begin as soon as July 27th. The rig involved in the accident was a 2007 Freightliner Columbia series model that was put into service in December 2006. It had about 48,000 miles on it when it was last...

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It was just reported that two of the most widely used drugs to treat diabetes and which were taken by thousands of overweight people in the United Kingdom last year, are causing widespread heart failure. The use of the drugs including Avandia and Actos has increased two fold in the last three years as a result of the increasing problem of obesity. The United Kingdom recently reported that in...

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Last week, we reported that Castleburty Food Co. of August, Georgia had recalled canned chili due to some of the cans containing the botulism, a life-threatening bacteria. Just hours ago, a Georgia meat processor expanded its recall of canned meat items that may be connected to the outbreak of botulism. Over the weekend, Castleberry's Food Co. of Augusta, recalled not only additional brands of...

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The Food and Drug Administration has issued a safety recall on certain cans of hot dog chili due to botulism. This was the first incident of botulism being discovered in commerically canned products in decades. Botulism is a bacteria that can cause muscle paralysis. Eventually, paralysis can cause a person to stop breathing and die, unless supported by a ventilator. Most victims eventually...

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On July 6, 2007, the New York Times reported that regulators in China have found that certain mobile cell phone batteries manufactured in the southern Guangdong Province, one of the world's largest electronics manufacturing areas in China, were prone to exploding. It was found that the batteries were subject to exploding under certain conditions. The batteries that were affected were those...

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Safety defects found in vehicles by manufacturers or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) are supposed to result in timely recalls of the defective vehicle or parts so as to prevent unneccessary harm to consumers. Unfortunately, many defects are not recalled and lives are unfortunately, needlessly forever changed through injury or death because defective motor vehicles...

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