Defective & Dangerous Products

• Food Contamination is A Growing Public Safety Concern

  Joe Saunders | January 14, 2008 12:41 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  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...

• Canned Beans Recalled for Botulism Risk

  Shannon Weidemann | January 10, 2008 10:36 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Canned beans that were distributed to Wal-mart and Gordon Food Service Stores have been recalled due to the risk of botulism. The recalled chili beans, green beans, and red kidney beans were not cooked thoroughly. The manufacturer of the beans advises the public to handle any of the recalled cans with care. Any food that may be contaminated should be disposed of carefully. Even tiny amounts...

• First Federal Ortho Evra Trials Scheduled

  Brenda Fulmer | December 31, 2007 6:05 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  On December 6, 2007, Judge David Katz, the federal judge who oversees the Ortho Evra multi-district litigation proceedings in Cleveland issued a scheduling order for the first trials to be conducted in the federal system. Judge Katz oversees more than 1,400 lawsuits pending against Johnson & Johnson (http://www.jnj.com/home.htm) and its subsidiaries relating to the controversial Ortho Evra...

• Specialized Treatment for HRT Patients With Lobular Breast Cancer

  Brenda Fulmer | December 31, 2007 4:15 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A study from Turin, Italy published recently in Endocrine Related Cancer noted that former users of hormone replacement therapy drugs who are diagnosed with lobular breast cancers may require specialized treatment based upon the unique characteristics of their tumors. The researchers noted a "growing body of evidence" to "support the association between the use of hormone replacement therapy...

• Closing The Chapter on HRT Litigation in 2007

  Brenda Fulmer | December 31, 2007 3:37 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Great strides were made in 2007 to educate the courts and juries about the great deception over the past few decades that led many to ingest combination hormone therapy products such as Prempro and Premarin in combination with Provera. Conventional wisdom about these hormones is finally shifting, especially in light of an unprecedented drop in national cancer registries that dovetails with the...

• Italian Basil Recall

  Joe Saunders | December 20, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A Los Angeles based company, Top Line Specialty Products is recalling its Green Paradise label fresh Italian basil because it is potentially contaminated with salmonella. The product is distributed in a one pound box. Salmonella poisoning can be fatal for those with weakened immune systems, the young, or the elderly. For those with healthy immune systems the symptoms for salmonella poisoning...

• E.coli Death May Be Linked to Ground Beef Recall

  Joe Saunders | December 04, 2007 10:37 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A Kentucky woman who died after being admitted to Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky for symptoms of E. coli poisoning, may have been infected by the ground beef recently recalled by American Foods Group. Kentucky health officials are trying to determine the nature and source of her E. coli infection. The American Foods ground beef was recalled on November 24, 2007 and the health...

• United Nations Torture Panel Singles Out Taser

  Joe Saunders | November 27, 2007 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The UN Committee Against Torture has bluntly singled out the use of taser stun guns as a form of torture. It also disagreed with Taser International by stating that several reliable studies have shown that taser shock can lead to death. The UN Committee's strong stance has been the latest in a growing public debate about the safety and proper use of tasers by police. Amnesty International has...

• Aqua Dot Toy Recall

  Joe Saunders | November 08, 2007 6:14 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Aqua Dot became so popular that it made Wal Mart's list for top toys to give for Christmas. Yesterday, 4 million of the toys have been recalled because the toys are toxic if ingested. They've already induced comas in at least 2 children. Scientists say a chemical coating on the beads, when ingested, metabolizes into the so-called date rape drug gamma hydroxy butyrate. When eaten, the compound...

• Another Contaminated Beef Recall

  Joe Saunders | November 03, 2007 1:11 PM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling 1 million pounds of ground beef after inspectors found a sample testing to be contaminated with the Ecoli 0157:H7, a potentially lethal form of the bacteria that causes bloody diarrhea and dehydration. The young, elderly, and those with compromised immune systems are particularly susceptible to the dangers of the Ecoli bacteria. This marks the second beef...