Defective & Dangerous Products

• Florida's Eyes Have It - The ReNu Infection

  Bob Carroll | April 19, 2006 4:10 PM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  Florida may be leading the nation in the number of people complaining of experiencing eye problems as a result of using ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution. That is the word from the Miami Herald today. Attorneys throughout the state are receiving calls from worried contact lens wearers who suspect that they may have the fungal infection that has been associated with the Bausch & Lomb...

• FDA To Monitor Medical Device Use More Closely

  Bob Carroll | February 10, 2006 6:09 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  The Daily Health Policy Report from the Kaiser Network focuses on the need for increased vigilance of the performance of medical devices, such as the Guidant cardiovascular defibrillators, after they are introduced into the market. When the market includes my body I say bring on the vigilance. FDA officials on Thursday held a "rare media briefing" to detail "problems they face in monitoring"...

• Bone Graft Not Screened For Infections

  Bob Carroll | January 05, 2006 7:07 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  A woman has just discovered she has syphilis a month after her hospital told her that tissue used in her bone graft may not have been screened for infectious disease. The full story is reported by Newsday. This New York story may well reach into Florida.In October, the FDA notified hospitals across the country, including North Shore LIJ, about allegations that Biomedical Tissue Services of...

• Furniture Tipover Causes 10,000 Injuries And Deaths A Year

  Bob Carroll | September 20, 2005 6:13 AM | 1 CommentTampa Bay, FL

  The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates that "8,000 to 10,000 victims are treated annually in U.S. hospital emergency rooms for injuries associated with the tipover of furniture. CPSC also receives reports of about 6 deaths each year. The majority of these injuries and deaths are to children."There are voluntary standards that apply to the children's furniture manufacturing...

• Defective Product Accountability for Foreign Manufacturers

  Joe Saunders | September 14, 2009 8:44 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 (S. 1606) is a good consumer protection bill that's been introduced in the US Senate by Senators Dick Durbin, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Jeff...

• FDA Seizes More Dietary Supplements

  Joe Saunders | May 18, 2009 9:24 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  US Marshals have seized 23,300 bottles of three separate dietary supplements through a court order. The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, Southern Division entered a consent...

• Fitness Balls Burst Causing Injuries

  Joe Saunders | April 17, 2009 9:13 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  More than 3 million fitness balls have been recalled after they burst, causing back and neck injuries to those using them. The balls in question are sold by department stores and sports shops...

• New Chinese Food Safety Measures Still Not Enough

  C. Todd Alley | April 14, 2009 8:57 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Chinese legislature has passed the Food Safety Law. In effect June 1 of this year, the law outlines major change in the Chinese food market. Changes of particular Interest: Improved...

• Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Recalls and Patient Safety

  Joe Saunders | October 13, 2008 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The Kugel Mesh hernia patch recall has caused untold suffering among those who thought they were having a routine hernia repair surgery. If they received the Kugel hernia patch in their hernia...

• Salmonella Cases Not Slowing Down

  Shannon Weidemann | June 28, 2008 4:08 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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...