The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) dba Novara, of Kent, Wash.announced a voluntary recall of the Novara Fusion Bicycles. This recall involves Novara Fusion bicycles with serial numbers U95Y07321, U96Y28393, or in the sequential range of the last four digits U96Y28876 through U96Y29128. Serial numbers are located on […]
Product Liability / Defective Products
Lasko heaters recalled due to fire hazard
The U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission in conjunction with Atico International USA has issued a product recall of about 92,000 of its TrueLiving Heater Fans and Portable Quartz Radiant Heaters due fire hazard. Consumers are being advised to stop using the recalled Defective Products immediately unless otherwise instructed. The recalled TrueLiving Heater Fans and Portable […]
11 deaths not due to defective drywall says CPSC
A review provided to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health found no evidence linking exposure to problem drywall and 11 reported deaths. The CDC review confirms the results of previous reviews conducted by CPSC into these deaths, which also found […]
Defective Product recalls; are you being notified about dangerous products
Every day in the United States dozens of dangerous products are recalled. Recall notices are issued by various government agencies, manufacturers and retailers but are the consumers who use those products receiving notice? A recent survey in August of 2010, by the Consumer Reports Reseach Center shows they aren’t. The survey of 2000 households which focused […]
CDC says 3000 die every year from foodborne illness
About 48 million people (1 in 6 Americans) get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die each year from foodborne diseases, according new estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The figures are the most accurate to date due to better data and methods used. The data are published Wednesday in two articles […]
