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FDA investigator finally found salmonella in one of the thousands of samples it had tested following a huge nationwide outbreak. It was not found on a tomato however, the initial focus of the...

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For a long time now bisphenol-A (BPA) has been used in plastic to make it hard and clear. New studies are now making people question its safety especially when used in baby bottles, sippy cups, and...

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Investigators from the FDA and CDC continue to test tomotoes from across the country in order to find the source of the salmonella outbreak. 810 cases in 36 states have been reported from the...

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A brake hose problem is forcing the recall of Ford F-150 pickup trucks as well as the Lincoln Mark LT truck. The truck recall involves 650,000 2005 and 2006 trucks. Ford trucks covered by the...

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The Garden City Group, Inc., the Claims Administrator appointed by Judge David Miller in Miami to process claims against the Engle Trust Fund, has now posted a Registration Form that claimants can...

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A robotic lawn mower that will cut grass by itself has been recalled after testing showed it to be dangerous. Consumer Reports tested the Lawnbott Evolution and found that a person could be cut due...

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At a hearing on April 15, 2008, Judge David Miller in Miami made a number of rulings with regard to the distribution of the Engle Trust Fund (the "Fund"), previously referred to as the Guaranteed...

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Possible Salmonella contamination is forcing a recall of popular Malt-O-Meal breakfast cereal. The cereal recall involves the puffed rice varieties made by Malt-O-Meal. The cereals include...

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Hillsborough County Bar members received a plea this week from Chief Judge Manuel Menendez, Jr., urging lawyers to write Senate President Ken Pruitt and Speaker of the House Marco Rubio in an effort to stop legislative proposals that would slash the local court's budget by 10%. Such a cut would result in approximately one-third of staff jobs being eliminated from the Hillsborough County court...

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Baby rattles in the shape of a lamb have been recalled because a piece may come off. The recalled rattles were manufactured by Infantino and may pose a choking hazard to babies and young children. No injuries have been reported from the rattle. The recalled rattles are shaped like a lamb with an Infantino elliptical-shaped logo stamped on the front right foot of the lamb. Only rattles with...

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"A series of independent assessments, inlcuding one by the agency's own Science Board, have found that the F.D.A. is increasingly overwhelmed by its many responsibilties and is incapable of protecting the public from unsafe drugs, medical devices and food - particularly from China." While the Food & Drug Administration continues its investigation into contaminated Heparin blood thinner...

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A week after the US FDA issued an 11 page warning letter to Stryker Co. about complaints the firm received from January of 2005 to mid 2007 involving the Trident PSL and Trident Hemispherical Acetabular Cups used in hip replacement surgery, Stryker has voluntarily but temporarily withdrawn the defective hip device from the market. The warning letter came after the FDA performed a six week...

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"When you prescribe drugs, you want to make sure you're working with best data possible; you wouldn't buy stock if you only knew a third of the truth about ."Over the past several years, drug manufacturers have lauded themselves for their decision to finally come clean, and publish all of their research (whether good or bad for them) in peer reviewed journals in order to ensure that the medical...

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Yet another study was released earlier this month showing that women who use combination hormone replacement therapy drugs face much greater risks of developing certain types of breast cancer. This latest study from researchers at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center noted that women taking HRT drugs had a four-fold (400%) increased risk of developing lobular breast cancer and was the...

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The last year has seen a dizzying array of food contamination from all the food groups. We've had spoiled peanut butter, contaminated egg products, tainted beef, and spoiled canned foods, and contaminated vegetables in our supermarkets and grocery stores. The toxins have ranged from E.coli bacteria to salmonella that have killed at least 3 people, sickened thousands, and touched every state in...

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