Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A., Inc. has announced a voluntary product recall of 4,992 cartons of cantaloupes. The cantaloupes have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella Panama. Salmonella can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons are also at risk […]
Man killed in hit and run on Market Street
A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash along Market Street in San Francisco last Saturday evening, according to San Francisco police. At about 9:20 p.m., witnesses reported The unidentified was victim lying in the roadway at 8th and Market streets where he was discovered by passers-by who phoned police. He was pronounced dead at […]
Product Safety Database Launched by CPSC
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has launched a new product safety website. The website will allow consumers to search a database of products that have been identified as having potential safety issues and file new reports about problems they have experienced. The CPSC officially launched the SaferProducts.gov website on March 11. Required by the Consumer […]
IKEA Recalls Coffee/Tea Makers Due to Burn and Laceration Hazards
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with IKEA Home Furnishings, of Conshohocken, Pa., today announced a voluntary recall of the FÖRSTÅ Coffee/Tea Makers. Pressure from the metal pot holder against the coffee/tea maker can cause the glass to break unexpectedly, posing burn and laceration hazards. This recall involves FÖRSTÅ coffee/tea […]
Southbound 101 reopens are big-rig truck mishap
Two lanes of southbound Highway 101 in Marin County were blocked this morning after a big rig truck lost it’s trailer when it detached according to California Highway Patrol. The big rig, which was traveling south on the highway at approximately 6:00am became separated from its trailer near North San Pedro Road, blocking the two […]
