2012

A potential strangulation hazard has prompted the recall of a children’s clothing product. The item in question is the O’Neill Pluto boys’ hooded flannel shirt.  The recall was announced by Irvine-based La Jolla Sport USA (doing business as O’Neill Clothing), who imported the defective items from India.  Around 600 pieces of clothing are affected by… read more

Sometimes product recalls can become just plain nutty. Today, Kraft Foods has announced a recall of 3,000 cases of Planters Cocktail Peanuts.  The affected items were available in 12 ounce containers and had a UPC of 2900007212.  The date on the bottom of the package should read January 9, 2014. These items were available in… read more

Another food recall has been announced, this time because of a foreign contaminant that may have made its way into a product. Chicken Apple Sausage made by the Eddy Packing Company has been recalled because the item could potentially contain plastic within the meat itself.  The Yoakum, Texas, based company has gone on record as… read more

A campaign to get genetically engineered foods labelled as such by the Food and Drug Administration looks to be gaining support. The Just Label It Campaign has filed a petition with the FDA to make such labeling a rule, and they have released a statement claiming that more than one million people have pledged their… read more

Nearly 60,000 medicine bottle storage containers have been recalled by their importer, Locker Brand, a company based out of Henderson, Nevada. The item in question is basically a locker that is used to store prescription medicine bottles so they can’t be tampered with or taken by someone who doesn’t have the code.    The product… read more

The Utilimaster Corporation has announced a recall of 679 Aeromasters from the 2011 and 2012 model years.  These vehicles were made between March 11, 2009 and December 3 of last year.  This particular recall should have begun on March 2 or somewhere thereabouts. The problem concerns the transmission gear shifter.  Where the transmission control selector… read more

I have yet another recall to report to you today, this time on a candy product that has been imported from Pakistan. Chef’s Pride Rewadi Candy has been recalled voluntarily by its Ontario based importer, R & R imports, because the product has been found to contain excessive levels of lead.  The product in question… read more

According to news sources, a recall has been announced for about 8,709 units of Honda Pilot and Acura vehicles after it was found that they posed a fire hazard. The company, American Honda Motors Co, announced the recall of its 2012 Pilot and Acura MDX vehicles due to issues affecting the Vent Shut Float (VSF),… read more

As the world becomes more and more reliant on wireless technology, a growing number of people are ditching their landlines entirely.  In a world of cell phones and instant communication via the internet, many just don’t see the point. However, a new report says that there may be danger in such a leap.  In a… read more